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Summary

Trust in the U.S. judicial system has hit a record low, with only 35% of Americans expressing confidence, according to Gallup.

Criticism centers on the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, accused of advancing right-wing agendas, eroding rights like abortion access, and lacking accountability.

This judicial capture, orchestrated by conservative groups like the Federalist Society, ensures Republican dominance in key policies for decades, regardless of future elections.

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How can we know this for sure though. Not trying to throw rocks at you, but to me that really sounds like speculation. at the end of the day he is accountable for his actions and I have seen way too many "woopsies" in the arc of his career. Past a certain point "I made a mistake" loses all credibility.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, epistemologically we can't know anything for sure. All we can do is try to come to reasonable conclusions with the information available to us.

The job of President is complicated. It is not remotely possible to go over every single detail of every single action. Every president makes whoopsies, I prefer to give benefit of the doubt between mistakes and malice. There are plenty of intentional things to criticize without sensationalizing this sort of thing

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, epistemologically we can’t know anything for sure.

True, and worth remembering. But when lucy keeps pulling ther football away from charlie brown, you tend to start blaming charlie brown for not seeing it coming.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, but Lucy has been letting us kick a pretty good portion of them. Dems are abysmal at marketing, but this administration has actually accomplished a decent amount of actual good policy. There are obvious exceptions and shortfalls, but it's not like every single football has been pulled away.