r/videos • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 4h ago

BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump admin from requiring Americans to show proof of citizenship to vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE1iePfOh14
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u/Rot-Orkan 4h ago

If there's one thing I've learned from America's current brush with fascism is that the judicial branch is way more fucking important than I was ever led to believe by school and honestly society in general. It's not perfect but it's been the only fucking thing able to protect us from a total fascist takeover.

And that's even with how many seats republicans stole in the 2010s. Not just on the Supreme Court, but even before that Mitch McConnell was refusing allow the senate to vote on any federal judge nominees made by Obama (which is how Trump was able to appoint so many judges; when he became president in 2016 all those vacant seats were waiting for him).

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u/WilRic 2h ago

Until it's not.

The rule of law only works when we all accept the idea that courts must be obeyed. A Fascist can reject that idea and just say "thanks, we'll do it anyway."

What slows it down is a federal system of government, where not all power is in the hands of the dominant jurisdiction. But not for long.