Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "The Supreme Court's Assault On Integrity | Ian Millhiser | TMR" video.

Great point and that makes it far more than simply an American issue. Climate Change is NOT an American issue its an issue for the entire planet, BUT without the cooperation of several major players its an impossible task rather than simple an incredibly difficult task. 3 of the countries that have to be involved are America, China and Russia who are NOT getting on well at the moment. China and Russia for all their faults are simpler because we all know who makes the decisions in those countries - Putin and Xi. America is a lot harder because POTUS isn't in charge or Congress or the Senate and that's because SCOTUS has now taken charge. They are deciding what the other arms of government CAN'T DO. Its a very unusual thing. They ARE NOT deciding what the Government CAN DO or what it SHOULD DO they are deciding what it CAN'T DO. That basically means that no matter who the American people vote for they can't do what they want unless SCOTUS allows them, which is insane. FYI - I am Australian but went to college in America. I did engineering but a bunch of my friends were pre-law and we often discussed things like the constitution. What bother's me more than anything is that this is the sort of thing that they assured me COULD NEVER HAPPEN in America. I had studied Orwell in high school (Animal Farm & 1984) and one of the main warnings Orwell gave was that ANY SOCIETY could fall into a totalitarian dictatorship. My friends argued that was impossible in America because of how the constitution worked. These days I would love to ask them how this has happened.
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@thewhitefalcon8539 No he can't DlCKHEAD The president can only NOMINATE people its the Senate that confirms them. But then with what Trump got away with appointing people who knows what could happen in the future.
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