I'm so fucking deeply pissed off. I've tried to find a way to frame this with a wider lens, but that will take a while.
The SCOTUS has decided that the conceit of putting their finger on the scales is more important than affording the American people the opportunity to make an informed choice in the upcoming election.
Following @Illuminatus's succinct post, the larger problem highlighted by this petty decision is the paradox of the court's 'supremacy' and the fact that they are life-appointments.
The reason for life-appointments was to free justices of pressure to serve any master other than the law and the good of the country.
Clearly that intention has been unmoored. A court that knowingly delays justice with an election hanging in the balance is an illegitimate court. #SCOTUS
One of the most important advances in social organization was the establishment of a set of laws and mechanisms for imposing them that applied to all.
The rate of murder in Britain dropped dramatically after the establishment of the Crown Courts. As imperfect as they were, they gave people a sense that they could seek justice through a neutral arbiter, rather than rough justice.
This belief in the possibility of justice is being dramatically eroded. #SCOTUS
The phrase "Justice delayed is justice denied" is fundamental to jurisprudence.
SCOTUS's granting of certiorari on the DC appellate court's decision cannot be decontextualized. They may be venal, but they're not stupid. They KNOW that granting cert is justice denied and that the consequences are as grave as any consequence can be.
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