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In reply to the discussion: Jesus H Christ. I just actually read Alito's decision... [View all]Edit history
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No, he's just the more reasonable one among them and that's how fucked up the others are
uponit7771
May 2022
#29
Yep, he literally outlines his opinion similar to Taney in Dred. Scott horrificness
uponit7771
May 2022
#52
I'm still stuck on dispising Barrett the most, but the others are a close second
housecat
May 2022
#71
Kavanaugh is a low bar but I also think he's the more reasonable one out of the bunch
In It to Win It
May 2022
#53
Truth, he has no moral convictions, but what passes for them is self service at best.
2Gingersnaps
May 2022
#77
Fuck every last one of those reThug-appointed, conservative Justices; wish we could impeach em all!
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2022
#20
+1, even goes to the reach of calling his opinion not dependent on women because women can
uponit7771
May 2022
#28
It's a hideously egregious, amateurish attempt to impose his own Christian fascists beliefs on us.
Pepsidog
May 2022
#51
Absolutely correct. And, if I seem to recall grade school when students were taught about the first
Pepsidog
May 2022
#82
He was supposed to attend a conference at the Fifth Court of Appeals last Thursday
LeftInTX
May 2022
#15
It will be very interesting to see how it's cleaned up, including/especially concurrences.
elleng
May 2022
#41
+1, "cleaned up" means his references to ignorance wont be there but ignoring the 9th will be
uponit7771
May 2022
#66
Alito actually did quote from a 1200s-era document. SNL didn't make that up. nt
Quixote1818
May 2022
#23
K&R, Alito RvW and Dred Scott opinions are VERY VERY close in standard and verbage
uponit7771
May 2022
#27
Pretty jarring isn't it. They just live in such a bubble and watch Fox that they actually write shit
Pepsidog
May 2022
#50
As a document conveying judicial reasoning to be used in other cases this provides no method.
Ford_Prefect
May 2022
#70