#balanceofpowers — Public Fediverse posts
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These dynamics share a root cause: the partisan polarization that has reshaped #US #politics over the past 4 decades. But the connection is deeper & more complex than that. Whereas polarization weakened #Congress, it emboldened #SCOTUS to dismantle laws &, in the process, undermine Congress’s ability to make laws at all, reinforcing Congress’s sclerosis.
#law #democracy #government #Constitution #Legislative #BalanceOfPowers #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #SeparationOfPowers #ActivistCourt
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Two dynamics are fundamentally reshaping the structure & functioning of the #US #government. The first, which is quite well known, is #Congress’s decline. The second, perhaps somewhat less appreciated but no less significant, is #SCOTUS’ ascent—its expansion of its #power into areas previously thought to be off-limits.
#law #democracy #government #Constitution #Legislative #BalanceOfPowers #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #SeparationOfPowers #ActivistCourt
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How the #SupremeCourt Broke #Congress
In the name of protecting the #BalanceOfPowers, #SCOTUS is radically refashioning that balance.
#law #democracy #government #Constitution #Legislative #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #SeparationOfPowers #ActivistCourt
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/supreme-court-congress-powers/685590/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxaxsPlZT_4ZDndgwi00NCRg