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Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
50. Yep, 4 justices to issue cert.
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 10:05 PM
Feb 2017

With the current SCOTUS numbering 8, I think a 4-4 split is the BEST case that #45 could possibly hope for. Not a chance that Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Breyer, or Kegan would decide to uphold the decision.

Kennedy has long been the wild card, and this is just the kind of federal overreach type of case he's famous for crossing over on.

Justice Roberts has at least a fair chance of crossing over and deciding in our favor. He's been fairly good about maintaining the decisions of the lower courts.

Alito and Thomas have a tendency to align their decisions with conservative causes, but in this case, especially with #45's criticism of the court, it's actually possible that the SCOTUS to give a unanimous decision to uphold the lower court decision..

Damn that would be a SWEEEEEEEEET result.

this MFM008 Feb 2017 #1
watching cnn now mnmoderatedem Feb 2017 #2
add some context so we know what the hell you are talking about dembotoz Feb 2017 #3
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #5
Actually there is. Maybe get YOUR facts straight LibraLiz1973 Feb 2017 #16
WHO IS REPORTING THIS? Not on CNN! anneboleyn Feb 2017 #4
No one is bigdarryl Feb 2017 #6
Oh, yes, they are. AP, for one. randome Feb 2017 #10
or as betsy devos says: 50% :) Marthe48 Feb 2017 #48
MSNBC is pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #11
Bwaaaaahaaaaahaaaaa. JTFrog Feb 2017 #47
Local news broke in with this etherealtruth Feb 2017 #12
No, it's only being reported by News organizations. TrollBuster9090 Feb 2017 #33
45, you are the biggest loser ever! randome Feb 2017 #7
Overall GPA 💩 Initech Feb 2017 #25
Lower than zero! Brilliant! randome Feb 2017 #27
That was a joke on the movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Initech Feb 2017 #35
Cue the Orange Histrionics Drahthaardogs Feb 2017 #8
Twitter storm warning! workinclasszero Feb 2017 #20
Winter storm Loser Marthe48 Feb 2017 #49
Que the Trumpster divers hoping for an attack to blame on this. n/t brewens Feb 2017 #22
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #9
Huh? onenote Feb 2017 #15
It's on MSNBC and AP is reporting it Connie_Corleone Feb 2017 #17
Ruling is actually out n/t TubbersUK Feb 2017 #18
Give it a break on YOUR bullshit, Listein and watch Old Vet Feb 2017 #21
Lol, Donald is that you? nt JTFrog Feb 2017 #45
Great day for America. ISIS is sad. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #13
Listening to the local San Francisco news/radio station unitedwethrive Feb 2017 #14
what the fuck is up with Wolf? mnmoderatedem Feb 2017 #19
Wolf "So Poor and So Black" Blitzer is about as smart as a bucket of latex rubber. TrollBuster9090 Feb 2017 #32
Tomorrow: "Sean, can we expect more insults aimed at the judiciary after this?" randome Feb 2017 #23
LOLOL. Pretty good! - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #28
Oh, to be a fly on the White House wall right now... Hayabusa Feb 2017 #24
woohoo! fishwax Feb 2017 #26
THE SO-CALLED PRESIDENT! That's what he have to keep calling him. If that's what he calls a Judge. TrollBuster9090 Feb 2017 #29
I like blotus ailsagirl Feb 2017 #31
That works, too. But 'So-Called President' is one they can't defend against, TrollBuster9090 Feb 2017 #34
I call him SCROTUS*, it sounds more disrespectful, lol catbyte Feb 2017 #38
This is true, TrollBuster9090 ailsagirl Feb 2017 #44
I wonder how many of the federal judges he can fire marlakay Feb 2017 #41
Appointed for life. mentalsolstice Feb 2017 #56
Yay!!! 2naSalit Feb 2017 #30
Eagerly awaiting the tweet storm! johnp3907 Feb 2017 #36
Whoohoo! lark Feb 2017 #37
9th circuit, what did you expect? malthaussen Feb 2017 #39
Actually I think we're safe either way. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #40
That's what I was wondering fountainofyouth Feb 2017 #46
Yep, 4 justices to issue cert. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #50
I think that is an accurate assessment Skittles Feb 2017 #54
A unanimous decision would indeed be sweet... malthaussen Feb 2017 #58
I don't think it would come back a tie. Volaris Feb 2017 #43
I tend to agree here. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #51
It would be sweet indeed. Volaris Feb 2017 #53
You've been trumped... Sancho Feb 2017 #42
Cleaned Trump's Clock Submariner Feb 2017 #52
This is a win (finally)! Tatiana Feb 2017 #55
#Loser! Cha Feb 2017 #57
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