There is no such thing as law, there is only whether the people who control the law-machine are on your side or the opposing side in the war.
There is no such thing as law, there is only whether the people who control the law-machine are on your side or the opposing side in the war.
Gerrymander might be an example. I'm pretty sure both major parties exploit it shamelessly.
That removes issues from voters and places it in the hands of sympathetic elites.
No other country does this. The Republicans do it for some issues, but not nearly on the scale of Democrats - and usually because something in the Constitution is pretty direct.
Leftists promoted the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s - only to find that it’s all contained in the 14th amendment, and not really necessary.
After Roe was overturned, lawyers in every state have argued that the state constitution protects abortion, even in states whose constitutions explicitly say “abortion is not protected.”
Democrats regularly see most good things as “beyond politics” (some exceptions) while Republicans reject court control of most good things (some exceptions, too).
The ERA story is quite complicated. I think you're eliding over some history here. Opposition was tactical, not foundational for Democrat women, the principle of equality was a given. It was backed heavily by Republican women before the 70s as I understand it, the modern states-rights/constitution thing is really just that: a modern hot take on something.
Basically, I can't see how these things actually address the topic.
I'm not an American, so I don't have direct affiliation with D or R.
> Can you give some each side examples? I am obviously partisan, I want to understand what things done by "my side" are seen as having equivalence to ones done by the other side.
> Gerrymander might be an example. I'm pretty sure both major parties exploit it shamelessly.
You talk about “both major parties” and imply they both gerrymandering - but then you say you’re not American.
Which country are you from that has two major parties and systematic gerrymandering, but isn’t America?
I don’t think anyone can give you examples about “your side” without knowing your country and political affiliation.
My understanding is that both major parties exploit gerrymandering, is an example of a posed equality of abuse of law. The shitlist above appears both to be not about illegality and failure to respect law, and, not really cohesive as a narrative of equality or difference between R and D.
I admit that there is plenty of data in favor of your position. But there is significant data against it, too, and you're not seeing it. So far, team "law" is winning - though by much less of a margin than I'd like.
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I’m proud to say that the Republican government in GA stood strong against the stupidity. But many state officials didn’t in other states.