“SCOTUS’ sordid legacy is maintained by the six conservative justices who now act as assassins of women reproductive rights, voting rights, union rights, and LGBTQ rights.” John Johnson II 05/13/26
By John Johnson II
The word “assassin” evokes images of violence—of a calculated act designed to eliminate a person whose existence influences the direction of power. According to Merriam-Webster, an assassin is one who kills a prominent person for political reasons, money, or fanaticism. The definition is clear, direct, and historically rooted in physical acts of elimination. Yet, in a constitutional democracy, the meaning of assassination can—and must—understandable expand.
For there exists another form of killing. Not of the body, but of the law. Not of a person, but of a right. When the target shifts from an individual to legal protection, particularly one designed to safeguard democratic participation, the act becomes institutional. It becomes judicial. And its consequences, though less visible, can be far more enduring.
This is where the concept of the “SCOTUS Assassins” emerges. A political assassin removes a leader, thereby disrupting governance and altering history in an instant. A constitutional assassin, however, removes the very mechanisms that allow citizens to choose their leaders. One act is immediate and explosive; the other is gradual and systemic. But both achieve a similar end: the reconfiguration of power at the expense of democratic participation.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the dismantling of critical provisions within the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This landmark legislation stood as one of the most powerful safeguards against racial discrimination in voting, particularly through Sections 5 and 2. Section 5 required Southern states with histories of discrimination to obtain federal approval before changing voting laws—an initiative-taking shield against suppression. Section 2 provided a nationwide mechanism to challenge discriminatory practices after they occurred.
The effect was not symbolic. It was structural. Roberts, with his perpetual smirk, vowed to kill Section 5, even before becoming the Chief Justice. He then targeted Section 2 to assassinate. Now as the Chief assassin, he’s fulfilled his promise to assassinate both Sections, 2 and 5. For the world to witness, America’s highest court remains a bastion for white supremacy. Regrettably, Chief Justice Roberts’ decisions have maintained the sordid legacy established by former Chief Justice Robert B. Taney decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case.
To describe these actions as constitutional “assassinations” is not hyperbole, it is an analytical extension of the definition itself. If an assassin eliminates a political figure to influence power, then what is the functional difference when a judicial body eliminates protection to ensure failed access to that power? In both cases, the outcome is the same: the balance of democracy alters, and the voices of the people diminish.
Consequently, America’s government now resembles a “God Father” movie. The president rules as the “God Father, the DOJ is his personal Consigliere, the Cabinet is the illicit family, and the Republican controlled Congress functions as the syndicate. Having killed three individuals and physically injured hundreds, ICE is both enforcers and “murderers. Is America better than this?
The president governs as the “God Father,” SCOTUS’ six conservative justices act as assassins, and MAGA function as a cult. Consequently, democracy is also in danger of an assassination plot and subjected to hanging from our “republic” like a dead albatross. Who would’ve thought that America’s own Republican controlled government would participate in the dismantling of democracy rather than working to make it more inclusive and a perfect Union.
Voters must not remain silent and allow dismantling of our democracy. Remember, the “Nuclear Media Black Out” in the hands of the people is a powerful weapon against assassins, racism, corruption, greed, and demagogues.
YOU ARE THE JUDGE!
