TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Unlike the mainstream media, which reports important stories just once in 24 hours, but continues to retell stories which include sensationism over and over again for weeks, I will never stop criticizing today’s corrupt and biased Supreme Court. The decisions made by this Court, stacked in favor of the extreme right-wing’s ultra-conservative agenda, violate not only the exact wording of the Constitution, they also tossed aside the intent of our Founding Fathers. President Biden nailed it. “This decision,” Biden said, “has continued the court’s attack in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation, from gutting voting rights and civil rights to taking away a woman’s right to choose to today’s decision that undermines the rule of law of this nation.” Their most recent decision regarding presidential immunity contradicts the most important effort by our Founding Fathers to prevent the establishment of a monarch or...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It was 1991. With a seat open on the Supreme Court, President George H.W. Bush nominated a Black man by the name of Clarence Thomas to fill the vacancy. As the hearings progressed, a young Blcak woman was called to speak before members of the Senate. Her name was Anita Hill. Ms. Hill had been an assistant to Thomas when he became the Chairman of the EEOC IN 1982. She left in 1983. In her testimony, she accused Thomas of sexual misconduct. However, the predominately male Senate doubted her veracity, and Thomas was confirmed. From his first day on the Bench, Thomas attached himself to the most conservative justice on the Court, Antonin Scalia. However Scalia voted, Thomas voted. After Scalia’s death in 2016, Thomas became more radical. He is now considered the most controversial justice on the Supreme Court. Recently Thomas and wife “Ginny” have been under heavy scrutiny. Thomas has received millions of dollars in gifts from billionaires, some of whom were involve...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s Supreme Court just acquitted him for attempting to overthrow our government on January 6, 2021. By a vote of 6-3, (no surprise there), they decided he does not have absolute immunity, but is protected in certain situations. They decreed that certain actions taken by Trump during the insurrection are protected. What this will do is guarantee that Trump will not face additional legal action until after the November election. They used the fact that additional hearings and possible appeals will inhibit the already slow and tedious process of our failed justice system. BIDEN COULD USE THIS DECISION TO STRETCH THE PERAMETERS OF HIS POWERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS: WILL HE? Theoretically, this corrupted Court has given President Biden new powers over the next several months. If this Court was in control of our country in the 1970’s Richard Nixon would have been exonerated for the Watergate break-in. What actions could Mr. Biden take which were previously u...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I have written many times that Donald Trump is the worst thing to happen to America in its 247 years. Not the Civil War, Pearl Harbor, 9/11, or the attempted coup on January 6 caused more damage to our nation than the illegitimate election of the worst man in the world on November 8, 2016. However, the destruction of the Supreme Court of the United States of America by Trump and Moscow Mitch McConnell surpasses the damage caused by “Big Adolf.” The SCOTUS was our last hope. When it proved to be corrupted beyond repair, thanks to lifetime appointments, nothing could change the dark reality that fascism has come to America. These six names will be remembered forever as the traitors who shred the Constitution and put an end to the United States: John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. AMERICA: A NATION WITHOUT LAWS The Constitution is known as the Law of the Land. However, our third branch of government, th...