This is true, but if they approve of the outcome below, they generally don't take the case. They didn't take the homo marriage case when offered, as long as the court below found homo marriage in the constitution.
As long as status quo persists (allow parties to assert that unqualified candidates are NBC), SCOTUS is happy as a clam. If status quo is disrupted, they will have a reason to step in.
Two of the cases that came before them were tabled. Dad told me the proper term but I’ve forgotten. He knew I knew R doc order so related it to that.
His observation was that there had not been a case with lroper defendant, plaintiff and premise before the court. One of the ideal case he projected is exacta fly like this. Filed in state court challenging eligibility.
I would print off each case as they became available and we used them for his bedtime reading and my instruction time.
Dad had actually written down the finding of Gore/bush before the rummy and listed the correct VCP it would be settled and who would vote how.
I am optimistic!