As if it weren’t already a full time job keeping an eye on a thieving Congress and a feckless President, now we have to monitor every decision made by the Supremes. I confess I never did before. Sure they sometimes ruled more liberally or conservatively than I might have, but I always viewed them as a pretty good gyroscope for the government, generally pulling us back to the center on important issues.But Holy Crap Batman! What in the world happened to the gyro? Who in their right mind felt that corporations weren’t getting their voices heard in Washington? Who beside these five old men felt there was no difference between a real live human being and a corporation when it comes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? I don’t know about you but I’m just stunned by this decision. Just when you think it can’t get any worse – it does.
I blame Justice Roberts over the other four idiots. I should have know he’d be trouble when he thought he was too smart to need notes at the Presidential inauguration and then blew the oath of office, which must be – what -- 50 words?
To those pundits who are saying that it probably won’t make than big a difference because most corporations won’t want to become politically active in elections, I ask, “How many elections would it take to make a difference?” It seems like one recent election in Massachusetts is likely to make a fair difference for the next couple of years.
For a fascinating, if frightening, view on how this might play out I recommend John Grisham’s “The Appeal.” It’s a novel about one Mississippi Supreme Court election and it’s the best political novel I’ve read in a long time. Grisham saw this coming.
If a corporation can be declared to be a person it’s not a very big leap to declare a fetus to be a person also. Get ready to kiss Roe v. Wade goodbye.
The playoffs: I like the Saints and the Jets in two close games.
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