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Suki Herr's avatar

I no longer think the 6 conservative justices lean hard right, I believe they function as an arm of Heritage Foundation. SCOTUS actively works to implement 2025 plan.

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Clive's avatar

Agreed... And I also suspect that they may also be agreeing to take cases which don't have a direct bearing on Project 2025, which creates opportunities for one of them to break from the rest of the majority and write a dissent.

I think it creates the "impression" of independent thinkers and moderation and is nothing of the sort.

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Clive's avatar

In defensive of and fairness to the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, the Federalist Society and of course some of the Justices ... those sponsors are only getting what they paid good money for, right? Cough... $267,000 RV... cough... mother's house bought... cough... private school fees paid... cough. I mean, it's not like the Republican appointees have gone completely rogue and are behaving unexpectedly, is it?

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DJ Siewert's avatar

I feel a great opportunity was missed by not referring to these as KKKavanaugh stops.

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Clive's avatar
3hEdited

In the final sentence to the ICE detention story, Liz asks us, "How will SCOTUS justify that one?"

I honestly don't think they will. They don't have to. And they don't care. The United States is a Kritocracy. And to borrow from Andrew, it is run by the Howler Monkey wing.

Pop quiz: What is the difference between having a country run by a single dictator and by 6 unelected, life-term "howler monkeys"? Answer: Not a lot.

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Mommadillo's avatar

Whaddaya expect when you put a rummy on the bench?

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