And The Supremes Are On A Roll

This morning, SCOTUS struck down the EPA's authority to force certain nationwide environmental standards. Add that to this list:

Separation of Church and State
Blocking states from enforcing their own gun control rules
Blocking women's right to choose
Disenfranchising minority voters through allowing politically-driven districting

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Graylight · 51-55, F

The Supreme Court curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s powers to restrict greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, in a decision that could limit the authority of government agencies to address major policy questions without congressional approval.

Elaborating on earlier decisions, the high court said federal agencies need explicit authorization from Congress to decide issues of major economic and political significance, drawing on a principle known as the “major questions doctrine.”

In his decision for the 6-3 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said Congress never gave the EPA the authority to change the methods a power plant uses—regulations known as “generation shifting” requirements.

Chief Justice Roberts said that forcing a nationwide transition away from coal may be a sensible idea, but the EPA cannot do so without a clear authority from Congress.
Wall Street Journal

Because at the end of the day, everything is political and politics is just a tug of war.