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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm going to go out on a limb here...
With multiple Court rulings in multiple States going against the GOP, I don't think the Supreme Court is going to stick its neck out for Trump overturning the election results.
Thekaspervote
(32,754 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)Has seemed legacy conscious in the past
Zambero
(8,964 posts)When he comes to with a worst-case hangover, just give him some hair of the biting dog. Repeat daily as necessary.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,447 posts)leftieNanner
(15,080 posts)They may have gotten their lifetime jobs from him, but they don't owe him anything. His reliance on "loyalty" doesn't always work out.
PatSeg
(47,388 posts)Trump has no hold over them. Why should they tarnish their legacy for him?
marble falls
(57,073 posts)honest.abe
(8,671 posts)Trump's challenge to the election will no doubt be baseless and I cannot imagine a majority of SCOTUS judges siding with a desperate foolish nonsensical argument to overthrow the decision of the voters in this country.
In fact I dont think the Trump campaign will even fight it if Biden comes out winning big tomorrow. Waste of effort and money.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)['Presidential Immunity']
ananda
(28,856 posts)Too many precedents for votes to be actually counted.
TeamPooka
(24,220 posts)No Republican is going spend their own political capital on Trump after tomorrow.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)so they don't have to.
malaise
(268,904 posts)The more Killa Con attacks them, the worse it is for him. The Supremes will not take orders from Killa Con.
ByeDon!
elleng
(130,861 posts)and more coming every minute; seen Gorsuch, re: Mask rule?
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)flamin lib
(14,559 posts)In most cases they become somewhat moderated. Not always, we have Clarence Thomas as evidence, but more often than not.
To be sure they do tend in the direction of their political bent but not as much as one might expect. It's like being promoted to a position that no one can correct your mistakes so you think extra hard about what you do. As long as there is a firebrand to promote the 'party line' they can offer moderation and sometimes side with the other wing of the court (there ain't supposed to be no wings on the SCOTUS but we all know better).
Justice Souter was appointed by Bush 41 and proved to be quite moderate. Chief Justice Roberts is acting as a swing vote and even Kavanaugh upheld LBGQ rights.
Is it bad for us? Yeah. Is it totally catastrophic world ending bad? Remains to be seen but I hold hope not as bad as some fear.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)AnnaLee
(1,035 posts)I would dream of the day that he was gone and not screaming that he and I made a deal for my nomination. Trump cannot fire them now and really has no way to collect on his investment. If he is gone their lives will be 1000% better than if he is constantly trying to extract favors from them in an endless extortion and twitter attack.
enough
(13,256 posts)if hes not in office any more.
safeinOhio
(32,669 posts)to fire the Supreme Court.