Joe Biden worries that the “extreme” US supreme court, dominated by rightwing justices, cannot be relied upon to uphold the rule of law.

“I worry,” the president told ProPublica in interview published on Sunday. “Because I know that if the other team, the Maga Republicans, win, they don’t want to uphold the rule of law.”

“Maga” is shorthand for “Make America great again”, Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. Trump faces 91 criminal charges and assorted civil threats but nonetheless dominates Republican polling for the nomination to face Biden in a presidential rematch next year.

In four years in the White House, Trump nominated and saw installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right. That court has delivered significant victories for conservatives, including the removal of the right to abortion and major rulings on gun control, affirmative action and other issues.

The new court term, which starts on Tuesday, could see further such rulings on matters including government environmental and financial regulation.

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    1 year ago

    Do you want a dictator? Or do you not understand that Biden can’t do that?

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      1 year ago

      Take a chill pill. I’m not American. I don’t know everything about your system.

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        1 year ago

        You’re good. Sadly, if you don’t repeat the approved narrative you are treated with hostility.

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          1 year ago

          By “approved narrative” do you mean “the law”?

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        1 year ago

        You would do well to indicate in your posts that you know absolutely nothing about the topic and have no business discussing it then. It sounds more like a suggestion than a question.

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            1 year ago

            I’m “not the guy admittedly opining on a subject I know nothing about”.

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              No you’re “the guy who’s being a jerk and telling people what they can and cannot say or ask on the internet”.