A little history lesson
In the early 13th century the English King John was pissing off his nobles, imprisoning them, making them pay arbitrary taxes and basically acting like the king was above the law
A bunch of nobles got together with the church of england and forced the King to put his seal on it, affirming for the first time in western history
1. the executive (the king) was not above the law, that HE was subject to the restrictions of the MC
2. It stated that free men could not be imprisoned, exiled, or punished without a lawful judgment or a fair trial by their peers
3. It stopped the king from arbitrary seizure of property and taxation
4. It guaranteed a swift and impartial trial
This the basis for the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison used these concepts when drafting the DoI and BoR
They are the spirit of western liberal democracy, the rule of law and the natural rights that we all assume.
The Robert's court is in the process of dismantling these core rights.
The immunity decision places the president above the law. The executive is immune to prosecution, i.e. not subject to laws passed by the Congress and he signs.
The court is hearing a case about Piggy's immigration detention policy and if they allow it will decimate the concept of a swift trial and the concept that free men could not be imprisoned, exiled, or punished without a lawful judgment or a fair trial by their peers
The court stripped the most important parts of the Voting Rights act which will have the effect of disenfranchising millions of American voters
The court equated money with speech denying Americans the ability to have a say in their governance. this was a huge step along the path to oligarchal rule
No, liberal courts are not the same as this radical, fringe, regressive court
