This Is a Blatant Middle Finger to Our Political Legitimacy

A president who won millions fewer votes from actual citizens will have filled one third of the nation's highest court if he gets the approval of a Republican Senate majority that represents a minority of Americans. If you have trouble reading this message, [view it in a browser](. [This Supreme Court Power Grab Will Bring Forth an Astonishing Outbreak of Public Shamelessness]( As of Monday morning, a president who won millions fewer votes from actual citizens than his opponent did is set to make a third lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court, meaning he will have installed one third of the justices. This can happen if his nominee is approved by a Republican Senate majority hailing from states that represent around 15 million fewer actual citizens than the Democratic minority. In this way, a president who has never commanded the support of a majority of the American population can enact a potentially decades-long conservative majority on the Supreme Court with the help of a minoritarian Senate caucus. This is a major crisis for the legitimacy of the American political system, one which Republicans will navigate by simply saying, "F**k you." Politics Editor Jack Homes on why Republicans who are operating as an insurgency against legitimate democratic government that represents the interests of a majority of the American people in procedure and policy.[Read More]( [Can a Supreme Court Justice Be Replaced in an Election Year? Here Are the Facts.]( It was only an hour after the announcement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, but political games were already being played. 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The duo's latest team-up comes in the form of a handsome-as-hell watch they've dubbed the Art Deco Milano, a retro-looking beauty inspired by the designer's interactions with Timex's Milan-based product team. And needless to say, it's excellent. Here’s why you should grab one before there aren’t any left.[Read More]( [So, Just What the Hell Was Jeremy Strong Wearing at the 2020 Emmys?]( The Succession star scooped an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of slack-jawed wannabe media titan Kendall Roy, wearing a very non-Kendall outfit in the process. You guys are seeing this, right? Because I'm not entirely sure what's going on here. Accepting the award virtually, Strong video-called in rocking some sort of elaborately tied top we'd like to think is a pussy bow blouse that looks like it went slightly awry somewhere along the way. The pussy blow blouse has been a bona fide thing for a minute now (typically modeled by stylistically adventurous young guns like Harry Styles, and often courtesy of Alessandro Michelle's Gucci) but as Strong proved tonight, the look isn't the sole domain of the arena-packing global pop star.[Read More]( [Seagrams Heiresses Clare and Sara Bronfman Funded NXIVM For Years. Here's Where They Are Now.]( Before NXIVM's 2017 New York Times unmasking as a violent sex "cult," the self-help organization attracted celebrities, CEOs, and even a visit from the Dalai Lama. This group of elite members included sisters Clare and Sara Bronfman, heiresses to the Seagram alcohol fortune. The daughters of late billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr. became enmeshed with cult-like organization NXIVM and its founder Keith Raniere in their early twenties. 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But there's one acclaimed, thrilling, and deeply fun big-budget adventure that's been a bit more immune to this cultural cannibalization, says Esquire’s Gabrielle Bruney. If you're looking for a movie that's just as immersive now as it was when it was released, a summer blockbuster that can still be viewed first hand, you've got to watch Minority Report.[Read More]( [Read More on Esquire.com]( [Join today!]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice]( esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019