{"id":29389,"date":"2016-10-08T12:17:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=29389"},"modified":"2016-10-08T12:17:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T16:17:37","slug":"what-would-be-the-results-of-this-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=29389","title":{"rendered":"What Would Be The Result Of This Goal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 13th, The Daily Signal<\/a> posted an article about one of the goals of the current Democratic Party<\/a>. This explains one of the reasons this coming election is so important.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Sen. Chuck Schumer<\/a> has reminded us just how important the upcoming presidential election will be in shaping the federal judiciary, calling getting a progressive Supreme Court<\/a> his \u201cnumber one goal<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what would a progressive Supreme Court mean?<\/p>\n

The article cites a few examples:<\/p>\n

Schumer specifically criticized a 2013 decision involving a 5-4 decision about voting rights. In Shelby County v. Holder<\/a>, the court held that Section 4 of the Voting Right Act, which set forth a 40-year-old coverage formula laying out which states needed to get preapproval from the federal government before making any changes in their voting laws, was unconstitutional.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The court explained that Congress<\/a> \u201cdid not use the record it compiled to shape a coverage formula grounded in current conditions\u201d and that the formula had \u201cno logical relation to the present day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Roll Call reported<\/a>, Schumer \u201cpredicted that the Shelby County decision on voting rights would be overturned by a Supreme Court with the kind of progressive justices he would prioritize confirming as majority leader.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A progressive Supreme Court would, therefore, be willing to infringe on states’ rights.<\/p>\n

The article further reports:<\/p>\n

The high court has been closely divided on a number of contentious issues in recent years: the Second Amendment (Heller<\/a>, McDonald<\/a>), religious liberty (Hobby Lobby<\/a>, Town of Greece<\/a>), the First Amendment<\/a> (Citizens United<\/a>), racial preferences (Fisher I<\/a>), and the death penalty (Glossip<\/a>), among others. One vote made the difference in each of these cases, which most consider as victories for the conservative wing of the court.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our basic liberties are at stake. Are we going to follow the Constitution or are we going to become a banana republic? Consider this when you vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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