The Supremes

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Aren't they supposed to be the arbiters of the constitution instead of fucking up the constitution?

They're supposed to have a deep understanding of the law, too, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

If we ever have a liberal or moderate court again I will throttle the first person who whines about it being "activist".

Got that noise right.


Sotomayor is not wrong, these Supremes are extreme, partisan and incompetent.
Historic.

Nice legacy Roberts.



Supreme Court's liberal justices warn of 'law-free zone' stemming from Trump immunity ruling

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US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts

Joe should go shoot 6 justices and call it an "official act".

And throw trump in Gitmo.

They've effectively given trump cover to avoid trial for the immediate future.

This country is fucked.

Another take on it:

Opinion
The Supreme Court just did Biden a huge favor by giving Trump immunity

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Another take on it:

Opinion
The Supreme Court just did Biden a huge favor by giving Trump immunity

LOL
That's a tad bit of a reach.

I'd prefer more criminal trials and sentencings.

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This is as much of a reach as mtgreene's impeachment motions against Biden, but I'm still glad and hoping she follows through. Hope she at least gets some dem sponsors and endorsements.

Ocasio-Cortez vows to file impeachment articles against Supreme Court justices

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This is as much of a reach as mtgreene's impeachment motions against Biden, but I'm still glad and hoping she follows through. Hope she at least gets some dem sponsors and endorsements.

Ocasio-Cortez vows to file impeachment articles against Supreme Court justices

She can make credible cases for impeaching Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Floor votes might be useful in purple districts.

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This is as much of a reach as mtgreene's impeachment motions against Biden, but I'm still glad and hoping she follows through. Hope she at least gets some dem sponsors and endorsements.

Ocasio-Cortez vows to file impeachment articles against Supreme Court justices

She can make credible cases for impeaching Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Floor votes might be useful in purple districts.

Wonder if she can force a floor vote like boebert did on impeachment.

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She can make credible cases for impeaching Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Floor votes might be useful in purple districts.

Wonder if she can force a floor vote like boebert did on impeachment.

Maybe not until January

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They see no incongruities and odds are they'll never have to explain themselves.

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Welcome to the Supremes clusterfuck.

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They see no incongruities and odds are they'll never have to explain themselves.

More....

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So is the Watergate break in and coverup legal now?

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I think the only reason this is such a brouhaha is that it involves Trump, a known habitual and intentional lawbreaker. Sure there will be a lot of court rulings, but bottom line is that violation of a law isn't part of anybody's official duties. Lots of technicalities, but I don't find it an unreasonable decision for any normal sane responsible President - which of course doesn't include Trump.

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So is the Watergate break in and coverup legal now?

Saw online:
Nixon called and would like his tapes back.

Can co-conspirators still be prosecuted? For example, if TRE45QN can't be held accountable for the fake electors scam, what about the fake electors and the lawyers that organized them? Is there blanket immunity if POTUS was engaged in an "official act"?

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Rational answer: No, because the fact that Trump can't be prosecuted doesn't make it lawful. Further, while many if not most of those involved in fake electors thought they were following Trump, none of them had any legitimate obligation to act unlawfully just because they thought Trump said so.

Real Life answer: who knows? The country as we used to know it is doomed anyway.

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They see no incongruities and odds are they'll never have to explain themselves.

More....

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They see no incongruities and odds are they'll never have to explain themselves.

https://x.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1808112076914581536

https://x.com/AccountableGOP/status/1807855254006124944

More....
https://x.com/DavidCornDC/status/1808128402148200809

https://x.com/AccountableGOP/status/1808191057236000975

The vote was 6-3.

Five SCOTUS Justices’ Comments on Prez Immunity Come Back to Haunt Them

... Presidential pardons, Youngstown (Sheet and Tube) and presidential immunity were not discussed in Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearing.

Don't know if they're 'haunted'. The RW liars probably don't care.

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The vote was 6-3.

Five SCOTUS Justices’ Comments on Prez Immunity Come Back to Haunt Them

... Presidential pardons, Youngstown (Sheet and Tube) and presidential immunity were not discussed in Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearing.

Don't know if they're 'haunted'. The RW liars probably don't care.

'Haunted' makes the assumption they have a conscience.

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This is an interesting take, the Supremes in addition to upending presidential immunity granted themselves additional power as final arbiters of what is a presidential crimes as well.

Quite the power grab and upends checks and balances.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-146195634



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Cox_Richardson

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US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts

Joe should go shoot 6 justices and call it an "official act".

This is an interesting take, the Supremes in addition to upending presidential immunity granted themselves additional power as final arbiters of what is a presidential crimes as well.

Quite the power grab and upends checks and balances.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-146195634


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Cox_Richardson

... Legal analyst Joyce White Vance noted that a president with such broad immunity could order the assassination of Supreme Court justices, and retired military leader Mark Hertling wrote that he was “trying to figure out how a commander can refuse an illegal order from someone who is issuing it as an official act.”...

Great minds . . .

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Rare action to applaud:

Supreme Court turns away OSHA challenge over opposition from Thomas, Gorsuch

Over opposition from two conservative justices, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge that could’ve gutted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

An Ohio-based construction contractor backed by Republican-led states and anti-regulatory interests contended Congress unconstitutionally delegated its legislative powers to the executive branch when it gave such broad authority to the agency, which sets and enforces workplace standards.

In a brief order, the court declined to take up the contractor’s appeal after a lower court rejected the challenge.

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch publicly indicated they would’ve taken up the case, but at least four votes were needed....

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Rare action to applaud:

Supreme Court turns away OSHA challenge over opposition from Thomas, Gorsuch

Over opposition from two conservative justices, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge that could’ve gutted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

An Ohio-based construction contractor backed by Republican-led states and anti-regulatory interests contended Congress unconstitutionally delegated its legislative powers to the executive branch when it gave such broad authority to the agency, which sets and enforces workplace standards.

In a brief order, the court declined to take up the contractor’s appeal after a lower court rejected the challenge.

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch publicly indicated they would’ve taken up the case, but at least four votes were needed....

What a bizarre bunch, how do they reconcile OSHA versus last week's Chevron ruling?


Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies