Been doing it for a long time. Just look at how the fourth amendment was eroded in the name of not making the job of police too difficult. More recent example, Citizens United, which you could argue was the beginning of all our current problems.
Tbh, i think you could go back to Newt being speaker. That started the whole we don't negotiate bullshit, and it's just devolved from there. Citizens had an even bigger impact,but definitely wasn't the start.
It’s widely accepted that it was Newt (followed very closely by Rush and Fox News) that completely assfucked America. Citizens United was just the cherry on top of the shit sundae
I've been saying it at least 15 years....and just think how much better things seemed in 2010.... i was carrying 2 mortgages, and a newly adopted daughter when you couldn't give a home away, insanely stressed, and it was better than this insanity.
I don't know that it's widely accepted. Newt, the advent of fox, and Rush were effectively the unholy trinity. Rush "preaching" on every other AM station in rural/ flyover America, , Fox doing the same on cable TV, both with religion/Bible mixed in, and Newt.....and a blow job.
Canadian observer of US politics since Reagan her. It's TOTALLY Newt Gingrich. I agree. He turned the Republicans into the party of No! Our idiot Conservative party here in Canada copied that, forgetting Canada has a functional multi party system.
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u/Annual_Strategy_6206 19d ago
SCOTUS just making shit up. What was that term that rightwingers used? Ah, yes, "Legislating from the bench".