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This is silly. A conservative opinion writer could write the exact same thing about the 9th circuit court.
by bayareabadboy 4y ago
This is silly. A conservative opinion writer could write the exact same thing about the 9th circuit court.
- woodruffw 4y agoNo, you couldn't. The Ninth Circuit isn't nearly as politically lopsided[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit#Current_composition_of_the_court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals...
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- bayareabadboy 4y agoA judge being nominated by a Republican isn't exactly a great indicator of the political philosophy of a justice. Quite liberal justices of the Supreme Court were nominated by Republicans (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/john-paul-stevens-and-a-legacy-of-liberal-republican-judges.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/john-paul-stevens-an...). To be fair, prolly still too soon to tell with Trump. Also: https://www.google.com/search?q=site+nationalreview.com+9th+circuit https://www.google.com/search?q=site+nationalreview.com+9th+...
- kaczordon 4y agoExactly, when people get a decision they don’t like suddenly the courts are “unfair” and acting “rogue”. If your side agrees with it then it was the obvious and “logical/fair” ruling.
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