By Sarah SmithNorth America editor
Within just ten days there has been a dramatic change in America. Major elections will address everything from environmental policy to declared abortion rights – but not by the president or by Congress. It is the Supreme Court that currently uses its power to change people’s lives.
Democrats can control the White House and all Congress houses but they do not have enough votes to go beyond most politics. Instead, in a series of controversial judgments, the Supreme Court is shaping the future of the United States – taking it in a way that is different from what American President Joe Biden had envisioned.
The overthrow of Roe v Wade has sparked outrage and frustration among election supporters as well as excitement from anti-abortion activists who have been working for nearly 50 years to reach this point. But instead of resolving the issue, the court ruling set the stage for legal action in all regions of the country, meaning the war on abortion will continue for years to come.
The decision to have an abortion has made a big difference. But other decisions from the Supreme Court will have a global impact.
The last decision he gave before the end of the current term made it impossible for the US to pass a green law rationally, ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency could not restrict carbon emissions unless a new law from Congress explicitly allows it to do so.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, who entered office with a commitment to climate change, knows that he does not have enough votes to pass a bill that would force power companies to refrain from using fossil fuels.
A fence was erected outside the courthouse for protest
This is not the only example of a Supreme Court dismissing a president.
Last week, President Biden signed a historic gun control law, the first of its kind in 30 years. Encouraged by the brutal murder of 19 elementary school children in Uvalde, Texas, politicians across the street agreed to impose new gun control laws.
While the gun control bill did not go as planned, it was an early history, and a rare example of partisanship. But the victory was marred by a court order overturning a New York gun lawsuit that required people to obtain a firearm outside their homes.
Released the day after the federal gun control bill passed in the Senate, the Supreme Court revoked the country’s power to impose restrictions on gun owners.
Given these controversial judgments, the public sector should be fair and impartial now that it seems more political.
Only three out of nine judges have been nominated by Democratic leaders
Polling indicates that the court is not in agreement with the public opinion. Two-thirds of Americans did not want abortions abolished, and 60 percent preferred strict gun control.
It also seems to be declining public confidence in the Supreme Court itself. The current vote shows a sharp decline in public confidence in the court with only a quarter of the people claiming to have “too much” or “too much confidence” in court.
Here is another point made by Justice Sonya Sotomayor when the court began to hear the debate on the issue of abortion:
“Will this event survive the stench of public opinion that the Constitution and its reading are politically motivated?”
Ms Sotomayor was one of three free judges who disagreed with the abortion law and warned of what could happen to other rights – such as getting married and having contraceptives.
The independent judiciary will continue to be made up of six new judges, three of whom have been appointed by former President Donald Trump. Next term, the court will rule on a number of controversial issues, including voting rights and homosexuality.
What’s next for the Supreme Court in the autumn?
Court decisions within the last 10 days – and controversial issues are coming – have done nothing to stop the collapse of a highly polarized region. Read also : Latin American studies of Post-Roe United States. They even erected eight-foot-high [8 m] barriers around the courthouse, for security reasons.
Remember, at the same time that the country was learning about court rulings on abortion, environmental protection and gun rights, Americans also attended meetings on January 6 that explained how the president had incited an angry mob, which he knew was armed. , destroying the US Capitol.
Native Americans are returning from a long weekend celebrating Independence Day, a national holiday commemorating the freedom they won when they left the United Kingdom nearly 250 years ago. Some may wonder if today’s library is as effective as the original patriarchs.
