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“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.”
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We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
![The plaintiff organizations argue that the Federal Gov-
ernment will not suffer irreparable harm because federal
law currently prohibits state and local election authorities
from clearing their voter rolls in the weeks leading up to
federal elections. The organizations point to the National
Voter Registration Act (NVRA), 52 U. S. C. §20507(c)(2)(A),
which provides that “[a] State shall complete, not later than
90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for
Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to sys-
tematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the
official lists of eligible voters.”2 To be sure, that moratorium
limits the potential impact of staying the District Court’s
order in this case. Still, all agree that the order prevents
the Federal Government from using the modified SAVE
program to conduct individualized inquiries, which are per-
mitted under federal law during this period. The District
Court’s order thus inhibits the Federal Government’s ef-
forts to assist state and local agencies in the proper admin-
istration of the midterm elections. Under these circum-
stances, the equities weigh in favor of a stay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicwo5ggyfefwfwxzzxz7gljvrrtwfl4dtluqzz5eh6rltxtt54cvy)
![Screenshotted excerpt from a conversation transcript, reading as follows
Cottle: My guess is that you then completely reject the idea that we wound up with this wretched administration in part because of the backlash to the excesses of woke, especially alienating young men, who were told they were the problem, just generally speaking.
Bouie: [this line is highlighted] I completely reject that for simple reasons of linear time. This administration was elected in 2024. At peak woke, when Nancy Pelosi was wearing kente cloth, Democrats won a trifecta, right? At the--](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kjklbsuepdppuppsfluytydl/bafkreig2vjgmh4neuc3tfxvzkhrus6m42xkdjchxkob3pounwjxlukyipu)
