Posted on 06/26/2012 7:32:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Who woke up Ginsberg? And why?
7 to 2, it’s Dead, Jim.............
According to those in the know, most decisions are rendered shortly after the arguments, thus this case should have been decided a long time ago.
Hope my concern is for naught, but after yesterday's decision, can blame a person for being antsy.
If she does, it will be light on the Constitution, and heavy on emotion. Oh...it may have some South African law thrown in.
I wouldn’t make too much of this. Ginsburg has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. She probably is doing well just to get up in the morning.
When they gave justices lifetime tenure, our Founders never dreamed people would be living and thus, serving, into their 80s and 90s. This needs to be changed to a term of 20 years, max.
“We have to pass the health care bill so that you can find out what is in it.”
The entire bill should be scrapped.
After yesterday I’m more concerned she’s written the *majority* opinion.
It seems that I read here on FR that the cases are announced in order of importance or order of seniority by the judges writing the decision. In this case, I feel that the Supremes want it last so they can get out of town immediately after.
Worry? Why, this is how things always go with the court, the only difference is this time you are paying attention. All the hand wringing in the world is silly.
If the USSC says the government has the power to order people to buy a product or face a fine for simply breathing air, they have completely ignored the constitution and our entire federal government is null and void.
Now does that not mean that the liberals won’t vote the fed should be able to do it? Of course not, liberals never let things like the law stand in their way, but they won’t win. When the arguers for the law couldn’t answer the simple broccolli question, there is no way this thing is remaining as is.
Maybe the Justices saved it for last so they could turn off their cell phones and be out the door with no forwarding address by the time the decision reaches the media. Thus avoiding the immediate nasty fallout which will occur no matter which way they rule.
I just pray that Ginsburg is not writing the majority opinion and Roberts the dissent.
What if they knew striking it would lead to an unfortunate accident" either with themselves or close family? What if, given "offers they couldn't refuse", they had to look up all the horrid case decisions that could apply in order to look like this wasn't just an arbitrary ruling pulled outta their arses?
After all, even the king of England was prohibited by his lawyers from requiring the colonies to purchase only from English merchants, so there's a LOT of common law working against the mandate. But, then again, there's no shortage of horrid USSC decisions supported by nothing more than some horrid laughable attempt at sounding official (ie rationalizing), Kelo & Wickard spring immediately to mind.
It’s taking so long and coming up last because the SC ruling on healthcare will suck all the air out of the room.
It’s all people will be talking about, there will be confusion and protest, and the justices want to close up shop and head for the hills as soon as TSHTF.
probably because they want to get the hell out of dodge once the announcement is made...
For cases argued later in the term, SCOTUS typically releases opinions for the most controversial and/or high impact cases last.
According to those in the know, most decisions are rendered shortly after the arguments, thus this case should have been decided a long time ago.
Nope.
In other words —— WE KNOW NOTHING!
No.
Cases are generally heard in October, rulings handed down in June.
The term is October to October, with summer recess in late June or early July, after all decisions are released.
Makes sense.
The other decisions would be tainted by the OWS sissies whining about everything and getting the lion's share of attention from the MSNBC as they modify the audio of any comments made by conservatives.
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