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SCOTUS, Now with KBJ

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MissThundercat said:
I don't want violence, but anti-bullying campaigns don't work. These people are killing my community and showing up in our safe places with assault rifles. The only way to stop them is to make them bleed.
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Throw them in a hole and throw the hole away. They are not worthy to be in a democracy.
 
unofan said:
Oral argument about to start in the independent legislature theory case. You can listen here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

Gotta assume Roberts sides with the liberals on something this wacky, so the question will be whether one or more of the other 5 GOPers is similarly skeptical.
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I think we can already say with certainty that Alito, Thomas, and Barrett will grab the knife, stick it into the Constitution, and start twisting. I hope to God it's 6-3 to keep our democracy, but who knows? These people are shameless.
 
So, this is funny.

And although it is the Republican-controlled legislature asking the Supreme Court to recognize a theory of near-complete power for state legislatures over federal elections, Princeton University professor Sam Wang suggests that a ruling for the legislature in this case would likely benefit Democrats more. Blue and swing states, Wang explains, have been more likely to check partisan gerrymandering through a governor’s veto, the state courts, or independent redistricting commissions. A decision in favor of the legislature, Wang says, would allow those blue and swing states to draw new maps that are more favorable to Democrats. The 19 states where Republicans already control redistricting have less to gain from the Supreme Court’s ruling, Wang concludes, because those states have already drawn maps to benefit Republicans.
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tldr: the Derp States are already cheating. If the Court finds for Moore, the civilized states can start cheating and the orcs can't stop them.

Careful what you wish for.
 
Doesn't that assume those Blue/Swing states would have the Dems in control of both houses in the Leg?
 
psych said:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...north-carolina

Millhiser from Vox thinks ACB will join Roberts and the liberals to block this theory. Let’s hope he’s right. I don’t think the take Kep posted is a good counterpoint.
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Apparently, G & K are in the tank on the nutbar theory, so everything I am reading says it's up to Barrett.

Jesus. Think about that. The fate of democracy hangs on someone not up to presiding over The People's Court.
 
Kepler said:
Apparently, G & K are in the tank on the nutbar theory, so everything I am reading says it's up to Barrett.

Jesus. Think about that. The fate of democracy hangs on someone not up to presiding over The People's Court.
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Thanks, Obama.
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
That makes a lot more sense

i had read first piece as like not disclosing on taxes. Like we know at least one sc has been lying about spousal income
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I kind of go back and forth on legislation like this. It's obviously a terrible tragedy when a member of the judiciary, or their family, is attacked or injured due the judge's performance of his or her duties. But when you think of the sheer number of interactions between judges and members of the public on a daily basis in this country, much of it contentious, it's still a really rare occurrence.

I'm sure I'd feel different if I were a judge. But when you pass legislation like this, you certainly open up the possibility that information about the judge, the judge's family or business dealings of the judge are much more difficult to make public, when they maybe should be made public due to possible corruption, etc...
 
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