Comments by "girl from the bronx by way of el barrio" (@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288) on "Face the Nation"
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I think we were spoiled as a nation that we enjoyed so many decades of solid SCOTUS interpretation and opinions. Because of this current SCOTUS reliance on so-called textualism, however, now the honeymoon is over.
They simply seem to say, "Well, this concept was not written into the Constitution by the framers in the 1700s, so we strike it down.". Strangely, textualism didn't seem to apply when they were reviewing the 14th amendment and its provisions for keeping insurrectionists off the ballot. And when they needed to completely fabricate a king-like immunity for presidents that can be found nowhere in our founding documents, again the lack of textualism was not a problem for the majority. So I guess they are textualists until they are not?
So if everything has to be written into the Constitution, amendments are the way to survive this SCOTUS until some retirements or some reform creates some shifts. The amendment to make it clear that presidents are not immune is the first order of business. If the SCOTUS is confused about how to apply the right to privacy to the modern realities of marriage equality and reproductive healthcare, then we will have to spell it out for them in an amendment. We could probably use most of the ERA, but explicitly add the right to privacy in medical decisions, and mention contraception, miscarriage treatment, followup care for incest and rape, and abortion. The marriage equality piece could be a separate amendment, again connected to the right to privacy as in the current controlling opinions, but this time adding explicit language about marriage equality, mixed race marriage, and same sex marriage.
Then we need to move on to drafting a new amendment to protect public safety, by being explicit about what national gun safety regulations need to look like. Misinterpretations of the second amendment are multiplying, and it's clear that we cannot continue this carnage of daily gun violence. The second amendment can remain, but a new amendment needs to provide balance to protect innocent school children, shoppers, worshippers, etc. "Shall not be infringed" is not solving anything. Guns cannot continue to have more rights than innocent people.
We have a lot of work to do. Let's get busy. ππβοΈππ
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Dear Mr skull, your last comment did not post on the thread. Maybe you didn't want others to read it? You sound very stressed, maybe all those guns are increasing your anxiety. Stay calm, don't forget to breathe. If fox news told you that half of the NYPD was fired for lack of compliance on COVID vaccination, then you have been deceived. I am glad that virtually all NYPD came to their senses and continued to serve the public by supporting COVID control measures. New York paid a tragic tragic price for the early ineptitude of t****p on infection control, so I cannot turn COVID into a joke. It is ghoulish. Gun violence is ghoulish. Street crime vs mass shootings are very different concepts with very different solutions. Making fun of NYC doesn't reduce these grotesque school shootings, especially since NYC doesn't have them. Restricting or eliminating AR 15 would be helpful, because AR 15 was used in more than 12 of these horrific events:. Buffalo, Uvalde, El Paso, Aurora, Las Vegas, Parkland, Sandy Hook, etc etc etc. It is ghoulish and grotesque.
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First, let's focus. This is about Sandra Day O'Connor. She deserves her day.
Having said that, President Biden has signed an impressive amount of legislation. That's the job. So you're angry at him for doing his job? Inflation down to 3%, no additional interest rate increases from the Fed, interest cuts predicted soon, gasoline down to $3, green energy on the march to make gasoline obsolete. Presidents getting stuff done, I'm for it! Maybe he's old, but FDR and LBJ were old and ugly too. Presidents getting things done, I'm for it. π½πππ½
Thank you, Justice O'Connor, for meeting your moment in stupendous fashion. Enjoy your rest well earned, enjoy your roses gathered in winter. βοΈπΉβοΈ
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