In this special broadcast of Beltway Banthas, host Stephen Kent and producer Riley Blantonreact to Republican Senator Mike Lee’s mention of Star Wars’ Galactic Senate to describe Court-Packing. Why did he say this? Slate seems to suggest it’s a lowkey expression of Lee’s disdain for diversity and pluralistic government, but does that sort of miss the point?
We break it down in this short episode of the podcast! To get a deeper dive on this subject, head over to Stephen’s newsletter: POLITICIZE ME, for a full write up on Slate’s article and what is really going on with these Star Wars references in the U.S. Senate.
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