'We’re at the end of a generational battle, and the heartbreaking thing is, we lost,' said John Oliver
Still basking in the glow of his virtual Emmys win a week later, John Oliver shooed the jokes away in favor of delivering a scorched Last Week Tonight segment about the repercussions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death for the Supreme Court. RBG’s nominated replacement, Amy Coney Barrett, has been described as a Handmaid’s Tale-esque figure due to her religious and political ideology, which, for Oliver, is nearly as bad as her young age.
“If, and almost certainly when, Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, the impact could be dire. In recent years, key cases have been decided by just one vote — from upholding the Affordable Care Act, to preserving DACA, to striking down an incredibly restrictive abortion law. Should those issues come before the court again, they could now easily go the other way.
Oliver didn’t offer any hope, solutions, or spherical distractions as the election approaches, instead offering that the “next” battle will be an ever “longer” one. “Look, this has been a very dark week for lots of people. The Supreme Court is about to lurch to the right for the foreseeable future, and if things seem hopeless right now, it’s because, to be completely honest, they basically are,” he concluded. “We’re at the end of a generational battle, and the heartbreaking this is, we lost.
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