I can't imagine Trump has anything more than a single term in mind the way it ages people. Although, what if we just saw the birth of a new political dynasty and will be stuck with a Trump somewhere in office for the next century like the Bush's.
great point . . . btw, the Kennedy family dynasty and 100 years worth of prohibition-spawned riches, corruption, murder and political prowess says "hi"
Hopefully this election killed off the political power of the Clintons and Bushes forever.
The US Supreme Court will now be conservative for decades to come. What a beautiful day it is.
SCOTUS has been majority R-appointed since, what, the early 1970s? Earlier? While there have been many high-profile victories for liberals (using that term broadly) like gay marriage, striking down sodomy laws, affirming Roe v. Wade (although in Casey I think it was 4-3), and upholding the ACA, the court has provided many conservative victories, like Heller, Citizens United, Hobby Lobby, Shelby County
Overall, however, one could easily make a case it has, over the last 40 years, been overall pretty conservative when taking into account less high-profile cases. This list veers off of layman issues, but off the top of my head: making it harder to certify class actions (Wal-Mart v. Dukes); textualism (Scalia's pet project is now thoroughly ingrained throughout the federal judiciary and
by far his most impactful legacy); restricting private rights of action; some (but certainly not all) 4th Amendment issues (although that's not a left-right issue as much, and makes for interesting bedfellows on the court); scaling back affirmative action; scaling back union stuff; strong enforcement of arbitration, including all but eliminating class actions for consumer contract issues (AT&T v. Conception, iirc); making it harder to avoid federal court for class actions (let's just say defendants almost always prefer to be in federal court). Caveat: it's not always easy to assign left/right to procedural issues and the like, but you can usually tell by amicus briefs.
Like everything else political, people only have the attention for social issues and certain other hot topics. I did, too, before I became an attorney. But it's just as likely these other cases impact your life much more than the ones that derive significant media attention. Just like local elections probably affect far more change on your life than federal ones. And, like many local and state elections, these less-heralded issues are being roundly won by conservatives (which is why the talk of the death of the Rs was always overstated).
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@ the two whiny ass fags seeking attention.
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