Anthony Kennedy's retirement is dour news for our democracy, with the Supreme Court now positioned to further undermine voting rights—the opposite of what this country and planet need. It is tragic that the G.O.P. has been rewarded for its power-grab in refusing to seat Obama's centrist nominee, Merrick Garland; now, the unAmerican demagogue whom Vladimir Putin helped to elect—knowing full well that he would weaken our democracy and global influence—will likely entrench the Court's reactionary extremism for decades. Look for the increasingly authoritarian G.O.P. to further rig itself into power, with potentially dire environmental consequences.
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A Dark New Era for Democracy
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Anthony Kennedy's retirement is dour news for our democracy, with the Supreme Court now positioned to further undermine voting rights—the opposite of what this country and planet need. It is tragic that the G.O.P. has been rewarded for its power-grab in refusing to seat Obama's centrist nominee, Merrick Garland; now, the unAmerican demagogue whom Vladimir Putin helped to elect—knowing full well that he would weaken our democracy and global influence—will likely entrench the Court's reactionary extremism for decades. Look for the increasingly authoritarian G.O.P. to further rig itself into power, with potentially dire environmental consequences.