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Democrats Need to Thank the Supreme Court

After nearly 2 years of bungled politics, the Democrats have a new window of opportunity, at the perfect time

E.M. DuBois
3 min readMay 23, 2022
Photo by Mirah Curzer on Unsplash

For Democrats hoping that the election of Joe Biden would smash the Republican party and restore order to America, the last two years have been frustrating.

Too scared to lead, and without a large enough mandate to railroad through initiatives that would help the world, the Dems find themselves in a heap of dog shit entering the mid-term elections. Biden has a dismal approval rating and Manchin and Sinema have slammed the brakes on any environmental legislation being pushed through. All of this with rising inflation and crime in America leave the Democrats far behind.

But there is hope, enter Samuel Alito and his newly formed ultra-right-wing Supreme Court. Like Trump voters, the traditionally crazy but silent conservative court members have found a voice and now they plan on using it starting by ending Roe vs. Wade.

This Supreme Court is an Out of Touch Relic

Here is their problem. The law is precedent, it protects women, it is popular with the public, and the newest court members said they didn’t believe it should be overturned (while under oath). All of this…

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E.M. DuBois
E.M. DuBois

Written by E.M. DuBois

E.M. is a teacher, freelance writer, husband, and father who loves writing creative non-fiction.

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