Mainstream Media Discovers Court Packing When It's Inconvenient
The Hill published a retrospective on *Bush v. Gore*, lamenting its 'damage' to American democracy. A curious piece, considering The Hill (and other mainstream outlets) have spent decades normalizing—even celebrating—the very forces that ensured this Supreme Court decision was just a preview: unchecked corporate power, partisan gerrymandering, voter suppression, and media consolidation. Where was
this soul-searching when Citizens United supercharged dark money, or when the Voting Rights Act was gutted by the same court? Instead of critiquing the systemic erosion of democratic norms, these outlets often present these 'damages' as isolated incidents, devoid of context. It's not just about one past electoral scandal; it’s about a political system systematically designed to undermine public
will, often with the complicit silence—or even active cheerleading—of the very platforms now 'reflecting' on the damage.