Sharon McMahon

Sometimes a court has gotten it wrong. They got it real wrong when it came to Plessy v. Ferguson saying that African-Americans were not citizens of the United States, even if they were born here. They got it real wrong in the Korematsu case, which is what found it constitutionally permissible to incarcerate Japanese-Americans. The Supreme Court actually said it was fine that they did that.

Sometimes a court has gotten it wrong. They got it real wrong when it came to Plessy v. Ferguson saying that African-Americans were not citizens of the United States, even if they were born here. They got it real wrong in the Korematsu case, which is what found it constitutionally permissible to incarcerate Japanese-Americans. The Supreme Court actually said it was fine that they did that.

So you can look back and point to a variety of cases where you're like, oh, hell no, that is messed up.

So you can look back and point to a variety of cases where you're like, oh, hell no, that is messed up.

So you can look back and point to a variety of cases where you're like, oh, hell no, that is messed up.

That's so true. You are absolutely right that if you are taking a principled look at this, if you dislike the conservative bent of the court today and you feel like, oh, it's just become so political. Oh, my gosh. And Shane making so many decisions that impact some of people's lives. Then you are feeling exactly how conservatives felt during the 1950s and 60s, where they're like, what the?

That's so true. You are absolutely right that if you are taking a principled look at this, if you dislike the conservative bent of the court today and you feel like, oh, it's just become so political. Oh, my gosh. And Shane making so many decisions that impact some of people's lives. Then you are feeling exactly how conservatives felt during the 1950s and 60s, where they're like, what the?

That's so true. You are absolutely right that if you are taking a principled look at this, if you dislike the conservative bent of the court today and you feel like, oh, it's just become so political. Oh, my gosh. And Shane making so many decisions that impact some of people's lives. Then you are feeling exactly how conservatives felt during the 1950s and 60s, where they're like, what the?

F is this cart. And they felt like the court was radically reshaping American society during the 1950s. And they were. We just today feel like they were reshaping it in the right way.

F is this cart. And they felt like the court was radically reshaping American society during the 1950s. And they were. We just today feel like they were reshaping it in the right way.

F is this cart. And they felt like the court was radically reshaping American society during the 1950s. And they were. We just today feel like they were reshaping it in the right way.

To be fair, they were reshaping. in the right way. You know, like segregation was not acceptable. It's not okay. So it's easy for us to look back on that today and be like, yes, sometimes the court should radically reshape society because lawmakers who are concerned with consolidating and maintaining their own power care more about that than about doing the right thing.

To be fair, they were reshaping. in the right way. You know, like segregation was not acceptable. It's not okay. So it's easy for us to look back on that today and be like, yes, sometimes the court should radically reshape society because lawmakers who are concerned with consolidating and maintaining their own power care more about that than about doing the right thing.

To be fair, they were reshaping. in the right way. You know, like segregation was not acceptable. It's not okay. So it's easy for us to look back on that today and be like, yes, sometimes the court should radically reshape society because lawmakers who are concerned with consolidating and maintaining their own power care more about that than about doing the right thing.

Or lawmakers are themselves bigots. But then we feel really uncomfortable if the same principle is extended to its logical conclusion. And it means that sometimes the court swings to the right.

Or lawmakers are themselves bigots. But then we feel really uncomfortable if the same principle is extended to its logical conclusion. And it means that sometimes the court swings to the right.

Or lawmakers are themselves bigots. But then we feel really uncomfortable if the same principle is extended to its logical conclusion. And it means that sometimes the court swings to the right.

I totally agree with you. Principle over party. That's how I say it. The principles of democracy are more important than any party allegiance to somebody might have.

I totally agree with you. Principle over party. That's how I say it. The principles of democracy are more important than any party allegiance to somebody might have.

I totally agree with you. Principle over party. That's how I say it. The principles of democracy are more important than any party allegiance to somebody might have.