On the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court in an unsigned opinion upheld a lower court ruling that enforces Texas’ ban on certain emergency abortions. The Biden administration had sought to overturn the ban and enforce its policy requiring hospitals to perform the emergency, potentiall...
  • Ferrous@lemmy.mlEnglish
    331·
    19 hours ago

    And so why weren’t the courts getting stacked the moment Biden took office?

    • Kalysta@lemm.ee
      4·
      1 hour ago

      Remember Diane Feinstein?

      She was a crucial vote to fill court seats for biden. She also had dementia and then died. Her absence from the senate was part of what slowed filling vacancies.

      Also assholes like Manchin and Sinema - may they rot in hell.

      The democrats have become Such a big tent party that there’s no more room for common sense.

    • Worstdriver@lemmy.world
      221·
      18 hours ago

      Two reasons:

      1. Ethics
      2. The GOP engaged in a campaign of doing everything, fair and foul, to prevent or at least slow this from happening.