SaysWho? Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Remember when Republicans used to pretend that there was no litmus test for justices and it was all about qualifications, not ideology, to appoint them? Glad we're past that facade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Yet another convention (executive attempting to influence the judiciary) out the window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Remember when criticising a supreme court judge landed you in trouble on fox news? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Yet another convention (executive attempting to influence the judiciary) out the window. C'mon, Obama did it too. And to pretend that the supreme court is some neutral arbiter of justice ignores it's history as a political institution that can be pressured. Not that there is no such thing as a neutral arbiter of justice mind you, but the outsized role of the presidency *and judiciary* is an effect of the congress and our political system at large being unable to get anything done, in part because of the filibuster and also the divided nature of our government Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: C'mon, Obama did it too. And to pretend that the supreme court is some neutral arbiter of justice ignores it's history as a political institution that can be pressured. Not that there is no such thing as a neutral arbiter of justice mind you, but the outsized role of the presidency *and judiciary* is an effect of the congress and our political system at large being unable to get anything done, in part because of the filibuster and also the divided nature of our government Sorry if I wasn't clear—expressing disappointment with a decision is considered acceptable within modern republican/parliamentary democracies, but criticizing the justices themselves is not, as it is overstepping the separation of powers. If Obama did that (criticise a judge directly as a person) then he was wrong, as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 No, I think the criticisms should flow. The courts are not the final say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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