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[–] kaffiene 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The much vaunted checks and balances mean nothing when the SC is corrupt

[–] aidan 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This was a unanimous decision

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It wasn't. 5 said the text means the opposite of what it says. Four said enforcing it is up to the federal courts, not state courts. Two wildly different opinions with the only thing in common being overturning the state ruling.

[–] aidan 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

5 said the text means the opposite of what it says. Four said enforcing it is up to the federal courts, not state courts.

Both said that that one state couldn't decide it. The majority did take a more radical stance, but to say this is the SC court being corrupt when democrat appointees also wrote concurring opinions in regards to the actual ruling was the claim I was criticizing

[–] iamtrashman1312 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry, but is your uniting factor between the two stances "they both said one state couldn't decide" here? Isn't "one vote does note supersede a greater number of the opposite" a feature of democracy? Shouldn't this have been the motherfucking default stance of the United States supreme court regardless of their stance on any other part of the issue?

Quick edit to explain my point: I don't think saying "one state can't decide" was the actual issue here, and SCOTUS choosing not to address it the larger one.

[–] aidan 0 points 3 months ago

I don’t think saying “one state can’t decide” was the actual issue here, and SCOTUS choosing not to address it the larger one.

I mean, that was the issue in the supreme court case, from all of the SCOTUS opinions, a big part of what the SCOTUS has to do is set precedent for centuries.

[–] Sweetpeaches69 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So it's unanimous corruption, then.

[–] aidan 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Aleric 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, look at who Clarence Thomas has been vacationing with for clues.

[–] aidan 4 points 3 months ago

What about the rest of the justices?