(Preview) Honest US Supreme Court Ad
Dear Juicy Patrons
I hope this finds you and your families well. There's been a lot of illness going round, so hopefully you're one of the lucky ones.
I also hope you enjoyed our Season 3 launch - a little video we made in June as we took time out to celebrate the election outcome by not thinking too much about politics for a short while, spending time with the kids, and fixing up the Juice Media studio (which has literally been hanging on by a thread during the election season).
I've also been cleaning out old stuff to make room for the new.
Which is clearly a metaphor for how things feel today, the first sitting day of Parliament for the new Australian Government. (How good is Scott Morrison not being prime minister anymore?!)
But I'm not just here to say hello. I'm also here to share the preview for our next Honest Government Ad!
Yup, the first one for Season 3, which - if things go to plan - will run until 2025! (Buckle up, it's going to be a wild ride)
And to kick off, I wanted to keep our promise to our many friends in the USA to cover events on their side of the world. (I was also planning to make an HGA for all our UK friends, but then the sentient ham Boris Johnson got kicked out, so I decided to hold off for a bit and see what happens next. We'll get there!)
As mentioned, I hope to make more international HGAs. But don't worry Aussie Patrons, our domestic Honest Government Ads will be back soon and will always be the focus of this series.
I'm actually really eager to cover this historic new chapter of Australian politics. But I'm not going to rush to just jump in. I first want to see what happens: as mentioned, Parliament is only resuming this week. So we'll be watching to see how the new Labor government conducts itself, especially in its negotiations over climate legislation with the Senate crossbench, which holds the balance of power in the upper house.
I am not here to be a partisan hack: if Labor conducts itself well, according to the science, as well as in response to its political pressures and mandates, great. If they don't, we'll be there to help them out :)
But for now, let's take a look at the shitshow brewing in the USA. As I'm sure you've heard the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) made some incredible rulings in June. But that's just the entree: on the docket for the next term (which starts in October) there is some massive shitfuckery on the way as SCOTUS has agreed to hear the case of Moore v Harper, which will rule on the theory of Independent State Legislature.
If you've never heard of Independent State Legislature Theory, don't worry - most people haven't. That's why I'm dedicating this HGA to this topic.
(Truth be told, I'm still super pissed at SCOTUS for stealing the 2000 election for Bush - a decision that altered the course of history especially on climate policy. Which might explain why I care about this so much. Coz if SCOTUS embraces the doctrine of Independent State Legislature in 2023 (and there's good chances at least 4 Justices will), it could well determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, too).
Alright! I hope that gives you a sense of what's been happening here at the Juice Media, and what's coming up next!
I'll catch you tomorrow when we publish the video.
Until then, take care
Giordano
PS. I'm making this preview available to all our Patrons to thank you for supporting us in Season 3 (the next ones will be available to Patrons pledging A$3.50/month and above!)
PPS. As always, a reminder that this is just an audio preview and that some things will only make sense when you see the video! :)
Comments (34)
PS: Congratulations on your marvelous election outcome! Good on you!!
Thanks Dan!
“I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks.” ― Wm Shakespeare: from Twelfth Night
“I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks.” ― Wm Shakespeare: from Twelfth Night
Love you guys! proud to support
Thank you!
The states rights doctrine has been used for more shitfuckery than anything I can think of during my lifetime. Slavery, racism, unjust imprisonment, and massive corporate corruption have thrived under it for centuries. States want to rebel against federal authority but think nothing of running roughshod over policies of the great cities in their midst. We need to be hit over the head with a few more Juice Media campaigns.
We'll do our best David!
Dats rude isn't tit!
Welcome back! And good on you guys for shining some light on this, you can see them setting themselves up for Trump's return 😣
Wow. That will ruffle some feathers.
Aye!
Welcome back, I've had had to rely on First Dog on the Moon during the hiatus. Not complaining but that's a good read too. 🙂
Thanks Joe, good to be back! Dog is good
Thank you Juice Media! We need all the help we can get!!! 🥺
X you're welc Diana!
I deeply appreciate occasionally mentioning other countries because many issues are world wide. You have more influence than you might imagine. Your Honest Government ads are widely repeated.
Thanks Ed :) x
Brilliant! Thanks for taking the time to feature this particular blight on democracy, SCOTUS. I personally have been calling 5 of the sitting justices the Right Dishonorable Injustices of the Supreme Court. My bigger concern is that the Democratic Party has had the opportunity to expand the number of "justices" sitting on the court as that only requires a simple majority vote as I understand it - a stop-gap solution, I know, but it would have at least woken up people and delayed what is coming. Sometimes the Dems just squabble so much internally they become very ineffective. In terms of the future you speak to - Yes! The risks are so very high now. Just read the rebuttal of the Roe v Wade decision for a road map of what the conservative Dishonorable Injustices are planning ... In the meantime, I can't wait to see and promote your video!!
Thanks Robert! X
When Alexis de Tocqueville wrote Democracy in America he came at us as a Magistrate. He understood that to get a feel for how healthy a society under Democracy, a Republic, was actually doing you must look at how it treats it’s least of it’s citizenry, jailed. Well all you need to do today is read a NEW YORK CITY online publication called ,THE CITY, and todays story, July 25, 2022 will make it clear! We are fucking up!
Couldn't be more timely! You can rest assured I will share this one far and wide. Our SCOTUS (scrotum?) claims to be "constitutionalists," but are so illiterate that they don't understand crucial phrases like "promote the general Welfare," "well regulated," and "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The Christian Right? Oh you mean the ZIONIST scum started in Britain in the 1800’s! The crown ceremony is actually conducted with the fabled stone of Jacob under the ass of the Royal being crowned. How quaint. Talk about quaint, have you read the Louis Powell doctrine? Now there’s a plan come into play, seems the old bastard wants corporations to pick our Representatives not the People, almost there. Of fuck.
Well done as always Juice Media, you all do an awesome job
LOL at David D, read your Constitution re the 2nd Amendment, its not a blanket you can own guns Amendment, It's about a Well Regulated Militia.
Sounds like you've got some very interesting topics planned. Really looking forward to this season!
mmm ... yes, I have a US friend who would probably appreciate that one ....
@TheJuiceMedia: looks like you have the "freedom" NOT to mention (EVER) the magical injectable products... but what's a genocide among friends - am I right or am I right?
Wow, when you guys go for something you really go for it!
LOVE this one!! I've been watching the train wreck over in the US for years now, with a morbid curiosity (and as a relief to the depression I've felt since 2013 / Abbott). I really hope some of the US commentators I follow pick this one up when it's posted.
Thank you so much Giordano and team!!
MeToo - so happy to see you looking at the USA. This could go bang on social media in the USA
Can’t wait to see the visuals. Sounds spot on from what I understand of the US system. Roll on season 3
I am so looking forward to this, and the reactions to it!