Chapter
How the Conservative Legal Movement Took Control
35:12 - 45:18 (10:06)
The conservative legal movement has spent the last 40 years building power, networks of ideas, and exercising political power to obtain all of the political power they could and be ready for a world where they could control the Supreme Court, giving them an intense feeling of victimization and grievance for a society that no longer accepts or shares their views.
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The logic behind the Dred Scott decision and the desire to criminalize abortion and limit family size can be traced back to the fear of black people having guns and control over their bodies, according to legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick.
35:12 - 37:42 (02:29)
Summary
The logic behind the Dred Scott decision and the desire to criminalize abortion and limit family size can be traced back to the fear of black people having guns and control over their bodies, according to legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick. Justice Clarence Thomas recently cited the common law from a 1821 trial where Black people were denied bodily autonomy as authority for his interpretation of the Second Amendment.
ChapterHow the Conservative Legal Movement Took Control
EpisodeLimber Up and Pack a Lunch: The Post-Roe Fight Ahead
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
In this episode, a discussion about Tucker Carlson citing the 19th century replacement theory ideas to justify limiting reproductive rights today and the potential impact of these dangerous theories.
37:42 - 39:25 (01:43)
Summary
In this episode, a discussion about Tucker Carlson citing the 19th century replacement theory ideas to justify limiting reproductive rights today and the potential impact of these dangerous theories. The question arises of how to combat these ideas and reverse engineer them through counterclaims in the lower courts.
ChapterHow the Conservative Legal Movement Took Control
EpisodeLimber Up and Pack a Lunch: The Post-Roe Fight Ahead
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
There is an intense feeling of victimization on the political right that they feel persecuted by society, a general public that no longer accepts or shares their views and that has become something like organizing principle.
39:25 - 43:20 (03:54)
Summary
There is an intense feeling of victimization on the political right that they feel persecuted by society, a general public that no longer accepts or shares their views and that has become something like organizing principle. However, the conservative legal movement has been working over the last 40 years to build a network of power and ideas, to obtain all the political power they could, and to be ready for a world in which they could control the Supreme Court.
ChapterHow the Conservative Legal Movement Took Control
EpisodeLimber Up and Pack a Lunch: The Post-Roe Fight Ahead
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
Despite the left and progressives having good reasons for disliking the right's top-down approach, their desire to accomplish multiple goals and not be autocratic will undermine their efficiency in achieving their goals.
43:20 - 45:18 (01:58)
Summary
Despite the left and progressives having good reasons for disliking the right's top-down approach, their desire to accomplish multiple goals and not be autocratic will undermine their efficiency in achieving their goals.