“This is the once in a life-time put up or shut up moment.”
I agree. SCOTUS punting on Texas dissolves the Union.
This case is an opportunity to set forth the meaning of the union of the states under the constitution in a way that has not been done since the founders and again the Civil War.
Who would not want to be in on that decision and write it.
In fact I see an amusing possibility as an outcome. The decision will be 6-3. Roberts being CJ will assign himself the job of writing the opinion of the court. But, the other 5 will write a separate opinion concurring only in the judgment and setting forth their own views. Then, which is the majority opinion, that written by Roberts or that written by the majority of 5 concurring dissenters.