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That's partisanship of Congress, not the Supreme Court. When it comes down to real decisions by SCOTUS, they usually come out more moderate and narrow than you
by chmod600 6y ago
That's partisanship of Congress, not the Supreme Court.
When it comes down to real decisions by SCOTUS, they usually come out more moderate and narrow than you might imagine.
- colinmhayes 6y agoIn the past that has been true. But if every confirmation from now on is as partisan as Alito and Thomas are(who as far as I'm aware almost never rule against republican causes) that will soon cease to be the case.
- chmod600 6y agoI don't see how Alito and Thomas show a trend here. Roberts joined after Thomas and Gorsuch joined after Alito, and both have a more independent record. Among the Democrat appointees, Kagan has a more independent record than Sotomayor but came afterward. I know there are counterexamples but my point is that there's not an obvious trend toward more partisan justices, or at least no evidence has been presented so far in this thread.
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