They declared war on Joe Biden

Two new strong blows were dealt to liberal America and Joe Biden himself last Friday by the US Supreme Court – to be precise, its six members who make up the majority. Proving, therefore, that the deep reactionary transformation in the United States is accelerating, as well as that the incumbent president will face another important obstacle (beyond the Republican majority in the House of Representatives) on his way to the decisive contest of 2024, where he will seek re-election. When, in all likelihood, he will again have before him the man who, with the three appointments he made during his tenure, ensured that he secured and expanded the conservative majority on the Supreme Court: Donald Trump.

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In particular, the first decision by the majority concerned the abolition of the “affirmative action” regulation that had been in place for nearly half a century by many universities in the United States, allowing more members of minorities to be admitted and studied in the country. – African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, etc. As for the second piece of legislation, which followed a few hours later, it called the legislation introduced by the White House unconstitutional which relates – as Biden promised during the 2020 election campaign – to forgive or forgive student loans that they burden about 40 million American citizens, They act as a “noose” for many of them.

It is reported that last summer, two more symbolic rulings were issued by the same body, in exactly the same direction: on the one hand, rejecting a law passed by the state of New York to limit the possession and use of weapons, against the backdrop of an increase in armed attacks and deaths resulting from them. On the other hand, the revocation of the federally guaranteed right to abortion for every woman in the United States, which has also been in force for the past 50 years or so – which, as you know, caused a storm of reaction and masses. Protests across the country.

Trump celebrations

Against this backdrop, it’s certainly no surprise that the former US president and favorite for the Republican nomination was quick to celebrate. “It’s a great day for America,” the former Republican US president wrote on Truth Social, adding, “We are returning to the merit system.” For his part, Joe Biden seems genuinely upset and concerned.

“We cannot allow the court to have the last word,” he said after Friday’s first ruling. Is it a hostile court? A reporter asked him – “It’s definitely not an ordinary court,” he replied after a few seconds of silence. Shortly thereafter, during a private dinner, he returned, emphasizing the following: “The Supreme Court has not only become conservative, it is almost a kind of regression, with some of the decisions they make.”

Road change

“Today’s decision closed a path. Now we’re going to try a different way. I won’t stop fighting for you. We’ll use every tool at our disposal to get you the student loan forgiveness you need — and to make your dreams come true,” Biden added, with his eyes on next year’s presidential election and the votes of millions of young people. . As for opinion polls, they continue to show America divided on this issue as well. According to an Ipsos survey in March, while 53% support Biden’s student loan plan, 45% say they oppose — rates that are broadly similar across all major open cases.

Finally, it should be noted that all of the above decisions have caused a strange “civil war” among the members of the Supreme Court, between the “6” majority and the “3” minority – which, not coincidentally of course, consists of women only, with only one ( Amy Coney Barrett, also appointed by Trump) belongs in the opposite wing.

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