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10 days agoSupreme Court is still an important source of perceived legitimacy. The further authoritarians can push the Supreme Court to rubber stamp their power, the weaker public response will be.
Its similar to a form of “divine right” really.
Of course, the Supreme Court has to have its own trust and perceived legitimacy in order to convder it.
Oof. Such a bad idea. It does demonstrate that “We mostly care that they aren’t contributing to taxes” is just a garbage excuse.