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[–] minoscopede 95 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

"Asked about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, they explained that men cannot get abortions, so it’s only fair that women shouldn’t be able to either, and therefore the court is the epitome of equality"

Choked on my drink

[–] [email protected] 54 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A fine take on this classic:

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.

Anatole France

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

During the gay marriage debate in Canada people were actually arguing that marriage equality already exists, since everyone gay or straight cannot marry people of the same sex, and therefore gay marriage is a special privilege and not equality.

When someone is motivated enough, they can come up with all manner of reasoning in bad faith and not serving justice in any meaningful way, and when they come up with something like this they do nothing but marvel at their own perceived cleverness.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

But not everyone had the right to marry a woman. Typical male privilege.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Oh you were serious. Well fuck.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Checks out, since they have to distract from ruling that gratuities aren't bribes.

[–] NOT_RICK 16 points 5 months ago

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Why yes, the curtain is big enough to fit a Winnebago!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Be sure to tip your governor!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

Poor Sotomayor.

She's the single wise, rational, compassionate justice who not only has to consistently voice and explain the correct rulings that her asshole conservative peers avoid an order to consolidate wealth and power, but she also gets so much collateral shit because she's lumped in with all those assholes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

the Greatest Mullahs in the western world!

[–] yemmly 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Old Supreme Court pic is old.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Canadian satire site is Canadian.

[–] yemmly -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh, and the use of an old pic that leaves out one of the justices they quote is a clever part of the satire and not just an oversight. Genius!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If that’s what I intended to say I would have. But I didn’t. I was simply mocking the utter inanity of your comment. We’re done here.

[–] yemmly -4 points 5 months ago

Many thanks! Warm hugs!

[–] FireTower 2 points 5 months ago

To be fair they're only one justice off. Jackson hasn't been on the bench for too long. It's not like they've got Scalia up there.