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Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social |
Kind of fun that after all this talk of democracy the justices basically amended the constitution by judicial fiat
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@apojaap.bsky.social
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The trias politica is soooo overrated.
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin
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This decision is definitely in line with this court's clear attitude of "we both decide and make the law", and it'll almost certainly get worse until they are actually forced to stop by either court expansion or by substantial composition change on the current court.
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Emmitt Fitz-Hume
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Griswold and Roe weren’t amending the Constitution by judicial fiat? They explicitly invented a constitutional right based upon “penumbras” and “emanations” arising from provisions actually in the Constitution.
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Ned
@thewesterhazys.bsky.social
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Oh well. One less class to take in the new Thomas-Harlan Law school I guess.
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Ric Steinberger
@ricst.bsky.social
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Lifetime appointment plus zero concern for legacy or legitimacy = MAGA Justices' superpower
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BearPondBoy🍦
@bearpondboy.bsky.social
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"democracy"
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Amateur Expert Opinions
@amateurexpertop.bsky.social
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massive clownstyle L for bipartisan process-trusters
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Curt Gebers
@curtgebers.bsky.social
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All the people who tediously proclaim "the U.S. is not a democracy, it's a constitutional republic" now want to "let the people decide" whether or not a constitutional disqualification should be applied.
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/home/numbakrunch
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A gentle reminder that none of this would be happening now had Comey not released that letter and Hillary had campaigned a little more in Michigan and Wisconsin. Also might have been nice if Ginsburg had retired before dying.
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Terence Begley
@terencebegleyfl.bsky.social
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Our only hope is that there is an 8-1 decision on presidential immunity coming our way. Otherwise, it’s going to take a while to get a majority of 67 Senators to dismantle the High Court.
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Martin Schneider
@wovenstrap.bsky.social
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*checks calendar* yup, the weekday ends in a Y
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Carl Nyberg
@carlnyberg312.bsky.social
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Aren't there a bunch of rulings that do this? Isn't every pro-cop court case involving police violence negating the Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment?
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The Next Day
@incompetusrex.bsky.social
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The Court today: “[Only] Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.”
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Dan O.
@danorr.bsky.social
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what even was reconstruction
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Ed Darrell
@edarrell.bsky.social
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Not the job of the state to keep ineligible people off the ballot. Leaving open the question, who is responsible for being sure Trump is not sworn in if he wins the election? Trump can only be eligible with a vote if 2/3 of both houses of Congress. Court has set up a Constitutional crisis.
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Colin Gerbode
@brainguy63.bsky.social
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gosh, remember when folks on the right were all up in arms about "activist judges"? Every goddamn accusation has always been a confession.
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Blake Mitchell
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Anything to avoid fanning the flames, ammirite? 🤷♂️
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Robert M Brown
@plainbrownwriter.bsky.social
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The Constitution has always said whatever the Supreme Court says it says. The actual words have never meant anything. Not a new issue; I remember talking about it in college decades ago.
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PCNiles née Furyu
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The Supreme Court justices are now legislative activists. They are not considering the constitution and established law in making their decisions—but remaking laws to support their decisions. We must reelected Biden and then Biden and the Senate must “pack the Court” with four more Justices.
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Accountabilabuddy
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Colorado should respond by quoting the advisory opinion alongside the findings *from the majorities of both houses of Congress* that the subject engaged in insurrection and is thus disqualified from office. Republicans realized the court only has the power we allow it. We should apply this lesson.
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@saveamerica.bsky.social
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This is what conservatives do. Make up the laws for them and only them. Conservatives will end America
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KevDog
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We can, apparently, ignore the shit out of Marbury v. Madison since that shit ain’t in the Constitution either.
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JaneDanger
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Right federalism doesnt cover abortion
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Mr Dr Bae
@dallas-taylor.bsky.social
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What they were hired to do, right?
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Sagittarius A*
@sagastar.bsky.social
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talk about legislating from the bench
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DAPPER DON DHARSHI
@dapperdondharshi.bsky.social
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SCOTUS is corrupt. End of story.
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Stephen Boisvert
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Kind of crazy making that they'll amend it for one guy, while sticking with a tortured interpretation that kills about 30,000 Americans per year every year.
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John OH, JUST THE CRIMES Keynes
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love to say 'the constitution doesnt say this is a state power' - even though it kinda does - and then immediately whirl around and say 'this is def congresss job' - even though nothing in the constitution says anything of the sort
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Jeff (no, the other one)
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Then: ACTIVIST JUDGES LEGISLATING FROM THE BENCH WILL RUIN THIS NATION Now: We like power & money A LOT, the Nation can suck it
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@scohoe.bsky.social
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And after we all watched as the party joined in lockstep to protect him from congressional consequences that the court believes must happen even if people who also participated in the insurrection are allowed to stay in Congress and protect him.
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Tom Wrongbottom 🍦
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Tinkering with presidential qualifications, too.
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Nolan Zugernat
@zugernat.bsky.social
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I'm actually glad that Amy Coney Barrett topped it off with "now don't you go getting mad about this." Gives it that extra little clarifying umph.
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The Angry Old Geek
@angryoldgeek.bsky.social
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Remember when the GOP hated "Activist" judges.
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DisImagineLovingly
@b9n10nt.bsky.social
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gradually want to make the SC an advisory position to a house committee send wishpost
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Tom Higgins
@interestedparty.bsky.social
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Judicial fiat with a smattering of vituperation.
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Alan @ Telson
@telson.bsky.social
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Instead of The 30 Tyrants of Athens we get The Nine Tyrants of USA.
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G Lloyd D.
@lloydgd.bsky.social
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Kind of an Original move instead of the Originalist view they usually follow.
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