If President Joe Biden hoped to reassure friends and allies that America was ready to lead the charge as a champion of human rights and democracy, the U.S. Supreme Court had other ideas. A series of radical rulings makes America’s exhortations about promoting democracy ring hollow. …
Each of these decisions raises questions about whether our system really is a democracy by and for the people. Six unelected, unaccountable individuals have managed to take fundamental rights away from Americans, nullify laws and legal precedent that have existed for generations, and impose outcomes that most Americans oppose. …
As we round the corner for America’s Fourth of July celebration, the American experiment isn’t looking so promising anymore. CONTINUED
Elizabeth Shackelford & Dina Smeltz (Chicago Council on Global Affairs), Chicago Tribune
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