Tonight on The Readout.

When the American people as a whole recognize that we have in the past been wrong in depriving

certain minorities of their constitutional rights and when we make the decision to see

that they will in the future have these rights, then I think we're on the way to solving

most of our domestic problems.

That was retired Republican former governor and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren

back in 1969.

Today conservative justices are acting like a super legislative body to roll back rights,

pushing a right wing agenda that the majority of Americans do not want.

So tonight the culture of violence in America and how the powerful gun lobby has created

a permission structure where it's not just about the right to own guns, it's fair game

to use them.

And sinking in the polls, Ron DeSantis is now pushing his vulgar, hate-filled anti-LGBTQ

message all across America in lieu of any actual policy proposals to help the American people.

But we begin tonight with the Supreme Court, which nowadays is acting more like a super

Congress with last week's rulings on affirmative action and LGBTQ rights and on everything from

voting rights to women's rights, labor policies and guns.

They have acted like unelected politicians and not a court.

It's the result of a long game from a right wing that recognizes that they have lost the

culture wars.

So instead they say fine, we can't win the ballot box so here's how we're going to enact

ultra conservative policies.

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