The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade is a huge hit to human rights. Gay marriage, gay partnerships, and contraception could be next.  This is not the end of what the conservative court is planning to do. But none of this is new. There has been a steady progression in American conservatism toward fascism. Maybe it's not the fascism you read about in Nazi Germany, but it certainly has the marks of what fascism actually is-- eroding government institutions so one party can fully take over. Destroying public trust in the electoral process. Making it illegal to protest. If you aren't worried, maybe you should be...

For further reading:

Justice Thomas: SCOTUS ‘should reconsider’ contraception, same-sex marriage rulings

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/24/thomas-constitutional-rights-00042256

America is Now in Facism's Legal Phase

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/america-fascism-legal-phase

Supreme Court to take on Controversial Election Law Case

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1106866830/supreme-court-to-take-on-controversial-election-law-case

G.O.P. Bills Target Protesters (and Absolve Motorists Who Hit Them)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/politics/republican-anti-protest-laws.html

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