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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
Every time the SC becomes more conservative, there are a plethora of laws passed in red states to see how far they can push the needle - while the precedents might not be explicitly overturned in the SC (ie Roe v Wade), the states are testing to see what reinterpretation by a more conservative court will produce, and hoping a judgement will reinterpret to their benefit. Another far-right justice definitely means a huge number of "test" laws passed quickly through the courts to see where this new SC will reinterpret.
Just since Trump appointed his newest members, "feeler laws" have been thrown up in everything from environmental protection to abortion to gerrymandering. Conservatives play this game very well since plurality is rarely in their favour.
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I agree there will be negative affects of the court being more conservative, one of which appears to be mass hysteria about the end of democracy.