Is everyone that certain the SC will do the right thing?

[BadDog40]

My guess is Chump has been contacting and schmoozing SC members, I don't put anything past him including bribing.

This shits getting to be to much....talk me down!

[Takket]

1. there literally isn't even a case for them to rule on.........

there is nothing more than a filing based on innuendo.

it will lose 9-0.

[relayerbob]

2. He is a liability to them at this point, they have their spots.

Even Kavanaugh. The only thing that will work is dirt, and he's likely the only one with enough to get him impeached. Their best bets for their own future (to say nothing of the precedent it wouls set), is to tell the idiots to go F off.

[Proud liberal 80]

3. No

I don’t trust Alito, Thomas, Barrett, gorsuch, or kavanaugh

[Turin_C3PO]

4. Trump will go down in flames at the SC.

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised to see a 9-0 or 8-1 ruling against him.

[kskiska]

5. No, I'm not.

[PoliticAverse]

6. Play some video games, watch some movies or something. Following everything

that's happening (50+ lawsuits already) will make you overly anxious.

Don't pay too much attention to what's going on in the next few weeks.

Biden will be the next President.

[Hoyt]

7. They have so far regarding the election.

[VMA131Marine]

8. They will absolutely shoot this down ...

Unless they really want to end up as the Supreme Court for the new Confederacy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. If you got appointed to the Supreme Court,

and the president who appointed you was going around bragging about how he's counting on the justices he appointed, including you, to "do the right thing" for him, and then maybe he's even contacted you to remind you, subtly or otherwise, that you owe him ("I need you to do us a favor, though" ), how would you feel? Insulted? I'd sure feel insulted. But you've been appointed for life and there's nothing he can do to punish you if you don't rule in his favor. Do you trash your own reputation and that of the Supreme Court by giving him a win in a case that every single legal expert in the country who's not a legal whore for Trump has condemned as trivial at best and seditious at worst? Even the most conservative of the justices has no reason to destroy the legitimacy of the Court in order to help Trump in a situation where there is and can be no quid pro quo. I'm not worried.

[StarfishSaver]

31. This

[Laelth]

10. I predict this:

“For the reasons outlined in the responses of Defendants PA, GA, MI, and WI, Plaintiff’s motion to file a bill of complaint and invoke this Court’s original jurisdiction is hereby DENIED.”

Period. End of story. No comment.

-Laelth

[Demsrule86]

12. I agree Laelth.

[MineralMan]

24. Yes.

[Demsrule86]

11. Yes I do not believe SCOTUS will help Trump subvert the constitution and steal an election which

if you think about it makes him dictator for life.

[EarthFirst]

13. At 53-1-0...

I like our odds.

[CaptainTruth]

14. Yes. No one has provided any evidence of actual wrongdoing in any of the cases.

SCOTUS won't overturn the results of an election based on zero evidence.

[fearnobush]

15. No and no

It would Be outlandish for even one to not deny this. And as far as the trump appointees go, they owe him nothing. These are lifetime appointments, once they are In they’re in for life. The lead cultist can do nothing to retaliate against them.

[marybourg]

35. Remember this response, DU posters, when you're tempted to

call for term limits on the Justices. The founders may not have been stable geniuses, but they were pretty thoughtful guys. Thank you, fearnobush.

[BadDog40]

16. I just can't believe this shit is happening

And just about every goddamn Repug supports this fascist coup attempt and there will be zero repercussions. Sad time for our country (and the world).

[bullimiami]

17. After living bush v gore I cannot say I am extremely confident. Even though there is no case at all.

[haele]

21. Actually, from what I read of the Pennsylvania reply,

The PA SG's response actually cites Bush v Gore several times (probably to slap Kavanaugh, who had made some sort of mumbles at the beginning of this whole election shitshow on how B v G might be used...) and breaks down that ruling along with a host of others as reasons why the Texas appeal is idiotic and a waste of time.

The SG also makes it clear that should the SC even pretend there might be any merit to this filing, they can expect to be slammed with hundreds of lawsuits like this every four years by every state in the Union.

That in itself is reason for the SC to drop this whole sorry case into the burning dumpster that is 2020.

Haele

[Iggo]

18. Yep!

😀👍🏽

[JHB]

19. There are a lot of issues that are near and dear to the "heart" of the Federalist Society...

...and their judges that Trump put on the court, but endlessly propping up Trump is not among them.


So, no, I don't think those justices will do the "right" thing. But when it comes to Trump... their loyalty is not to him. It's to the much more than "conservative" ideology for which the FS groomed them for the courts. They'll make sure to have the government back on your back unless you're a business, but will they put their stamp of approval on the banana peels, styrofoam burger-boxes, and rotting lettuce that constitute the challenges on Trump's behalf?

Unlikely. They have what they wanted. It'd be great if they could get more, but someone needs to be thrown overboard, and it won't be people who don't answer to the Republican Ahab base.

[2naSalit]

20. They have no case and no standing to bring anything of this sort to

the SCOTUS. They can't sue another state or states for their election rules. It's a non-case.

[Bradshaw3]

22. They won't do the right thing, or anything

Other than give it a pass.

[patricia92243]

23. Wish I could talk you down, but for the first time in my life, I feel

nervous and depressed about the current situation. I'm afraid even if Trump does not win at the SCOTUS, he will go on and on till somehow he wins.

His evil is not to be taken lightly, and this is not just losing to the other side; this is death to a whole way of life.

[keithbvadu2]

25. But several of the Justices 'owe' Donald. Right, Lara?

But several of the Justices 'owe' Donald. Right, Lara?

[marylandblue]

26. I'm certain because they have been signaling it for months.

They decided a few cases against Trump prior to the election, showing their independence . After the election, they already turned down two chances to step in. This cases is even dumber than the two stupid cases they already refused.

[StarfishSaver]

32. Exactly

This case makes the previous cases look like Brown v. Board. If they bounced those out, they're not going to rule favorably in this one.

[greenjar_01]

27. Definitely not

It will come down to what Gorsuch thinks of his reputation.

[captain queeg]

28. It is certainly troubling to see this shit show to even have gotten this far

But as has been said, there is no case, and while some of them have nefarious agendas those agendas can’t be forwarded if the fabric of the federal government collapses, which is what would happen if they tried giving the election to trump. All those sycophants who have been pushing these ridiculous ideas don’t want to remain under his thumb, which is what would happen if they give in to him. I suspect many of them are going this far exactly because they know there is no chance, but are willing to keep the clock running to keep him occupied for a few more weeks. Once he’s been told once and for all it’s over and there’s nothing he can do he’s going to do his best to burn the US to the ground and Putin will be happy to see that happen.

[StarfishSaver]

29. Yes. I do

[raccoon]

30. No. Nt

[LakeArenal]

33. Supreme Court will support the Constitution.

Trump is no longer of any use.

[Buckeyeblue]

34. The SC should dismiss the case tonight, 9-0 or 8-1...

Thomas may need to vote to hear the case so his wife can keep her $850K job with the fascist group.