Supreme Court justices are supposed to be the epitome of truth and justice.
Since they went into President Trump’s pocket, they are neither. They should no longer be called the Supreme Court. A better name is Trump’s Court.
First they did away with Roe v. Wade. Then they gave Trump immunity from prosecution. They want to do away with birthright citizenship, and gay marriage. Then a justice paused giving food stamps to poor people to buy food during the shutdown. Can they sink any lower? I’m sure they will find something. It’s such a pity these are lifetime jobs.
Carole Markowitz, Delray Beach
In defense of a justice
A letter writer accused Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of “interfering” with a lower court ruling on SNAP payments, and that she “played right into Donald Trump’s hands.”
She has not.
Even while serving on a lower federal court, she was the first to use the now-famous phrase “Presidents are not kings” in a decision against Trump.
On the Supreme Court, the justice has consistently been a part of the liberal wing. To her credit, she is doing what justices are supposed to do and what she promised at contentious confirmation hearings: follow the law.
Supreme Court justices do not “interfere” with lower court rulings. Their job is to review those decisions. In this case, she did not overrule the lower court; she gave the administration, and the court, more time to fully argue the issues. As she’s widely considered to be an extremely learned, perceptive jurist, I’m sure she knew what she was doing.
No matter her personal opinion, she followed the law. The court would do better if the ideologically conservative justices who make up the majority were as scrupulous in their decisions.
Sylvan Seidenman, Stone Mountain, Ga.
A glimmer of hope
When I see the president on television, I feel anger and hopelessness. But in recent days, I’ve felt a glimmer of hope; the tide seems to be turning. It appears to me that Trump’s hold over his party is starting to weaken and anti-Trump momentum is growing among Republicans. His endorsement has become a “kiss of death,” not a “golden ticket.”
When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene flips on him, you know the movement is gaining traction. The “no kings” rallies and recent election results are signs that something is changing.
It’s become clear: The only way to unravel unchecked power is for ordinary, democracy-loving Americans to stand their ground and say enough is enough. I feel a slight glimmer of hope, but we’re not out of the woods yet.
Rosemary Blumberg, Plantation
Save us from spam
I beg the Federal Communication Commission and Federal Trade Commission to do something about the terribly intrusive volume of spam calls that plague us daily.
Why is this allowed all day long? I try to block each one afterward, but they keep coming. I know I’m not the only person going through this.
I hope that the people in charge of these agencies will do their jobs and protect us from these spam calls!
Diane Miller, Plantation
Keep rockin’
To get away from the insanity of our daily political news nightmare, how about a story that’s cool, funny and fun? On a recent night, AC/DC rocked Melbourne, Australia, so hard that it registered on the Richter scale. Long live rock ‘n’ roll!
Bill Longmuir, Margate
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