Stasha Rhodes essay is spot-on and incredibly moving. "People are not simply angry about one issue. They are beginning to question the architecture of the political system itself." This is a powerful and urgent message that should move ALL Americans... regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status! As Ms. Rhodes puts it: "Our Political System Isn't Broken. For Millions of Americans, It Was Never Built." Amen.
Term limits IS NOT A FIX. Nor is an age limit. A small court (5 or 6) as initially established was in a time of total US population of 3 million. To even think a similar size (9) would be sufficient for 333 million is foolish. I would suggest a SC of 45 (or even 60) that Congress establishes as reviewing each case in random panels of 3 then on a split going to a random panel of 9 would work much better. Also all decisions must clearly relate to the case and cite what laws/cases they base their decision on. Yes, they can have boilerplate answers to common blunders but anything new needs a clear response. Also lower courts MUST NOT be "required" to follow precedent when they disagree. Look at https://usareset.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43 and its attachment for one crystal clear example of why that is so.
SCOTUS is broke. But so also are all lawyers that are NOT making the effort to actually get it fixed.
Thank you Stasha Rhodes for putting our challenge into clear perspective for us.
I volunteer for the Cottage Grove Friends of Democracy, a grassroots, pro-democracy political action group in rural Oregon. Our stated purpose is to defend and advance democracy through peaceful community action. Having staved off ICE's attacks on our community for the moment, we are now engaged in a fight to preserve our public library at a time of financial austerity and City Council skepticism about the need for library services or the role it plays by enabling persons like your grandfather Gustave to bootstrap themselves and their families into the American dream. At a moment when our democracy's survival is at risk, is it too late to reconnect with the values it stands for and begin the project of renewing our system of government?
Thank you, Stasha. This is great thinking and great writing.;"one day, our grandchildren will ask what we did when the architecture of democracy was openly contested, and the stakes could not have been clearer. The answer we owe them is not that we settled for the possible; it is that we built something genuinely worthy of being inherited. "
Stasha Rhodes essay is spot-on and incredibly moving. "People are not simply angry about one issue. They are beginning to question the architecture of the political system itself." This is a powerful and urgent message that should move ALL Americans... regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status! As Ms. Rhodes puts it: "Our Political System Isn't Broken. For Millions of Americans, It Was Never Built." Amen.
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Term limits IS NOT A FIX. Nor is an age limit. A small court (5 or 6) as initially established was in a time of total US population of 3 million. To even think a similar size (9) would be sufficient for 333 million is foolish. I would suggest a SC of 45 (or even 60) that Congress establishes as reviewing each case in random panels of 3 then on a split going to a random panel of 9 would work much better. Also all decisions must clearly relate to the case and cite what laws/cases they base their decision on. Yes, they can have boilerplate answers to common blunders but anything new needs a clear response. Also lower courts MUST NOT be "required" to follow precedent when they disagree. Look at https://usareset.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43 and its attachment for one crystal clear example of why that is so.
SCOTUS is broke. But so also are all lawyers that are NOT making the effort to actually get it fixed.
Thank you Stasha Rhodes for putting our challenge into clear perspective for us.
I volunteer for the Cottage Grove Friends of Democracy, a grassroots, pro-democracy political action group in rural Oregon. Our stated purpose is to defend and advance democracy through peaceful community action. Having staved off ICE's attacks on our community for the moment, we are now engaged in a fight to preserve our public library at a time of financial austerity and City Council skepticism about the need for library services or the role it plays by enabling persons like your grandfather Gustave to bootstrap themselves and their families into the American dream. At a moment when our democracy's survival is at risk, is it too late to reconnect with the values it stands for and begin the project of renewing our system of government?
Thank you, Stasha. This is great thinking and great writing.;"one day, our grandchildren will ask what we did when the architecture of democracy was openly contested, and the stakes could not have been clearer. The answer we owe them is not that we settled for the possible; it is that we built something genuinely worthy of being inherited. "