Shaming the Conservative Supreme Court: Stochastic Terrorism Double Standard

In the Washington Post, Perry Bacon Jr. offers up a novel solution to the national crisis that has been created by our having a majority on the United States Supreme Court that is both able and willing to read the law. “In the short term,” Bacon writes, “there is only one real option” available to those who wish to convince the Court to will the statutes he prefers into existence: “Shame.”

Specifically, Bacon believes that “Democratic politicians, left-leaning activist groups, newspaper editorial boards and other influential people and institutions need to start relentlessly blasting Republican-appointed judges.” Among the verbs that Bacon uses to describe his ideal course of action are “attack,” “slam,” “blast,” and “condemn.”

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Charles C. W. Cooke

Charles C. W. Cooke is a senior editor at National Review and the host of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast.

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In the Washington Post, Perry Bacon Jr. offers up a novel solution to the national crisis that has been created by our having a majority on the United States Supreme Court that is both able and willing to read the law. “In the short term,” Bacon writes, “there is only one real option” available to those who wish to convince the Court to will the statutes he prefers into existence: “Shame.”

Specifically, Bacon believes that “Democratic politicians, left-leaning activist groups, newspaper editorial boards and other influential people and institutions need to start relentlessly blasting Republican-appointed judges.” Among the verbs that Bacon uses to describe his ideal course of action are “attack,” “slam,” “blast,” and “condemn.”