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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday warned of an “authoritarian expansion of power” by the Supreme Court after it released several controversial opinions in it’s last week of the…

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[–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The constitution did that...

Also, congress can legislate as they please as long as it doesn't violate the constitution.

Congress chooses not to do that for most things peasants care or need done.

[–] osteoperosis@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

we should abolish the constitution and start over. it's an outdated piece of paper that doesn't treat me like a human being.

[–] borkcorkedforks@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting hot take. Would you like the current crop of politicians to write that when they have trouble passing regular laws?

[–] blazera@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

no confidence in the current crop of politicians to begin with.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Typically you do a good, hearty round of invoking a french mechanism before continuing with anything major like that. Out of an abundance of caution.

These days, hard to say how you get yourself to a blank slate. The wealthy in this country are richer than any of the nobility our forefathers ever had to contend with.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

easier there, chief, u glowin'

[–] 13zero@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Marbury vs. Madison did it. Judicial review isn’t explicitly in the Constitution.