Comments by "possumverde" (@possumverde) on "LegalEagle"
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Having 50 states helps mitigate that a bit. In this particular situation, SCOTUS hasn't criminalized abortion, they've simply given the ability to do so to the states. Their decision is wrong but, thanks to our system of states, it will at least be possible for those seeking an abortion to get one by doing so in a state that still allows them while we work to remedy their mistake. Also, this decision isn't final as there are multiple arguments to challenge it with in states that issue bans and such challenges will eventually make their way back to SCOTUS. Also, Congress can still codify abortion rights and if done, SCOTUS will most likely uphold them.
If worse comes to worse and SCOTUS justices do go fully rogue, Congress can impose term limits etc. with enough public outcry to do so and/or...we do have a lot of civilian firearms out there to help...usher such justices into early retirement... should absolutely all other failsafes prove ineffective. I'll take our legal system, flawed as it is, over alternatives employed in other countries.
Also, technically we do have some say in who our judges etc. will be. At some point in the mechanism, we do vote for those who will eventually appoint our judges. Unfortunately, most people don't bother thinking that far ahead and thus don't question candidates as to what they will look for when considering such appointments. That's a fault of our own laziness though, not necessarilly of the system itself.
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