SCOTUS Thread (News and Discussion) III: Abandoning 90 Years of Precedent

[Lokus]

That birthright decision not being 9-0 is maddening

[Tymon]

It was essentially 5-4 as Kavanaugh said he dissents with the idea but didn't consider it a court responsibility, rather a federal one.

This is merely a delay of the inevitable, they are going to eventually get rid of birthright citizenship, probably some time into the third term.

[6souls]

Alito is retiring


Edit: JK NPR retracted the story

Story was meant to be published this Friday, July 3rd.

https://www.threads.com/@phil.lewis/...1qydfdr&slof=1

[Sepukku]

They'll wait to see if they lose the Senate. If they do, he'll retire so his replacement can be appointed before the next rotation.

RBG was still a stubborn idiot for not doing the same

[Yabby]

RBG was still a stubborn idiot for not doing the same

100%, her selfishness caused a lot of the issues we are seeing today.

[Cyn]

100%, her selfishness caused a lot of the issues we are seeing today.

No, the GOP/MAGA caused 100% of these issues. It would have been nice to have had her replaced by a liberal judge, but looking at what McConnell pulled after Scalia died... when do you think that would have been guaranteed?

[6souls]

Birthright citizenship has been upheld.

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2072352786897846611

[archibaldcrane]

No, the GOP/MAGA caused 100% of these issues. It would have been nice to have had her replaced by a liberal judge, but looking at what McConnell pulled after Scalia died... when do you think that would have been guaranteed?

Before the end of 2014 Dems held the Senate.

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[Tyche]

But also needed 60 for SCOTUS, no?

[archibaldcrane]

But also needed 60 for SCOTUS, no?

You just nuke the filibuster for SC appointments if you need to

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[Yabby]

That wouldn't have been necessary. The MAGA movement didn't have nearly the influence it does now, and if she had stepped down when she was urged to, many of the 5-4 decisions we've seen over the past decade likely never would have happened.

Yes, you can blame McConnell for some of it, but that's like blaming a dog for shitting on the floor. He acted exactly how everyone expected him to. The bigger issue is that she didn't do what she should have done. She held on because she wanted to keep the position and the power that came with it, and the rest of us ended up paying the price.

[Lokus]

Maybe the SC shouldn't be lifetime appointments.

[Mrbeansman]

Maybe the SC shouldn't be lifetime appointments.

Or not be elected.

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[Dimmauk]

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2072352786897846611

The fact it was even 5-4 is fucking crazy. WTF?!

[Tymon]

I don't even wanna hear about the filibuster, they're never going to nuke the fucking filibuster.

Biggest red herring in politics, we could be genociding our own population and they'd be having some dumb fucking debate in DC about how it might just be a bridge too far.

[archibaldcrane]

I don't even wanna hear about the filibuster, they're never going to nuke the fucking filibuster.

The filibuster for Supreme Court nominees was ended 6 years ago

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