05-31-2022, 03:47 AM
Repeal of the Second Amendment might take a Constitutional Convention, which is far more likely in the wake of a large number of US Supreme Court rulings that would be not only unpopular but on shaky grounds, for example that they seem cribbed from an ideological guide. Referendums are possible in most states, so several decisions that repeals a large number of decisions... such as those recognizing LGBT rights, contraception, desegregation, environmental protections, a flat tax, and the right to organize labor unions.
It might be enough that both Houses of Congress agree to hold a Constitutional Convention. especially if the rulings more reflect the interests of special interests than any legal precedent. This would be desperate, but it would also be necessary should legal chaos erupt or decisions have such shaky grounds as "supporting the Will of God" or "fostering economic growth". The alternatives would be re-staffing the US Supreme Court, for which there is no precedent, or adding new Justices.
Trump may have stuck us with some judicial appointees that could be very embarrassing very quickly. This is especially if the political climate changes to one more like the 1950's. Trump is practically a fascist in believing that government rightly reflects economic interests instead of the People,
It might be enough that both Houses of Congress agree to hold a Constitutional Convention. especially if the rulings more reflect the interests of special interests than any legal precedent. This would be desperate, but it would also be necessary should legal chaos erupt or decisions have such shaky grounds as "supporting the Will of God" or "fostering economic growth". The alternatives would be re-staffing the US Supreme Court, for which there is no precedent, or adding new Justices.
Trump may have stuck us with some judicial appointees that could be very embarrassing very quickly. This is especially if the political climate changes to one more like the 1950's. Trump is practically a fascist in believing that government rightly reflects economic interests instead of the People,
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.