I agree with you, but I just had to point out that both of the major parties are using this scare tactic to motivate voters this year. The liberals are scaring people with the threat of a SCOTUS that will overturn Roe v Wade. The conservatives are scaring people with the threat of a SCOTUS that will overturn Heller v DC. And I think neither is particularly likely to happen.BigBlueDodge wrote:I'm not a lawyer, or a professed expert on the judicial system, but once the Supreme Court makes a decision, it sets precedence and all follow on cases are weighed against the prior court decisions. It is not common that the Supreme Court rules in a case that conflicts with previous decisions, as that could undermine the authority and integrity of the court system and cause thousands of lower court rulings that were based on the original supreme court decision to be repealed.
I don't care for either party and think both are bad for the US, but I keep telling people (and myself) that the country has survived worse and will survive these. Even if either case were overturned, the elected politicians would have to pass the laws and still be supported by the people for re-election.
