"The court gives a green light to a law that will upend the longstanding federal-state balance of power and sow chaos," liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissenting opinion. Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson also objected to the decision.

The majority did not explain its reasoning.

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[–] regul@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, here's the thing. Supreme Court can say what it wants, but they're not the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Andrew Jackson figured this out through his intense commitment to being racist.

There will come a time in the not too distant future where a sitting president ignores a Supreme Court ruling. I'd prefer that be in service of good rather than evil.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

a sitting president ignores a Supreme Court ruling

A GOP president could do it but a dem president never will.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Right. That's why I said it's even more unlikely than packing a court. The norms must be respected.