A Right Wing Cannot Flap Alone, or, Donald Trump Screwed the Putsch

[A Black Falcon]

Honestly, despite how bad the last day's decisions are, I do think that it's true that the Republicans didn't get the most out of their court picks.  I mean, if they wanted three doctrinaire hard-right conservatives in the Alito or Thomas mold, they didn't get it.  They got three conservative Republicans who sometimes will support good policies, such as when, a few days ago, they somewhat shockingly decided that Alabama and Louisiana each deserve an additional VRA district -- that is, one more black-majority district than their gerrymandered states were allowing them.  That's very very good.  The decision to not blow up our democracy by rejecting independent state legislature theory's also great.  Had they chosen three Alitos we wouldn't have gotten those decisions.  Also, Gorsuch is apparently probably the most pro-Native American rights justice ever.  This term he even had one 8-1 case where he was the only one supporting them.

This is not to say that the last days' decisions weren't bad, they were.  The decision allowing discrimination against gays and lesbians particularly is horrible, and will have long-lasting repercussions. 

The decision blocking the student loan forgiveness is unfortunate for anyone who can't afford to pay their loans because college costs a huge amount now and does not come with the guarantee of a good job afterwards that it once did.  Biden must have been expecting their decision though, because he immediately came out with a package of reforms aimed at helping people with student loan debt despite this decision.  He's trying.  I hope people are helped by the policies he's announced.

As for affirmative action, it kind of dies but there may be workarounds.