Regarding the last offensive 5-4 decision, regarding school desegration:
I see a lot of blame going on for this weak, narrow, and foolish decision. And a lot of daydreaming about changing things.
Get serious! We can't change the Electoral College, or give District of Columbia residents representation in Congress. We are afraid of our own system, and the chances of expanding the Supreme Court, even with a President committed to it and two-thirds majorities in both Houses, is nil.
If we can demonstrate serious political potency in 2008, that wimp swing vote, Kennedy, will swing back the other way.
by chinshihtang on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 06:05:20 PM PDT
Posted on Daily Kos— http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/28/92351/8761
If, on the other hand, we lose the 2008 election, even narrowly, the Supreme Court will become a major drag on political progress for a decade or more, regardless of what happens in subsequent elections. This is simply because the more vulnerable spots, health-wise, belong to the anti-Bushites, particularly Ginsburg and Stevens.
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