The Court's recent rulings reveal how our national and state legislatures have atrophied
Right. In saying that elected officials should be doing their duty - agreed! - the unelected branch substitutes its judgment for that of the other elected branch that *is* doing its duty. This doesn't make things more democratic, but less!
Here is another analysis on the dereliction of duty by politicians.
It applies to both Republican and Democratic politicians.
The Pete Buttigieg Fake Governing Problem
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/the-pete-buttigieg-fake-governing
Throw the Bums Out Politics - BIG by Matt Stoller
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/throw-the-bums-out-politics
Right. In saying that elected officials should be doing their duty - agreed! - the unelected branch substitutes its judgment for that of the other elected branch that *is* doing its duty. This doesn't make things more democratic, but less!
Here is another analysis on the dereliction of duty by politicians.
It applies to both Republican and Democratic politicians.
The Pete Buttigieg Fake Governing Problem
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/the-pete-buttigieg-fake-governing
Throw the Bums Out Politics - BIG by Matt Stoller
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/throw-the-bums-out-politics