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07/04/2024

Just two years after declaring that 50 years of Roe is over, comes this heinous declaration of presidential immunity. Recall that Judge Alito, who wrote the Dobbs decision, loves to fly flags with his wife to declare how deeply they love insurrectionists. To kill the right of women to make decisions 

CNN political commentators examine the “Scathing Sotomayor dissent: ‘The President is now a king above the law’”

about their own bodies, he invoked two 17^th century British lawmakers who supported burning women as witches. His new Dobbs law threatens the lives of pregnant women on a regular basis.

This same infallible court told us last week in the Chevron case that 40+ years of letting scientists and specialists guide laws that determine food we eat (and don’t eat); and drugs we take (and ought not take); and how to save the environment should be tossed in favor of judges telling us what is harmful or not.

Insurrectionist outside the U.S. Capitol, bearing a noose against legislators, January 6, 2021. Photo by Blink O’Fanaye on Flickr.

On July 1, a day to commemorate in the annals of How Democracy Dies, SCOTUS—led on by its two loudest mouths who have been taking over $4 million of bribes from billionaires for years–informed us that the country has been mistaken for 240 years and that presidents cannot be prosecuted for disobeying the constitution.   

Rather—surely we ought to have known this—in their infinite wisdom, they and four other judges tell us just in time for the 4^th of July, that presidents are immune from laws that others of us need obey. Laws against killing your political opponent; or turning over elections if you want to; or starting a coup and sustaining it with the use of the military, etc.   

They called the conviction of MAGA extremists who stormed the capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power "overstepping." So the rioters did not overstep—those enforcing law and order did! Capitol policeman Harry Dunn, who was injured on duty that day, responds: SCOTUS has now “sided with insurrectionists.”

“Authoritarian capture.” UPenn’s Center for Ethics & Rule of Law Director Claire Finkelstein responds to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) call to impeach Supreme Court Justices after the immunity ruling. Forbes.

Meanwhile, Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, proud fashioners of the ‘Project 2025’ fascist blueprint for Trump’s presidency, declared that his “second American Revolution…will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”* Threats of violence abound.  

Happy 4^th of July—Anyway!

* Talia Jane, “Conservative Behind Trump Agenda Issues Cryptic Threat to Liberals,” The New Republic, 7/3/2024.

See Matthew Fox, “Meister Eckhart and Karl Marx: The Mystic as Political Theologian,” in Fox, Wrestling with the Prophets, pp. 165-198.

Also see Matthew Fox, “Sermon Thirty-Six: Everyone an Aristocrat, Everyone a Royal Person,” in Fox, Passion For Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart, pp. 510-530.

And Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society.

Banner Image: “We elect presidents, not kings.” – Protestor In front of the Supreme Court as Presidential immunity is argued in Trump v. United States. Photo by Victoria Pickering on Flickr.

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Queries for Contemplation

How do you respond to these latest decisions by SCOTUS on 1) immunity of presidents and 2) taking decision-making out of the hands of scientists and into the hands or judges regarding environmental and food and drug law commissions? And to the threats from the president of the Heritage Foundation? (Regarding the latter, you can sign this petition if you feel so called: Fire Heritage Foundation President for Violent Rhetoric.)

Recommended Reading

Wrestling with the Prophets: Essays on Creation Spirituality and Everyday Life

In one of his foundational works, Fox engages with some of history’s greatest mystics, philosophers, and prophets in profound and hard-hitting essays on such varied topics as Eco-Spirituality, AIDS, homosexuality, spiritual feminism, environmental revolution, Native American spirituality, Christian mysticism, Art and Spirituality, Art as Meditation, Interfaith or Deep Ecumenism and more.

Passion for Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart

Matthew Fox’s comprehensive translation of Meister Eckhart’s sermons is a meeting of true prophets across centuries, resulting in a spirituality for the new millennium. The holiness of creation, the divine life in each person and the divine power of our creativity, our call to do justice and practice compassion–these are among Eckhart’s themes, brilliantly interpreted and explained for today’s reader.
“The most important book on mysticism in 500 years.”  — Madonna Kolbenschlag, author of Kissing Sleeping Beauty Goodbye. 

Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society

Visionary theologian and best-selling author Matthew Fox offers a new theology of evil that fundamentally changes the traditional perception of good and evil and points the way to a more enlightened treatment of ourselves, one another, and all of nature. In comparing the Eastern tradition of the 7 chakras to the Western tradition of the 7 capital sins, Fox allows us to think creatively about our capacity for personal and institutional evil and what we can do about them. 
“A scholarly masterpiece embodying a better vision and depth of perception far beyond the grasp of any one single science.  A breath-taking analysis.” — Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the New Physics

In the Beginning There Was Joy: A Cosmic Celebration for Kids of All Ages

The first book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series tells the story of the big bang and how humans fit into the awesome, fantastical, cosmic picture! With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonder of all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet.

"Matthew Fox does it again, here for our young ones, who so need a positive, cosmic vision to thrive, or even survive, in a sad time." - Father Richard Rohr, Author of The Universal Christ

"Matthew Fox offers a resounding affirmation of what our souls have always suspected: we are made for joy."  - Mirabai Starr, Author of God of Love and Wild Mercy 

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