Do any of you legal eagles know if there is time for the new Supreme Court to reverse Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision to allow vote counting in that state for three days after November 3rd?
I heard somewhere there is a pending case in the state that only permits the state legislature to make such a change to election law. Perhaps that is the path?
Hope so even though as I have posted on other threads, I think picking a woman to be a Justice is a mistake but I’ll hope for the best.
Women and especially women judges tend to be equivocal. I wouldn’t be surprised if she started to turn Left upon entering the doors of the Supreme Court.
It’s hard for me to imagine she would be willing to take the heat and probable threats to her and her family by forsaking her “sisters’” Woman’s Movement and be talked out of or pressured from voting to overturn the utterly unconstitutional Roe v. Wade.
The sign at the door of the Supreme Court says, “Turn Left”. Not sure she has the guts and fortitude. Does she have a husband and kids? As Palin showed, when a woman’s family is being threatened, they will buckle.
I just hope for the best.
I love Trump but I’m not a mindless “Yes Man”. I think he would appreciate that, at least I would hope so.
Now, let the flaming begin once again…
Funny how we thought we already had one a few years ago. Boy were we fed a load of malarkey.
Well, I do think that this piece is basically right. Roberts would undoubtedly prefer to be in the majority of a modestly conservative 6-3 decision he wrote himself than in the minority of 5-4 decision with Thomas writing for the majority. BUT don’t assume that he can’t peel off Kavanaugh or Gorsuch or both. Kavanaugh has shown hints of being an establishment guy too. And Gorsuch seems to enjoy winning accolades from LGBT etc.
It will be his demise.
Good reveal of SC politics.
Roberts likely will not go “rogue”, now, preferring to write a more “tentative” majority opinion, himself.
I will sure be glad that ACB will be able to prevent him from handing this election to Democrats with 4-4 decisions.
The SC just struck down Wisconsin’s extension to receive votes 6 days beyond election dsy 5-3. That idiot Roberts went with the conservatives on this one when just last week he went with the liberals to allow PA to receive ballots up to 3 days after election day. North Carolina cleaning 130000 names off their voting rolls and Michigan extension of voting are up for consideration next. Barrett is there just in time for them.
Roberts is a politician. Rather than let justice Thomas write the decision he would vote with him
I missed Graham’s speech. Would very much like to watch it. Not a great fan of his, but if he did well, he did well. How long does it usually take to upload? Anyone have a link? Thanks in advance.
So now 5-4 Court.
Constitutional Conservatives:
Thomas
Alito
Grouch
Kavanaugh
Barrett
Liberal activists:
Breyer
Kagan
wise latina Sotomayor
Roberts
Barrett is a true Conservative. She understands precedent better than most lawyers. She also has the mental stamina to stand up to any challenge.don’t worry about her being weak minded.
I would love to just clone Clarence Thomas 8 times but Justice Barrett will be great, I’m sure.
I don’t mind a moderate Chief Justice.
Especially now that we have 3 conservatives on the court.
(So: 3 conservatives, 3 moderates, and 3 nutcases.
Liberals notably nonexistent.)
A truly moderate Chief brings authority to a divided court though he will err.
Scalia deserved to be Chief, but Bush wasn’t about to have an extra vote despite a 55-45 majority.
Thomas deserves to be Chief now.
Given Senate acrimony, Rehnquist may go down as the last Associate Justice elevated to Chief.
Is John Roberts racist? Not wanting dissent cases falling to Thomas.
Actually, there are now there are only 3 liberals on the supreme court. Roberts is shaky, but he wants to be in majority, so I do not think he will vote with them anymore.
And Breyer is sick. Past it on.
It’s because of this tradition that Rehnquist would join what would have been a 5-4 decision and make it 6-3, so he could assign himself the opinion and limit “the damage” done,
So if I understand this right IF the Chief Justice needs to be replaced then a NEW Chief Justice has to be nominated and confirmed? Or can an associate judge become the chief justice?