It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/19/us-supreme-court-legitimacy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&fbclid=IwdGRleAOz0wlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe8vCpsqOiZpcj7NE67mtZ7vAdVbHrxMkCDEoYUuzJHSqZ0NoLFTGmYlEG940_aem_8JjLkE6vxbmacd4-YwdPXg via https://mguhlin.org #Topical
@mguhlin I was shocked that #SCOTUS reversed decades of precedent in FSC v. Paxton, ruling that govt. can require all users to provide a permanent record of adult-website visits under the guise of "protecting minors." The First Amendment is in real danger from this court. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Coalition_v._Paxton
If you read through the arguments, it shouldn't be shocking at all, it's just an expression of pretty common understandings of the way the US system works, and in particular the role of the federal government, and the limits placed on the federal judicial system.
It's mainly a matter of understanding the exact question before the court, the question that they are answering, and not confusing it with a legislative answer.
If we want a different outcome, then we need to elect different representatives to change laws through the law making process. SCOTUS cannot be used as a shortcut that way.
