SCOTUS, Healthcare, and the Right to Vote
It had been 151 years since a last-minute nomination to the Supreme Court was approved during an election, and now with 52 votes, we have Amy Coney Barrett. There was a time she would not have been nominated because the vote used to be 60. And now it is not. Changes, changes, changes! She considers herself an "originalist" and believes that Supreme Court judges do not make policy. Her entire confirmation hearing was filled with non-answers and pre-recorded rhetoric of previous judges. And now the court is firmly right of the right. and it appears as if the citizens are in a quandary. On top of that "He who shall not be named" has appointed more federal judges across the country than any other sitting President. Another quandary. Especially because many are upholding some rules that will hinder and affect the upcoming election. A week after the election, the Supreme Court will begin to hear California v. Texas, which will directly and purposely question the Affordab...