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Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social |
It's not the worst of it, but what I may be actually angriest about (right now) is Roberts' smarmy smugness and dismissiveness in the final two paragraphs of section IV and the whole of section V. "Fear mongering," "extreme hypotheticals," "our perspective must be more farsighted," and this.
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@mtar925.bsky.social
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IIRC the "extreme hypotheticals" were discussed at argument?
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Reply Guy
@elandobbs.bsky.social
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The primmest “stop hitting yourself nerd” practitioner of all time.
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@saschavykos.bsky.social
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Joe Biden should immediately test that and nuke his fucking house. Houses.
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HBSteveB
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Roberts showed us who he was when he pushed thru the “Citizens United” decision yrs ago and and has been doing everything he can do to thumb his nose to the constitution ever since. He’s just as bad as corrupt hacks Alito & Thomas.
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brockmeyer.bsky.social
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This is the same guy who wrote that courts are better at understanding how to implement the law than the executive branches that are in charge of implementing the law, right?
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@la-crystal.bsky.social
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I submit they're also smug about Trump's chances in November.
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@ridder.bsky.social
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The irony meter detonated like a nuclear weapon when he accused his dissenting colleagues of "impressive infallibility". Hard to imagine such limited self-awareness.
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Corey Rayburn Yung
@coreyryung.bsky.social
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The use of the mocking "infallibility" is particularly galling. The Framers were fixated on human fallibility as a problem for democratic forms of government. That is why they would have never authorized presidential immunity. It is Roberts who foolishly assumes "infallibility" by a President.
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Rachel LeCaffeinated
@thetirednurse.bsky.social
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I remember when we were told the fall of Roe v Wade was an extreme hypothetical
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JeannetteBlue
@jeannetteblue.bsky.social
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Looks like plain vanilla gaslighting.
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Mark Histed
@markhisted.org
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just as partisan as Alito, but much better at politics and PR
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Moderately Grouchy
@moderately-grouchy.bsky.social
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I'm sure Alito's and Thomas's clerks are writing everything now.
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Pwnallthethings
@pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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all presidents so far have only done gentle, kind things, and definitely not bugged the offices of their opponents, or chanted "lock her up" at rallies, or stolen nuclear secrets, or done a coup, or trafficked drugs to contras, or sabotaged ceasefires and hostage negotiations, or tortured anyone
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Kait Richardson
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How is a tyrannical, unaccountable executive an “extreme hypothetical?” Has he never read a history book?
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OmegaMom
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What gets me is that the “extreme hypothetical” is WHAT BROUGHT THIS CASE TO THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! I mean, a President ginning up a mob to threaten Congress to *not* certify an election…is a REAL THING THAT HAPPENED!!! All those other “hypotheticals” Sotomayer discussed? Trump is SAYING THEM!
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Karl Appuhn
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I mean, speaking of exuding an impressive infallibility. Fucking hell.
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Keith
@mosheroperandi.bsky.social
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"smarm" was both the exact word that came to mind to describe his "responses" to the dissent, and it is also one of the sections that really sticks in my craw. It isn't enough for Roberts that we gargle his balls. He demands that we say "thank you" and leave a tip too.
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Dr. Ashok Karra
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i believe the smugness is coming from "you can't and won't do anything as we grab more power. we know you see us as an authority." the institutionalists can demand an institutional response: there are multiple justices that can be investigated on solid grounds for corruption
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Globulous Gutgurgle
@inmediasrage.bsky.social
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Begging Biden to pick up the gun they gave him and pro-rogue the 6 fuckers failing the Good Behavior requirement. What's congress going to do about it
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Fuzzy Mike
@fuzzymike.bsky.social
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“the Court adheres to… deciding what is required to dismiss this case”
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE
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they're all making pound the table arguments that they know they can't in good faith defend, and they all know that's exactly what they're doing
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Ham Elliot
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The entire logic of "giving this office the legal power to do something doesn't mean someone will do it" is one of the most absurd opinions I've ever heard.
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Kirk Rudell
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Adrienneinny
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I call it the “quit yer bitchin’ you hysterical ladies” clause. Judge Robert to the “ladies” - calm down - we just stripped women of their fundamental right to bodily autonomy- and now we have a “King”. What’s the big deal? Stop being so - you know - hysterical about it.
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stuckatthisbit
@stuckatthisbit.bsky.social
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Holy shit, judicial comity is totally not a concept in US law, is it
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Jonny Lobo
@jonnylobo.bsky.social
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I sure do love that SCOTUS majority opinions are literal dril tweets, yup, great country we got here.
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David Puelle
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The coming regime is going to be utterly insufferable. Hans Landa of Inglorious Basterds level insufferable.
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Radley Balko
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He accuses the dissent of "extreme hypotheticals," then, instead of recognizing Trump as uniquely corrupt and criminal, speculates that the charges against him portend a future in which presidents "cannibalize" one another with criminal charges -- despite two centuries of that not happening.
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@jak1201.bsky.social
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I think a large number of people who had faith in the consistency of interpreting law and the logical arguments for their rulings have realized that it’s all BS and the Court will decide issues however they feel like deciding them. The U.S. is not a nation of laws. The laws are fake.
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Karl Magnacca
@kmagnacca.bsky.social
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“Our perspective must be more farsighted”, says the guy who just announced that assassination is the only form of accountability.
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Joseph Britt
@zathras5.bsky.social
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A feature of Roberts’ jurisprudence that has grown more prominent the longer he has been on the Court.
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Sam W
@samiw.bsky.social
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My blood wasn't boiling enough already, thanks. It's the galling lack of any fear that bugs me. There's no sense of wanting to avoid accountability because they know damn well nobody can do anything to put a stop to their corrupt bullshit. They aren't even hiding their blatant bias towards Trump.
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Old Joe
@cozyjoe.bsky.social
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Hypothetical! How about observational? Has he been in a box for the past 8 years! Has he not been listening to the threats? EGADS!
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Dan Sohl
@dcsohl.bsky.social
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No matter how impeccable you think your logic is, if you reach the conclusion “it’s okay to commit treason as long as you’re doing your job”, you need to go back and do it again, because you got something wrong.
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Heidi Kitrosser
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Yes!! The smug tone is absolutely maddening. And I gather that he thought that by starting Part IV by rejecting Trump's most insane argument (about the impeachment clause) he could sell the opinion as moderate (a little something for everyone).
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Jacob T. Levy
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🧵of excerpts from & links to my articles on the separation of powers, the rule of law, and the evil of executive lawlessness that they're meant to restrain.
bsky.app/profile/jaco...
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Elizabeth Picciuto
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I will console myself when Trump is assassinating political enemies that Roberts will realize he was wrong
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