Paul Krugman reveals the biggest danger Amy Coney Barrett poses to ‘the future of civilization’ Published 7 hours ago on October 16, 2020
Oct 16, 2020 19:36:26 #
If Nov. 3 brings the massive blue wave that Democrats are hoping for, v**ers will not only replace President Donald Trump with former Vice President Joe Biden — they will also allow the party to maintain a majority in the House and gain a majority in the Senate. The outcome of the 2020 e******n remains to be seen, but the prospects for such a sweep are raising hopes about potentially major progressive changes in U.S. policy.
Liberal economist Paul Krugman, though, argues this week in his New York Times column that even if Democrats are in total control of the elected branches, Republicans will still be in a position to inflict considerable suffering with a far-right supermajority on the Supreme Court.
The Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett — Trump's far-right nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court — started on Monday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hoping that Barrett will be confirmed before the end of the month.
Krugman explains: "It looks as if a president who is probably about to become a lame duck — and who lost the popular v**e even in 2016 — together with a Senate that represents a minority of the American people, are about to install a right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court…. Even if Democrats take both the Senate and the White House, they're now almost certain to face a 6-3 Supreme Court — that is, a Court dominated by appointees of an increasingly extremist party that has only won the popular v**e for president once in the past three decades."
The Times columnist stresses that having a far-right Supreme Court majority will be terrible in a variety of ways.
"In the hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, Democrats have, rightly and understandably, hammered on the possibility that such a (Supreme) Court would use t***sparently spurious arguments to overturn the Affordable Care Act, causing tens of millions of Americans to lose health insurance coverage," Krugman notes. "Roe v. Wade is also in obvious danger. But I'd argue that the biggest threat this Court will pose is to environmental policy."
Krugman notes that billionaire Charles Koch "is reportedly investing millions trying to get Barrett confirmed."
"That's not because he's passionately opposed to a******n rights or probably, even because he wants the ACA overturned," Krugman observes. "What he's looking for, surely, is a (Supreme) Court that will block government regulation of business — and above all, a Court that will hamstring a Biden administration's efforts to take action against c*****e c****e."
Krugman adds, "It's hard to overstate just how dangerous it will be if the power of the Supreme Court ends up being used to undermine environmental protection…. We're already starting to see the effects of g****l w*****g in the form of fires and floods, and if we waste the next few years, it will probably be too late to avoid catastrophe."
The economist concludes his column by warning that even if Democrats are in control of the White House and both houses of Congress next year, a far-right Supreme Court could be an environmental nightmare.
"If a GOP-stacked Supreme Court blocks effective climate policy, it won't just be an outrage — it will be a disaster for America and the world," Krugman warns. "So, that can't be allowed to happen. Never mind all the talk about norms, which only seem to apply to Democrats, anyway. What's at stake here could be the future of civilization."
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****Krugman notes that billionaire Charles Koch "is reportedly investing millions trying to get Barrett confirmed."***
M I L L I O N S. ???
Liberal economist Paul Krugman, though, argues this week in his New York Times column that even if Democrats are in total control of the elected branches, Republicans will still be in a position to inflict considerable suffering with a far-right supermajority on the Supreme Court.
The Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett — Trump's far-right nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court — started on Monday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hoping that Barrett will be confirmed before the end of the month.
Krugman explains: "It looks as if a president who is probably about to become a lame duck — and who lost the popular v**e even in 2016 — together with a Senate that represents a minority of the American people, are about to install a right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court…. Even if Democrats take both the Senate and the White House, they're now almost certain to face a 6-3 Supreme Court — that is, a Court dominated by appointees of an increasingly extremist party that has only won the popular v**e for president once in the past three decades."
The Times columnist stresses that having a far-right Supreme Court majority will be terrible in a variety of ways.
"In the hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, Democrats have, rightly and understandably, hammered on the possibility that such a (Supreme) Court would use t***sparently spurious arguments to overturn the Affordable Care Act, causing tens of millions of Americans to lose health insurance coverage," Krugman notes. "Roe v. Wade is also in obvious danger. But I'd argue that the biggest threat this Court will pose is to environmental policy."
Krugman notes that billionaire Charles Koch "is reportedly investing millions trying to get Barrett confirmed."
