The Supreme Court’s trick is pretending Trump is just another president with just another policy dispute, instead of a bad-faith arsonist asking where the matches are kept. That polite fiction is doing enormous damage. Lower courts can see the lying, retaliation, and legal vandalism clearly, but the highest court keeps treating the whole thing like a paperwork misunderstanding by a man who definitely respects the Constitution between diaper changes. Bad faith protected by robes is still bad faith. It just has better parking.
TBF, the Enabling Six aren’t ignorant or blind. They are absolutely aware of how this “Constitution” thing works. They just don’t give a single fuck, because they are hoping History will write them as the good guys. 🤞
The worst are the rulings where Roberts writes words to the effect of, “we’re not saying you can’t do evil shit. You’re just doing the evil shit the wrong way. Here’s the right way to do the evil shit.”
No one has yet explained why Clarence had to go all the way to the Capitol with security protection for some minor doc thing like a band-aid for a carbuncle the DAY BEFORE yuuuge rulings to be delivered, instead of waiting until AFTER the rulings so not to appear corrupt. Also too how can the Supremes who have their own building with charbux, avo-toast, and sushi and all not have some type of medical service for bee sting and hangover remedies. My limited learnings of the Capitol doc is it's not someone who does things like IVs, X-rays and abortions, just bactine sprays, narcans and aspirins.
How about this. Constitutional issues in federal cases get resolved in a special Constitutional Court, composed of a college of judges emeritus (term and age limits for judges passed first, of course, and the CC would also have limits) who are elected by the entire federal judge corps, or maybe the appellate level. The SC still rules on cases, their balls and strikes, but constitutional issues in cases have already been resolved by the CC.
Maybe the CC review would be built in to the legislative process, perhaps a CC veto could be overcome with a 2/3 vote, like a presidential veto.
Something has to be done. This system is bonkers, as well as obviously open to capture by a partisan and anti-democratic movement. The third-rate sophistry passing as profound legal opinion is an insult not just to the Republic, the Constitution and the legal profession, it's an insult to intelligence and morality. My dog doesn't like it much either, and he's never wrong.
The fact that the dissenters/Kavanaugh and the majority have such different conclusions on the plain language of the Constitution and law is a sign that something is very wrong with the setup, not just the 6 partisan hacks.
Seems to This Observer that the worst case of a "bad faith" prosecution is the case they're trying to make against Jim Comey, may he rot in his own self-righteousness. It's built on nothing but bad faith, though, alas, it will never get far enough for the Supremes to confront it.
previously created out of thin air the virtually unlimited powers and immunity of Presidential Supremacy for Trump. These are powers which were intentionally and indisputably prohibited in the structure and architecture of the Constitution. This decision firmly established that the majority of this iteration of The Court has decided that they are no longer encumbered by the boundaries of the Constitution.
Now, look at today’s ruling on Birthright Citizenship.
Anyone need any further proof that there are known corrupt judges and other judges on the Supremely Corrupt Court (SCCOTUS) who not only will not permit The Constitution to reign supreme as the fundamental law of the land, that they are willing to permit government policy and legislation to override and negate Constitutional rights. On top of that, these judges are brazen enough to advocate that mere legislation can override and change the Constitution. As SCCOTUS Justice Barf Kavanaugh so advised. Where is the Originalism in that? In addition, some of their egregiously outrageous decisions have been based on pre Magna Carta , 12th religious zealot witch burning practices.
It is indisputable that are at least five people who are unfit to be on the Supreme Court Court.
The Supreme Court’s trick is pretending Trump is just another president with just another policy dispute, instead of a bad-faith arsonist asking where the matches are kept. That polite fiction is doing enormous damage. Lower courts can see the lying, retaliation, and legal vandalism clearly, but the highest court keeps treating the whole thing like a paperwork misunderstanding by a man who definitely respects the Constitution between diaper changes. Bad faith protected by robes is still bad faith. It just has better parking.
