Ep. 9 - How the Supreme Court Actually Works | Everyone Knows

Three NATO allies blocked American military operations during an active war. A federal court system most people can't explain just became the most important institution in the country. And Virginia is about to vote on a map that could hand Democrats four extra congressional seats — in a state that splits 53 to 47.

The Alliance That Didn't Show Up, How the Supreme Court Really Works, and the Vote That Could Flip Congress | Everyone Knows Ep. 9

Everyone Knows | Episode 9 | Starborne Studios

Three stories. All of them matter. NATO is cracking along a fault line that's been there for decades. The Supreme Court is the most powerful institution most Americans can't explain. And a single state vote in sixteen days could change who controls the House of Representatives before the midterms even happen.

Three parts. All of them matter.

FIRST — NATO was built on one promise. An attack on one is an attack on all. During Operation Epic Fury, Spain blocked US military aircraft from transiting its airspace. France blocked American weapons transfers. Italy blocked US planes from landing. Britain restricted offensive base use. These are treaty allies. Meanwhile Poland spent 4 percent of GDP on defense — more than America. The Baltic states built border fortifications. Romania opened its bases without being asked. Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE unannounced to show up for countries taking Iranian missile strikes. Ukraine — a non-NATO country fighting its own war — sent 200 counter-drone specialists to Gulf states and signed defense agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

SECOND — Nine justices. Life terms. Black robes. That's what most Americans know about the Supreme Court. It's not enough. The court receives between 7,000 and 8,000 petitions every year and takes approximately 60 to 80 — about one percent. Thirty minutes per side for cases that have been litigating for years. A Conference room with no clerks, no staff, no recording devices, where votes get cast and sometimes change. A Shadow Docket that moves in hours with no public explanation and affects millions of people. And dissents that sometimes become the law fifty years later.

THIRD — Virginia votes April 21 on one question. Should Democratic legislators be allowed to redraw the congressional map from six Democratic seats to ten out of eleven. In a state that went Democratic by six points.

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