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25. This is only recently

Mon Apr 5, 2021, 08:35 PM

Apr 2021

Before Scalia bought the farm, he was the puppet in the chair. I wish I could find it, but I read a whole critique article about his time on the court up to the time of the article and I'm not saying he isn't a dissenter (in many cases he has been the lone one), but that he was generally phoning it in.

With the number of associates who have retired or died while he was on the court, he is now the most senior (in terms of years on the court, with Breyer, the 2nd longest). It's long past time that he acted like it, although IMHO, it's time for him to go.

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The first amendment only applies to government *right now* Calista241 Apr 2021 #2

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Good Point On "Product" n/t DallasNE Apr 2021 #31

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No problemo! Mysterian Apr 2021 #7

In US, the Domina reins you in! greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #8

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So he's now a socialist? Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #12

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wow, refuKKKchickens LOOOOOVE to legislate from the bench! fuck Uncle Thomas... bringthePaine Apr 2021 #14

Funny that you weren't saying this all the while that the GOP was dominating the digital platforms, hadEnuf Apr 2021 #16

It speaks? I thought it basically just occupied a chair. niyad Apr 2021 #17

He actually wrote a recent majority opinion for the court BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #19

Astonishing. He must be trying to upgrade his image. niyad Apr 2021 #21

I'm not sure where you got that impression FBaggins Apr 2021 #24

This is only recently BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #25

That isn't true FBaggins Apr 2021 #30

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Well that too... BumRushDaShow Apr 2021 #38

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But That Is Legislating From The Bench DallasNE Apr 2021 #26

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