What do the two extremely consequential Supreme Court decisions this week have in common? In one decision we have a basic gutting of the most important section of the Civil Rights Act, and in the other we have the overturning of the Defense of Marriage Act — leaving many Americans scratching their heads. The decisions appear to be liberal in the striking down of DOMA, and conservative in striking down the key section of the Voting Rights Act.
But the liberal/conservative lens is the wrong one to be using to view these momentous Supreme Court decisions. What they actually have in common is that they both take power away from the federal government, and give it to the states. Under these decisions all states now have the right to establish their own individual voting requirements, and now have the right to establish their own marriage standards.
The practical effect of these “states rights” Supreme Court decisions is to empower states to both discriminate against minorities in voting laws, and to also empower those states that have codified marriage equality. But both decisions support the basic battle cry of the old Confederacy: STATES’ RIGHTS!
Make no mistake, the Conservatives on the Robert’s Court intend to curb the power of the federal government and turn the UNITED States of America into a loose confederacy of states!
Don’t be lulled by the “appearance” of a liberal Court decision — our courts are at risk and the meaning of America is on the line.
ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
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