Democracy doesn't die in darkness: the lights are on
Huh, the Supreme Court building...looking morally vacant. I hope no one was surprised by the SCOTUS ruling on limited immunity regarding the 45th president's criminal cases. I'm unpleasantly shocked that it finally happened, but now that's passed, all I can think of right now is ruminating on how it's all come to this. Essentially, the ruling paves the way for any number of possible futures of governance in this country. I don't feel like reading tea leaves, but in the short term, it has rendered holding power at the highest level accountable nearly impossible. The ruling is vague enough to tie up cases in what is to be considered "official business" at any given point in a president's tenure, but no matter how you may want to spin it, its meaning is clear; the president cannot be tried for criminal acts while in office. The president is now quite literally "above the law" and this, to anyone paying attention - and I'll definitely be rev...