[Swordmaker]

The way I read it, he is saying quite clearly that Kennedy joined this decision to get a “fifth vote” on another decision.

What future case could he be waiting for where he will call in his marker for that fifth vote? What could be so important where a Liberal Justice would vote the conservative line where otherwise he/she would vote the other way?

[thorvaldr]

“What future case could he be waiting for where he will call in his marker for that fifth vote? What could be so important where a Liberal Justice would vote the conservative line where otherwise he/she would vote the other way?”

I know, tactically I can’t see how it works but that is what the English words put before me seems to say.