Bottom line: if SCOTUS really wants to keep Trump in the WH, can they be stopped?

[Girard442]

I know it's tempting to obsess over the details of the litigation d'jour, but does any of that really matter?

[sandensea]

1. Just ask Al Gore

[regnaD kciN]

2. If they really wanted to keep Trump in the WH above all else...

...they would have ruled in favor of the PA suit yesterday.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Bingo.

[SoonerPride]

3. Not without force.

If they were to do that we are in a civil war.

That’s why they won’t.

[Blue_true]

5. If they do so in this case, they invalidate themselves. They just as well close shop.

[Girard442]

7. There's always Mutually Assured Destruction, as a last resort.

[LanternWaste]

4. Is there any evidence the Supreme Court wants trump to remain in office?

Or is this simply faith-based speculation?

[Nevilledog]

9. I think it's lack-of-faith-based speculation.

With all the suit we've seen it's hard to not be a tad paranoid.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Why would the Supreme Court even care?

They run their own show as an equal branch of government and they do their thing regardless of who's the president. They have no obligation to the president who appointed them, and said president can't do anything to enforce their loyalty because they are appointed for life. I can't imagine that any of them, even the conservative ones, have an overwhelming desire to keep Trump in office.

[Doodley]

6. If they ruled in favor, we would be in a dictatorship and Trump might want to remove them.

[StarfishSaver]

8. If any Supreme Court at any time in history wanted to keep a president in the WH, they could have

But that's a big if.

[bluestarone]

11. I'm gonna say here and NOW that i really believe the Suprema Court is

As tired of this MOTHERFUCKER as we are!! JAN. 20th it's OVER!

[Alhena]

12. They don't, so it's a moot point. Did you miss the dismissal of the PA appeal with no dissent?

[bullimiami]

14. they can declare trump president but i think many states wont stand for the coup.

trump will have to leave the WH because it will no longer be the capital of the former "united states" of america.
Its surrounded by Va and Md which are not going to accept a coup.

the blue states will keep their riches and the red states can have trump and poverty if thats what they want.

and i agree that the details dont matter here.
there is no case, its all lies concocted by trump.

either the court is full of corrupt co-conspirators or it isnt.


as far as the "justices" go. they have a cushy job for life. do they want to throw that away for a trump coup?
and as someone pointed out. they declare trump dictator its all rubber stamps and yes sir or they are next in line.

[stillcool]

15. who knows?

After all the poppycock of disinformation blanketing the web, I'm sure a lot of this stuff is being promoted by outliers. It's like they want to keep their foot on the pedal in the hopes of sparking something.

[patricia92243]

16. I think the SUpremes will stand firm. It is the Congress I am

afraid of. Trump is fishing for just one person to be "brave enough" With a guaranteed pardon from Trump and a big paid bonus, the one brave person will be found. More than one actually. If this doesn't actually happen, I will be happily surprised.

[Demsrule86]

17. There is nothing to be done in Congress...we have the house.