Originally published at: Roberts Court Tosses GOP One More Midterm Gift
Partisan Hackery Destroying the Voting Rights Act wasn’t enough. The Supreme Court gifted Republicans another partisan political advantage Monday, deviating from its normal procedure by immediately certifying last week’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais and sending it back to the lower court, rather than waiting the usual 32 days under its own rules. The court…
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13 is not enough
Semi-obligatory cat:
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But it is a start.
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Nearly every media outlet reported TFG’s comments last night like this.
HuffPost got it right. Believe what he tells you. It’s not a joke.
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In which the Defense Secretary insists that when two countries shoot at each other and literally sink ships amid a ceasefire, it’s a “separate and distinct project,” not a continuation of the war said to be stopped by the ceasefire.
https://www.justsecurity.org/137977/iran-hostilities-war-powers-restart-clock/
The administration’s argument fails both because it relies on a deeply flawed definition of the term “hostilities” and because the objective facts of ongoing U.S. military operations, notwithstanding the partial ceasefire, constitute “hostilities” even under that flawed interpretation. Although the administration’s legal theory, in broad terms, is hardly unprecedented, it is even more unconvincing than attempts by President Donald Trump’s predecessors to circumvent the 60-day clock.
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The point is, the current court will rule it unconstitutional.
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And let’s not forget TPM’s own reporting that the MM bumps:
Once again, Chuckles and Follower Jeffries achieve NOTHING for all their theatrics.
They. Must. GO.
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Today’s Heather & Paul:
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Yes, he is
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They ran out of gold?
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she is considering whether to hold officials from DHS or DOJ in contempt of court
Why “or”? All of them, Katie.
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There isn’t anything in Article III about the size of the Court, except that it exists. Even the existence of the offices of Chief Justice and Associate Justices are established in statutory law. That’s the province of Congress.
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It really comes down to amending the constitution to redefine the role of SCOTUS itself and establishing some kind of term-limiting vehicle. Almost impossible right now, I know. I, myself, see no other way, but perhaps I’m just not inventive enough.
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When we were kids playing soldier, one would be ‘shot’ and fall down ‘dead’; after a decent interval, measured in seconds, one could spring up, declare ‘new man’ and continue playing.
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Let’s see how his power to “primary you out of existence” works tonight in Indiana and Ohio.
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Let’s hear it for corporate profits! From the smartest President ever! And good ROI for those corporate donations to him and his “projects.”
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When has trump paid attention to the Constitution when the document’s language is inconvenient to him?
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Maybe flooding and inundation will re-draw some districts.
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I was expressing concern to my husband over that orange excrescence running again and hee said something so very reassuring - if that happens we’ll run Obama again!
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Not content to have decided the law, the Court now takes steps to influence its implementation.
All future judicial nominees from a Democratic Congress must be activist judges. The more activist, the better.
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