SCOTUS, Now with KBJ

[bronconick]

And viewed through today's lens, that one terrible opinion is so infamous that it has become his legacy in US history classes.

Taney had Dredd Scott. Roberts will have Dobbs (even though Alito wrote it).

....and Citizens United.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

No. Taney is remembered as a legitimately good jurist who wrote one terrible opinion.

And viewed through today's lens, that one terrible opinion is so infamous that it has become his legacy in US history classes.

Taney had Dredd Scott. Roberts will have Dobbs (even though Alito wrote it).

[Kepler]

If this nation survives the MAGA era of Republicanism, Roberts and company are going to be remembered the same way Roger Taney and his Court are.

No. Taney is remembered as a legitimately good jurist who wrote one terrible opinion.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Maybe they can up their security from 400 Marshall’s to 800.

[bronconick]

If this nation survives the MAGA era of Republicanism, Roberts and company are going to be remembered the same way Roger Taney and his Court are.

[psych]

I have to give the Biden administration a lot of credit. They have known student loan forgiveness was dead once it got held up in an Appeals Court in October. Instead of “Oh well, we tried, it’s the Republicans/partisan SCOTUS fault” (which, of course, it is), and then doing nothing, they’re trying the plan B that’s been out there for months. It’s on as sturdy of legal ground, if not stronger, according to proponents, as plan A was. SCOTUS will likely use the “major questions doctrine” to shoot it down again, using questionable standing (again), but they’ll likely have to do it during an election year. The “It’s the Republicans/partisan SCOTUS fault” attack line in an election year, with all avenues for broad loan forgiveness attempted, should make for a stronger pitch to voters at that point.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Jfc the court is gonna give free reign to just murder women.

https://***********/nbcnews/status/1...3v2cVkMjQylOVg

village idiot will be happy. Where is that piece of ****? Sentenced for Jan 6?

[MissThundercat]

I'm wondering if we can send Thomas, Alito, ACB, Beer Boy and the other two on an OceanGate submersible to the Titanic...

[psych]

Sounds like Biden is going to try plan B to cancel student loans, using the Higher Education Act. Godspeed, sleepy Joe!

[Kepler]

This helps brown people along with the whites... It's communism because of that...

Now that they killed affirmative action they can bring back loan relief since it will only be wealthy whites.

[RaceBoarder]

This helps brown people along with the whites... It's communism because of that...

[ScoobyDoo]

These people (and Senators running for President) that just whine and whine and whine about student loan forgiveness just ****ing **** me off.

We have SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much corporate welfare and we bail out (PPP Loans anyone) rich people all the time.

You ****ing hypocrites.

[ScoobyDoo]

I see our rogue SCOTUS continues the practice of starting with the decision and working backwards.

That's an excellent way of describing the process.

[Swansong]

I see our rogue SCOTUS continues the practice of starting with the decision and working backwards.

[Handyman]

I dont think the Senate would do +6. I doubt they would even do +1. We know for sure Manchin would be a no and I think we can all guess who else would be a no. Not to mention there will be blowback...the kind we don't want long term.

Look, lets speak pragmatically for a second. We know the line for this court. They won't let Democracy fall because Democracy helps the rich get richer. They will screw over everyone, but they want the country to stay status quo on the fundamentals. Well Democracy is how we win, and they are basically handing us every issue of a friggin silver platter. And even better, they are complicit with a party that has literally zero agenda outside Rich White Christian Male Grievances. We are taking our losses now and it phucking sucks hard but those decisions are longterm going to lead to us winning democratically. That is all we can do realistically at this point.

We worry every cycle that Dems will stay home, that they get complacent or bored or don't fall in love with a candidate. Well, these clowns aren't letting that happen anymore. And we have to keep using it to keep winning. Every issue that has been proven to be a winner for us, they keep making easier for us to win on. Abortion, LGBTQ Rights, Student Debt, Affirmative Action, Climate Change Guns...they all poll positive for us. The populace is on our side on every issue and the Supreme Court has now made every election a referendum on those issues. And we are running against a group that also antagonizes the populace on each of these issues and only knows they hate the word Woke. We have been handed an opportunity by this ridiculously stupid Court to rebuild everything that has been destroyed the last 40 years...and if we are smart about it we won't need +6 to save Democracy. +6 would strengthen Democracy guaranteeing it lives another 100 years. (might even guarantee humans will still be here in 100 years)