In the Past

few days, the USSC has made some rulings which boggle the mind in their rejection of precedent and common sense. Perhaps the worst of these recent rulings is the one which appears to have gutted the historic Brown v. Board of Education.

The WSWS, of course, says it's the Democrats' fault for not filibustering Alito and Roberts, ignoring the reality that for the exception of Abe Fortas, there have NEVER been ANY filibusters of Supreme Court nominees. It just isn't done, except for ethical issues as in the case of Fortas. Should there have been filibusters of Alito and Roberts, replacements would have been the same or worse. Furthermore, if a Democratic president were to nominate a Supreme Court justice, the Senate Republicans would return the favor and filibuster those choices.

The answer, of course, is to voters to refuse to elect right-wing Republican presidents.

The WSWS never misses a chance to bash Democrats, so it's par for the course.