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14. "SCOTUS wil do what it does best."
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 09:02 AM
Aug 2025

Yep. When predicting what this court will do, it helps to understand their background. 5 of the 6 conservatives on the court also served in the executive branch earlier in their careers. Barrett being the exception. Roberts, for example, was a white house counsel. They spent much of their professional lives working to get around the limits on executive power and undermine the checks and balances of the other branches. They fall back into that mode when a case gives them the chance to expand presidential authority.

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Emile Aug 2025 #1
I could be wrong............. Lovie777 Aug 2025 #2
It will be litigated if she chooses to fight back newdeal2 Aug 2025 #7
"SCOTUS wil do what it does best." InstantGratification Aug 2025 #14
She rented one of her houses on AirBnB which wasn't allowed with her mortgage Arazi Aug 2025 #17
Is she being charged with a crime? newdeal2 Aug 2025 #18
Not yet. There's only been a "criminal referral" to the DOJ, same as Schiff and James Arazi Aug 2025 #19
He can fire her "for cause" but a mere allegation isn't usually sufficient Arazi Aug 2025 #9
'the serpentine six' speak easy Aug 2025 #15
Bravo for Fed Reserve Governor Cook hot2na Aug 2025 #3
The black woman--Hmmmmm........ lastlib Aug 2025 #4
ANOTHER black woman. Gosh. It's starting to look like a pattern. Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #6
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Strong economists will say "Sir, we can't see numbers anymore but the runaway inflation is very beautiful" dalton99a Aug 2025 #8
I'm guessing Mr. trump will chicken out by end of weekend Torchlight Aug 2025 #10
Well, I'm firing the President then. You're fired! surfered Aug 2025 #11
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