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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1308609
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1308609
These proceedings should be televised.
On Comedy Central…
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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“Stare decisis” should come into play here, specifically Nixon v. United States.
But then again, we’re talking a very politicized Supreme Court, so probably not . . .
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Seems to me that if the court rules in T’s favor there is no point in the Supreme Court. Or Congress.
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The right wing SCers will argue that the president is too busy to be bothered with legal issues like these. Too bad Trump had time to tweet an ad for his LA golf course including its url the other day. Maybe he did that prior to this case just to show that he owned these so-called justices. Ha Ha !
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If the Potted Plant had his way, he wouldn’t even allow audio. After the toilet noise last week, his hold over promoting the sacredness of the Supremes has pretty much been flushed away forever.
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I remember when GOP’ers used to say " if you did nothing wrong what do you have to hide"…
There’s one way to fix this that SCOTUS cannot scuttle. Put Trump out of office in November. After Jan 21, 2021 he can’t run from a jay walking beef.
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Justice Ginsburg certainly isn’t entertaining their nonsense.
Not a surprise, obviously.
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Can’t wait to hear the conservative justices argue that the founders originally intended the country to have a king.
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How the F is Trump getting to file suit “in his personal capacity” have lawyer representing him in his “personal capacity” and yet all his arguments are based on him BEING THE PRESIDENT???
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Thomas is not only asking questions, he’s also asking follow-up questions.
A man must do his duty – sometimes.
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Justice Breyer just asked why anyone’s personal papers should be protected more than Nixon’s governmental records were.
The response is some hand-waving about things being “troublesome.”
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Why? We already know the outcome. Roberts is going to say that in the “narrow” just this time, the President doesn’t have too give shit to Congress, because reasons.
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Respectfully, I disagree. They know that Trump’s term is ending on January 20, 2021, and there is no way they are giving that level of immunity to a Democrat.
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Referring to the subpoena for Trump’s pre-2017 tax returns, Justice Sotomayor cites precedent going as far back as 1792.
Response is … deflection.
Justice Kagan asks about compromise between the two branches – compromise that allows for oversight.
Response is … that Congress failed to ask Trump for his papers and went instead to his accountants … which was nasty.
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These cases and the Court’s opinions on them, as well as the breakdown of the Justices in the opinions are a big fucking deal.
Can’t wait for the Twitter rants when they rule against him.
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Gorsuch asks why not defer to the House about its own “legislative purpose.”
Response ignores the question.
Gorsuch interrupts to repeat.
Response is that the House’s request for records was too sweeping.
Now Kavanaugh is up. I’m laughing at his “question.”
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“Dragnet” was set up by Congress. They’re just out to get the poor man.
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Trump attorney had a rough time.
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I wrote,
Besides that there will be a democratic president anytime soon is a very questionable proposition. What makes you thing that Trump is going to allow anything resembling “free and fair” elections if at all?
What will happen if Trump steals the election? Well wingnuts will buy more ammunition to defend the republic from the deep state while democrats will apply for a permit to protest in Washington and then fail to show up because they didn’t have transportation or anyone to take care of the kids.
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