Scalia vs. USA
The
death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia provides a great
opportunity for America. Many of his decisions have been in favor of
the right-wing Republicans and against the best interest of the
American people, democracy, and more recently, the planet.
Begin
with the decision to appoint George W. Bush president by stopping the
recount in Florida when thousands of votes were never even counted
and 500,000 more people voted for Gore. That is not democracy.
The
Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision to allow corporations and
individuals to buy elections and candidates is contrary to any
democratic principle. The Koch brothers are planning to spend more
than $300 million in support of their Republican candidates. That is
not democracy.
The
Supreme Court vote to restrict voting rights, allowing many states to
implement their own version of voter ID laws and restrict voting
hours, is hardly democratic. Do you think that there might be
something wrong with the Republican ideas when their chances of being
elected are better when fewer people vote?
Scalia
was also opposed to Obamacare, but was thankfully outvoted by Chief
Justice John Roberts.
Recently
he voted to halt our commitment to the clean air program that was
agreed to by 119 nations in Paris, which not only adversely affects
the United States but the planet’s effort to combat climate change.
Yes,
Scalia has had a significant impact on our nation — to the
detriment of our country.
Of
course the Republicans will attempt to block the president’s
nomination for a replacement for Scalia, just as they have with every
other proposal from Obama. We can only hope that they are not
successful and democracy, the will of the people, will return to
America.
By;
Larry Wright
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