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The Supreme Court is basically an extension of the Republican party now. The fourth amendment is only as broad as it is interpreted by the nine ring wraiths of

The Supreme Court is basically an extension of the Republican party now. The fourth amendment is only as broad as it is interpreted by the nine ring wraiths of Justice.

ETH_start 4y ago
The Supreme Court is not a political organization. The rulings being made now are a continuation of 140 years of judicial precedent that alloted states enormous latitude in instituting their own laws, and that only ended in 1937, when FDR interfered with the SCOTUS's independence by threatening to "pack the court".
- cafard 4y ago
  Quite a number of American presidents would have told you that the Supreme Court is very much a political organization: Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts come to mind.
- lovich 4y ago
  > The Supreme Court is not a political organization. They overturned a precedent from a majority opinion written in _2020_ by a sitting member of the current court, and solely because the membership of the court changed and reinterpreted the legality of it. How else do you describe that behavior as anything but political?
- dragonwriter 4y ago
  > The Supreme Court is not a political organization. As someone with a Political Science degree that includes specific study of judicial politics in the United States, let me say that this is, very much, not true, has never been true, and is just silly. > The rulings being made now are a continuation of 140 years of judicial precedent ...that has seesawed back and forth with the political winds over time... > that alloted states enormous latitude in instituting their own laws Even if that was an accurate simple explanation of any 140 years of precedent some of those recent controversial decisions denied states this ability, which complicates the narrative. But it is perfectly consistent since it did so in favor of conservative policy preferences, just like the decisions that expanded state power. > and that only ended in 1937, when FDR interfered with the SCOTUS's independence by threatening to "pack the court". Aside from the documentary evidence that the switch of on one justices position that ended that threat actually happened before the threat was issued, there weren't 140 years of precedent on the application of the 14th Amendment before 1937, as there was only about half that time between the 14A and 1937. The Supreme Court, because of lifetime tenure, often doesn't quite reflect contemporary partisan divides in the way one might naively expect, but it is quite political, and often partisan.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  > The Supreme Court is not a political organization. It sure had me fooled.
- RandomUser4567 4y ago
  One expects to read some foolish things online, but I have to say, this is next level uninformed. Do you actually believe this?
krapp 4y ago
Specifically, it's an extension of the Federalist Society and Heritage Foundation.

The Supreme Court is basically an extension of the Republican party now. The fourth amendment is only as broad as it is interpreted by the nine ring wraiths of Justice.

ETH_start 4y ago

The Supreme Court is not a political organization. The rulings being made now are a continuation of 140 years of judicial precedent that alloted states enormous latitude in instituting their own laws, and that only ended in 1937, when FDR interfered with the SCOTUS's independence by threatening to "pack the court".

cafard 4y ago
Quite a number of American presidents would have told you that the Supreme Court is very much a political organization: Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts come to mind.
lovich 4y ago
> The Supreme Court is not a political organization. They overturned a precedent from a majority opinion written in _2020_ by a sitting member of the current court, and solely because the membership of the court changed and reinterpreted the legality of it. How else do you describe that behavior as anything but political?
dragonwriter 4y ago
> The Supreme Court is not a political organization. As someone with a Political Science degree that includes specific study of judicial politics in the United States, let me say that this is, very much, not true, has never been true, and is just silly. > The rulings being made now are a continuation of 140 years of judicial precedent ...that has seesawed back and forth with the political winds over time... > that alloted states enormous latitude in instituting their own laws Even if that was an accurate simple explanation of any 140 years of precedent some of those recent controversial decisions denied states this ability, which complicates the narrative. But it is perfectly consistent since it did so in favor of conservative policy preferences, just like the decisions that expanded state power. > and that only ended in 1937, when FDR interfered with the SCOTUS's independence by threatening to "pack the court". Aside from the documentary evidence that the switch of on one justices position that ended that threat actually happened before the threat was issued, there weren't 140 years of precedent on the application of the 14th Amendment before 1937, as there was only about half that time between the 14A and 1937. The Supreme Court, because of lifetime tenure, often doesn't quite reflect contemporary partisan divides in the way one might naively expect, but it is quite political, and often partisan.
yellowapple 4y ago
> The Supreme Court is not a political organization. It sure had me fooled.
RandomUser4567 4y ago
One expects to read some foolish things online, but I have to say, this is next level uninformed. Do you actually believe this?

krapp 4y ago

Specifically, it's an extension of the Federalist Society and Heritage Foundation.