This is the #Scotus headline at talkingpointsmemo.com. I don't know why it isn't the headline at the NY Times and the Washington Post and everywhere else. It’s certainly accurate. The Supreme Court is granting itself powers not anticipated by the framers, who thought Congress and the executive branch had a role to play.
I knew from the topic and the fact it's TPM that the byline would be Kate Riga. This is her beat. So happy to see you boosting her work. Her coverage is fantastic.
@JamesGleick I live in California where conservatives in other states have challenged CA authority to impose regulations explicitly spelled out in laws such as Proposition 12, light duty zero emission and state air pollution restrictions. Flimsy regulation at the federal level will mean more regulation at the state and local level in CA. Which is fine, D.C. is a long way from here and we prefer to work things out on our own anyway. It will be interesting though to see how SCOTUS handles those kinds of cases going forward. Also without federal or state regulations and state laws that restrict damages in tort cases some conservative states are now legal free for alls, they will be giant magnets for bad actors. Those residents are in for a rough time and will have only their governors and state law makers to turn to for help - good luck with that.
@JamesGleick It's not the headline at the #WashingtonPost or the #NewYorkTimes because that's not the message that their owners want published.
Neither paper is a "news organization" any more, rather, just mouthpieces for the wealthy.
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Worse, they're grabbing legislative power. They expect Congress to write laws detailing everything, when some vagueness allows for new situations to be covered. (The Constitution doesn't specify everything!)
@JamesGleick Oh wow. This is significant. And the consequence of Republican Senators blocking Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court while accelerating Barrett's.