"That's not because he's passionately opposed to a******n rights or probably, even because he wants the ACA overturned," Krugman observes. "What he's looking for, surely, is a (Supreme) Court that will block government regulation of business — and above all, a Court that will hamstring a Biden administration's efforts to take action against c*****e c****e."
Krugman adds, "It's hard to overstate just how dangerous it will be if the power of the Supreme Court ends up being used to undermine environmental protection…. We're already starting to see the effects of g****l w*****g in the form of fires and floods, and if we waste the next few years, it will probably be too late to avoid catastrophe."
The economist concludes his column by warning that even if Democrats are in control of the White House and both houses of Congress next year, a far-right Supreme Court could be an environmental nightmare.
"If a GOP-stacked Supreme Court blocks effective climate policy, it won't just be an outrage — it will be a disaster for America and the world," Krugman warns. "So, that can't be allowed to happen. Never mind all the talk about norms, which only seem to apply to Democrats, anyway. What's at stake here could be the future of civilization."
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****Krugman notes that billionaire Charles Koch "is reportedly investing millions trying to get Barrett confirmed."***
M I L L I O N S. ???
Oct 16, 2020 19:40:05 #
Milosia2 wrote:
Lll
milosia: Amy Coney Barret will prove that the i***t Paul Krugman posed the greatest danger to American education and logic! Don't be a paul krugman!
Oct 16, 2020 19:46:13 #
WOW!
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“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
“Who the hell is he?”
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“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
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“Who the hell is he?”
Oct 16, 2020 19:46:20 #
ldsuttonjr wrote:
milosia: Amy Coney Barret will prove that the i***t Paul Krugman posed the greatest danger to American education and logic! Don't be a paul krugman!
You should’ve read the article before responding, no?
Oct 16, 2020 19:47:38 #
tbutkovich wrote:
WOW!
“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
“Who the hell is he?”
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“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
“Look what Paul Krugman said!”
“Who the hell is he?”
Charles Koch is your new owner !!!!!!
Now pay attention.!!!!
Oct 16, 2020 20:00:24 #
Milosia2 wrote:
No!You should’ve read the article before responding, no?
Amy Coney Barrett earned her B.A. in English literature, magna cum laude, from Rhodes College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and, among other honors, was chosen by the faculty as the most outstanding graduate in the college’s English department.
She earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Notre Dame, where she was a Kiley Fellow, earned the Hoynes Prize, the Law School’s highest honor, as the number one student in her class, and served as executive editor of the Notre Dame Law Review.
Following her graduation from Notre Dame, she clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court.
As an associate at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin in Washington, D.C., she litigated constitutional, criminal, and commercial cases in both trial and appellate courts. Judge Barrett has served as a visiting associate professor and John M. Olin Fellow in Law at the George Washington University Law School, as a visiting associate professor of law at the University of Virginia and is a member of the American Law Institute.
After her one year clerkship with Justice Scalia, Amy Coney Barrett became a professor of law at her Alumni, the Notre Dame School of Law.
There she taught
LAW60307, Constitutional Law
LAW60308, Civil Procedure
LAW70201, Evidence
LAW70311, Federal Courts
LAW73303, Constitutional Theory Seminar
LAW73370, Statutory Interpretation Seminar
In 2017, Amy Coney Barrett was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals 7th district.
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Oct 16, 2020 20:15:50 #
Then it’s true what they say. “ those who can’t......teach!”
No judicial experiences ?
Millions invested to get her confirmed, why doesn’t that bother you ?
You’ve been chasing the whole Democratic Party around for illegal money t***sfers, but now where it counts... not a peep?
My guess is some of that Koch money was invested in Barrett’s credentials.
Just saying.
You say she earned a BA in ENGLISH .
Apparently she missed the day they studied the word
Poignant.
Where the “g” is silent.
See what I mean about influenced credentials?
No judicial experiences ?
Millions invested to get her confirmed, why doesn’t that bother you ?
You’ve been chasing the whole Democratic Party around for illegal money t***sfers, but now where it counts... not a peep?
My guess is some of that Koch money was invested in Barrett’s credentials.
Just saying.
You say she earned a BA in ENGLISH .
Apparently she missed the day they studied the word
Poignant.
Where the “g” is silent.
See what I mean about influenced credentials?
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