Is it really a 6 to 3 majority on the Supreme Court?

[FloridaYankee]

@Roxiebelle

There has been more then one case where Roberts exposed his activist liberalism. In the recent Pennsylvania ballot case he sided with the liberal justices and whenever there is a 4-4 tie that POJ justice Roberts always votes with the liberal side and the only time he rules on the conservative side is when there is already a 5-3 majority. The man has established a pattern that can’t hide his flaming liberalism.

Maybe the liberal side is right sometimes.

[highroller]

@FloridaYankee

Maybe the liberal side is right sometimes.

But that isn’t even a liberal position if you look at his reasoning. It was a jurisdiction issue, and the federal courts had no jurisdiction over a state issue.

He sided against conservative activist judges.

[Safiel]

@westaussie

For my clarification is that an explicit requirement in the USA constitution?

There are no formal requirements in the Constitution.

But there are informal standards the Senate uses.

They would be unlikely to confirm any person without legal experience.

And they would be unlikely to confirm any person who was admitted to the bar by “reading law” i.e. apprenticing.

For all practical purposes, a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and several years of legal experience is required.

[WuWei]

1957 was the end of that.

Harvard and Yale need to be grounds for refusal.

[gooddad409]

@WuWei

1957 was the end of that.

Harvard and Yale need to be grounds for refusal.

Amen to that.

[conan]

Meanwhile we just had United States Senator threaten federal judges.

Sen. Chris Coons is calling for sweeping federal court reform following Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying there are “hundreds” of President Trump-appointed judges in the lower courts who are too right-leaning to be “allowed to sit peaceably.”

Now what did he mean when he said they shouldn’t be allowed to live in peace?

Chris Coons: ‘Hundreds’ of Trump-appointed judges ‘too far right to be...

[biggestal99]

@conan

Now what did he mean when he said they shouldn’t be allowed to live in peace?

Live in peace as the majority.

This is war.

Time to expand the courts.

Allan

[WuWei]

@conan

to sit peaceably

Sit on the bench. That’s even worse than “live in peace”.

[highroller]

Trump appointed 1/3 of the judiciary and 3 Supreme Court Justices. Did you guys expect other Americans to take this like a battered spouse?

But that’s the risk you take when you decide that court packing is your primary policy to enact policy. “We don’t need elections, we have the courts.”

[WuWei]

@highroller

Did you guys expect other Americans to take this like a battered spouse?

What do feel you’re going to do about it?

[WuWei]

@highroller

But that’s the risk you take when you decide that court packing is your primary policy to enact policy. “We don’t need elections, we have the courts.”

The court wasn’t packed, but that post is; with irony.

[WuWei]

@highroller

@WuWei

The court wasn’t packed, but that post is; with irony.

You keep saying that, but they were. They were packed the the GOP nominees.

Court packing has a specific meaning and that ain’t it.

Did Trump kill Scalia and Ginsburg? Did he force Kennedy to retire?

Two of the three were Republican appointees anyway. What are you really mad about?

[Casper_the_ghost]

The other eight members might vote to impeach her if that ever happened

[WuWei]

@highroller

@WuWei

Two of the three were Republican appointees anyway. What are you really mad about?

Hypocrisy and lies from GOP politicians.

Why?

What would be different if the Senate had confirmed Garland?

[highroller]

@WuWei

Why?

What would be different if the Senate had confirmed Garland?

Or held off this confirmation. Either way they would have been fine.

[WuWei]

@Casper_the_ghost

The other eight members might vote to impeach her if that ever happened

The other 8 members?

[WuWei]

@highroller

@WuWei

Why?

What would be different if the Senate had confirmed Garland?

Or held off this confirmation. Either way they would have been fine.

Why? What would be different?

[Casper_the_ghost]

Of the Supreme Court

[WuWei]

@Casper_the_ghost

Of the Supreme Court

That’s not how it works.