If we had a functioning democracy, our politicians would impose a new super-tax on private jet users, but instead, the entire cost of a private jet can be used as a tax deduction, while teachers can only deduct $250 for school supplies on their taxes.
this is another case that will highly affect families and parents. like roe v wade, it will steal bodily autonomy and the freedom that indigenous peoples deserve.
icwa gives indigenous peoples jurisdiction over their own children, which prevents these children from being stolen and placed in non-indigenous homes. if icwa is overturned, indigenous children will once again be at risk of being separated from their families and cultures.
in october of this year, the supreme court will hear brackeen v haaland, a case designed to overturn the indian children welfare act (icwa) which was established in 1978.
roe v wade has been overtaking the media recently, causing a ton of outrage and backlash, which is great. however, the supreme court is quietly planning another, just as horrible, ruling. the only difference is that this one is going to receive a lot less media attention.
I'm gonna need Biden to just start doing some off the wall executive orders. Like just start doing shit.
Wake up tomorrow and just say guns are illegal, give everyone $45k, and make the national anthem "Levitating" by Dua Lipa. Just get shit done.
If you are okay with having Muslim, Jewish and Hindu students sit through a Christian prayer in public school, and not okay with having Christian students sit through a Muslim, Jewish or Hindu prayer, then it’s NOT religious freedom- it’s religious oppression.