Just some quick thoughts on how The Courts have contributed to the to our state of affairs since 2000 :
- Supreme Court hands election to George W. Bush (puppet of Dick Cheney and Karl Rove). Provides for invasion of Iraq under false pretenses for military contractors and oil companies.
- Supreme Court "Citizens United" decision opens the floodgates for further massive corruption in campaign funding and even further growth of lobbying interests.
- Lower courts generally uphold Republican driven Voter ID efforts (aka Jim Crow laws) to make it more difficult for Democratic-leaning citizens to vote.
- US Court of Appeals 8/9/12 decision in the Sentinel Group case holds that segregated accounts formerly considered sacrosanct are not. Rather, any titan-sized institution that financed loans backed by customer accounts has a secured position and is therefore entitled to payment before any segregated accounts at a brokerage.
- The above decision has basically established any defense that might be required by the Jon Corzine's of the world.
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Thank You, Court System. One should ponder how vastly different the nation and world might be today in the absence of these rulings - starting with the placement of Bush as president and commander in chief. None of the above strike me as being "for the people" (unless you're one of "the people" in whose behalf the Courts and government act).
