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I assume it has to with with trump appointing so many judges
Yeah, it's basically judicial capture
Unlike authoritarian bad country where the leader can take away your rights, in free and democratic Amerikkka he appoints some guy in a costume to do it for him
Nah thats been Mitch McConnel's strategy for the past two decades. McConnel's faction basically have everything they want already, so his strategy is to obstruct the executive and legislative branches while packing the judicial branches with conservatives to lock the status quo down.
Also the political polarization over previous decades, here below is a chart of how US Congressmen voted since 1949 based on party affiliation:
Maybe a previous POTUS could have done these things, but they were all moderates so why would they?