I agree that we can't count on the courts. If for no other reason than that a court ruling (any ruling) relies on the certainty that it will be followed. One thing you didn't mention that I also see as problematic is the belief by many who enjoyed themselves this past weekend that we just need that magical 3.5%. That's not how it works either. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to recognize that we actually CAN'T fix a situation in the given moment....
I don't know if there is anything we can do. Can it get worse? Will it help to vote in the midterm elections? The Supreme Court, Congress and The Senate could perhaps do something if they had the courage to act. Or maybe it's too late. If the dictator doesn't last very long due the obvious health issues; we will still have damage that can not be fixed. We may be heading for a war. I guess he doesn't understand that Iran and Russia have a good relationship. Russia has nuclear weapons.
Individually I think there is precious little we can do. We still have the ability to exert pressure, in the old-fashioned political sense. on functioning democratic institutions. Most prominent voices keep telling us to "call your Senators and Representatives," etc. I hope those voicemail machines continue to get massive inputs, but it clearly won't actually change the future one bit.
The collision course we are on with military intervention seems increasingly unavoidable. The California situation has yet to be addressed by the Appeals Court, let alone SCOTUS. But the fact that the appeals court let him go ahead temporarily already advances us down that path. I doubt that any NG commander will disobey until SCOTUS has been heard from, though in light of Calley/Medina they should. We're in that realm... ☹️
I agree that we can't count on the courts. If for no other reason than that a court ruling (any ruling) relies on the certainty that it will be followed. One thing you didn't mention that I also see as problematic is the belief by many who enjoyed themselves this past weekend that we just need that magical 3.5%. That's not how it works either. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to recognize that we actually CAN'T fix a situation in the given moment....
I don't know if there is anything we can do. Can it get worse? Will it help to vote in the midterm elections? The Supreme Court, Congress and The Senate could perhaps do something if they had the courage to act. Or maybe it's too late. If the dictator doesn't last very long due the obvious health issues; we will still have damage that can not be fixed. We may be heading for a war. I guess he doesn't understand that Iran and Russia have a good relationship. Russia has nuclear weapons.
Individually I think there is precious little we can do. We still have the ability to exert pressure, in the old-fashioned political sense. on functioning democratic institutions. Most prominent voices keep telling us to "call your Senators and Representatives," etc. I hope those voicemail machines continue to get massive inputs, but it clearly won't actually change the future one bit.
The collision course we are on with military intervention seems increasingly unavoidable. The California situation has yet to be addressed by the Appeals Court, let alone SCOTUS. But the fact that the appeals court let him go ahead temporarily already advances us down that path. I doubt that any NG commander will disobey until SCOTUS has been heard from, though in light of Calley/Medina they should. We're in that realm... ☹️