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"We can't be indifferent": Former Supreme Court justice warns Americans' "freedom is at risk" (www.salon.com)

submitted 2 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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“Democracy is at risk. Freedom is at risk,” he told attendees of a webinar Thursday.

“Democracy doesn’t live on automatic pilot. You don’t take a DNA test to see if you believe in freedom,” he added. “Freedom and democracy are taught, and teaching is a conscious act, and that’s what our judges do.”

Kennedy delivered the remarks during the latest edition of Speak Up for Justice, a nonpartisan effort and virtual forum to advocate for upholding and protecting the authority of the judiciary. Joined by other American judges as well as judges from Poland, South Africa and Venezuela, Kennedy — who retired from the bench during the first Trump presidency in 2018 — cautioned that the political polarization and erosion of the judiciary’s integrity pose a threat to freedom and democracy in the United States.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow, thanks for looking into it and trying to figure it out. You may not be able to tell, but do you think it was trying to respond like a normal user or just posted by accident?

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My suspicion would be that it was attempting to respond like a normal user but hit a bug.

And no worries! It was fun to try to puzzle out what it was doing.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Again, thanks. I'll pass this on to the instance mods to see if there are patterns for others.

[–] Feybrained@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think I might be able to clear this up, sometimes when I put my phone in my pocket, it unlocks itself and does random shit. Like post comments, apparently. That's a new one. Just got out of work and saw this response thread. Sorry everyone!

[–] Feybrained@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Not sure why I didn't see this checks notes a week ago?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No worries, glad it's not a bot gone wild, lol.

[–] Feybrained@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

As am I! Sorry again for the trouble!