Supreme Court Should Rule Based On Public Opinion

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Elena Kagan Claims 'Legitimacy' of Supreme Court Is at Risk When It Strays From Public Opinion​

Welp, here we go again — with more ignorance of the role of the United States Supreme Court in the aftermath of the Roe overturn. Only this time, the idiocy comes from within SCOTUS, courtesy of Elena Kagan, who on Thursday claimed the legitimacy of the Court is tied to its conformity with public opinion.



Roll that over in your mind a couple of times.

Silly me. All this time, I thought the Supreme Court’s role was that of final arbiter of the law, thus ensuring the American people with the promise of equal justice under the law and, thereby, as guardian of the Constitution of the United States of America. What the hell was I thinking?

As reported by Reuters, Kagan on Thursday said at a judicial conference in Montana that it would be a “dangerous thing for a democracy” if the conservative-majority Court loses the confidence of the American public. Again, a profoundly ignorant comment.

I’m not talking about any particular decision or even any particular series of decisions, but if over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that’s a dangerous thing for a democracy.

Uh-huh. Sure, she wasn’t.

No word if Kagan has similar beliefs about a liberal-majority Court. [heavy sarcasm]

Incidentally, Kagan is the only associate justice in history who didn’t serve on the bench before ascending to SCOTUS. Prior to joining the Court in 2010, she was the solicitor general of the United States. She was nominated to both positions by Barack Obama. I know; try to control your shock and amazement.

Anyway, here’s a bit more enlightenment from the left-wing justice:

Overall, the way the Court retains its legitimacy and fosters public confidence is by acting like a court; is by doing the kinds of things that do not seem to people political or partisan. [The Court] earns its legitimacy by what it does, by the way it behaves.

Ironically, in this case, Kagan was exactly right — but not for the reason she though

 

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Incidentally, Kagan is the only associate justice in history who didn’t serve on the bench before ascending to SCOTUS. Prior to joining the Court in 2010, she was the solicitor general of the United States. She was nominated to both positions by Barack Obama. I know; try to control your shock and amazement.

And it shows.

 

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3 women on SCOTUS and not one of them knows what the court is there for.
Now that is not misogynist. That's fact.