TBF, the Enabling Six aren’t ignorant or blind. They are absolutely aware of how this “Constitution” thing works. They just don’t give a single fuck, because they are hoping History will write them as the good guys. 🤞
Do we have a new Wonkette employee? Good!
Denny runs the Bad Faith Times. He occasionally contributes here as a sort of mutual respect thing with 'Trix, I think.
The worst are the rulings where Roberts writes words to the effect of, “we’re not saying you can’t do evil shit. You’re just doing the evil shit the wrong way. Here’s the right way to do the evil shit.”
No. They want power
Yes…a disturbingly large portion of them are absolute whores.
You mean "a Republic, if [we] can keep it"? *Sigh*
No one has yet explained why Clarence had to go all the way to the Capitol with security protection for some minor doc thing like a band-aid for a carbuncle the DAY BEFORE yuuuge rulings to be delivered, instead of waiting until AFTER the rulings so not to appear corrupt. Also too how can the Supremes who have their own building with charbux, avo-toast, and sushi and all not have some type of medical service for bee sting and hangover remedies. My limited learnings of the Capitol doc is it's not someone who does things like IVs, X-rays and abortions, just bactine sprays, narcans and aspirins.
Jiggery-hackery.
Ta, Denny. If it weren't for bad faith, they wouldn't have no faith at all.
I was just thinking the same thing!
How about this. Constitutional issues in federal cases get resolved in a special Constitutional Court, composed of a college of judges emeritus (term and age limits for judges passed first, of course, and the CC would also have limits) who are elected by the entire federal judge corps, or maybe the appellate level. The SC still rules on cases, their balls and strikes, but constitutional issues in cases have already been resolved by the CC.
Maybe the CC review would be built in to the legislative process, perhaps a CC veto could be overcome with a 2/3 vote, like a presidential veto.
Something has to be done. This system is bonkers, as well as obviously open to capture by a partisan and anti-democratic movement. The third-rate sophistry passing as profound legal opinion is an insult not just to the Republic, the Constitution and the legal profession, it's an insult to intelligence and morality. My dog doesn't like it much either, and he's never wrong.
The fact that the dissenters/Kavanaugh and the majority have such different conclusions on the plain language of the Constitution and law is a sign that something is very wrong with the setup, not just the 6 partisan hacks.
They are the SS Six. They are the SS Six. They are the SS Six.
Godz below and above I hope that made it real, alakazam!
I figure Clancy wants his marriage to an ugly woman nullified.
I am thoroughly convinced that when he looks in a mirror he sees a white man. a very entitled white man.
Jindal does, so it's not inconceivable.
Seems to This Observer that the worst case of a "bad faith" prosecution is the case they're trying to make against Jim Comey, may he rot in his own self-righteousness. It's built on nothing but bad faith, though, alas, it will never get far enough for the Supremes to confront it.
OT 20 minutes left in the work day.
First, SCCOTUS (Supremely Corrupt Court….)
previously created out of thin air the virtually unlimited powers and immunity of Presidential Supremacy for Trump. These are powers which were intentionally and indisputably prohibited in the structure and architecture of the Constitution. This decision firmly established that the majority of this iteration of The Court has decided that they are no longer encumbered by the boundaries of the Constitution.
Now, look at today’s ruling on Birthright Citizenship.
Anyone need any further proof that there are known corrupt judges and other judges on the Supremely Corrupt Court (SCCOTUS) who not only will not permit The Constitution to reign supreme as the fundamental law of the land, that they are willing to permit government policy and legislation to override and negate Constitutional rights. On top of that, these judges are brazen enough to advocate that mere legislation can override and change the Constitution. As SCCOTUS Justice Barf Kavanaugh so advised. Where is the Originalism in that? In addition, some of their egregiously outrageous decisions have been based on pre Magna Carta , 12th religious zealot witch burning practices.
It is indisputable that are at least five people who are unfit to be on the Supreme Court Court.