Great update from Rob Reiner on SCOTUS arguments today...

[Pluvious]

Was at SCOTUS today for the oral arguments on whether State Legislatures had the power to choose electors that would negate the will of the voters. Talked with Judge Lutig afterwards who feels there’s a good possibility we win this 9-0.

Link to tweet

[Joinfortmill]

1. Hope so.

[Deuxcents]

2. He's very optimistic, I'll say that. This court scares me.

Imo..Neal Katyal should be on the short list for SC Justice.

[spooky3]

6. Agree. With Katyal arguing this case, how can we lose? Nt

[SunSeeker]

16. Easy. There's 6 right wing assholes on the Court. nt

[Takket]

3. Who is judge lutig?

[badhair77]

8. From Jan 6 hearings

[onecaliberal]

17. Very highly respected by all conservative judge who came out strongly against this argument when

Testifying to the j6 committee.

[Gaugamela]

4. 8-1. I'm sure Ginni has told Clarence how to vote.

[mopinko]

14. pretty sure he's smart enough to know

that if he’s the 1 vote, shit rains from the sky.
he needs alito.

[badhair77]

7. Interesting.

I always knew RR was an activist, I just didn’t picture him attending SCOTUS arguments. Thanks for posting.

[Skittles]

12. he is very committed

love him

[Cha]

9. Ohh I Hope So.. TY & Rob Reiner!

He's such a wonderful & Brillian Advocate for our Democracy!

[wendyb-NC]

10. I sure hope so.

[Comfortably_Numb]

11. Clarence is going to be sleeping on the couch if he doesn't suck up to Ginni on this one.

Recuse, ya corrupt ignorant piece of shit.

[Javaman]

13. I see it a 7-2 in our favor

alito and thomas are the hold outs

[hlthe2b]

21. Not so sure that it is not Gorsuch that will be the hold-out. He showed an absolute

disregard for anything but ideology yesterday. It was frightening, frankly.

[kentuck]

15. It would be a violation of the balance of powers...

For the Supreme Court to rule that State Courts had no power to hold state legislatures to the laws of their Constitution. It would be a power grab by the executive branch.

To maintain a balance of powers, the Court would need to rule that State Legislatures must adhere to the Constitutions in their States, and to maintain a one-person, one-vote standard, to choose whom the electors to the Electoral College should be, from the majority.

In my opinion, this is what the Supreme Court should rule, but how would they rule if they were caught up in a partisan fever?

[jgmiller]

18. It should be 9-0 but won't be

I think it will be 7-2. You can't carve out elections and say that you get to violate checks and balances and the seperation of powers just for elections and if you try then you open the door for later removing that concept which then means SCOTUS just decided to limit it's own power. Honestly I can't believe that there were lawyers willing to argue this case to them.

[RandySF]

19. 6-3 at best.

[PortTack]

20. Marc Elias was there too..he feels very good about it being buried

[mahina]

22. Well we clearly should but I disagree sadly

Gorsuck at least sounds pretty committed. That motherfucker of all people

Now there’s a word I don’t use

Usually