Trump installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right, which delivered significant victories for conservatives

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.

    • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention

      Always wondered what the legal definition of “several” was, as it applies to that clause.

        • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I always took that phrase as expressed in the Constitution to be a quantitative factor? Several as in three to many.

            • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Nice, ty.

              Definition & Citations: Separate; individual; Independent. In this sense the word is distinguished from “joint.” Also exclusive; iudi- vidual; appropriated. In this sense it is opposed to “common.”

              Still confused though, quantity wise. Basically, the point being made here:

              By definition, several means three or more (but often less than many, which we will cover next.) So, if several party-goers out of a group of nine were intoxicated, several could correctly be translated as three or four. If five party-goers were intoxicated, that would usually be stated as most. However, if several party-goers out of 100 people were intoxicated, that wouldn’t be three or four, but a slightly higher number. So again, this term is challenging to interpret under time pressure because its meaning can change, depending on the size of the group.