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That implies that quite a few Justices lied to get on the court. As far as I'm aware, all of them claimed that lots of precedents were settled law during confir

That implies that quite a few Justices lied to get on the court. As far as I'm aware, all of them claimed that lots of precedents were settled law during confirmation hearings. I refuse to believe that anyone would lie to become a judge. It's flat out unamerican.

heyoni 4y ago
Didn’t that happen with Roe v Wade?
krapp 4y ago
All of the Justices appointed by Trump - which pushed the majority towards the conservative - were selected from a list created by the Federalist Society[0] specifically for their conservative ideology, which by definition includes opposition to Roe v. Wade. Given how strongly conservatives hold to the belief that the US has been corrupted by federalism, secularism and progressivism, it isn't at all surprising that justices would lie during confirmation, since they believe they're serving a higher cause. In fact, Democrats are accusing them of doing exactly that[0] by claiming "settled precedent" for Roe V. Wade, which they later overturned. Of course, it's not difficult to find arguments to the contrary, the polarized optics of American politics being what it is. I'm sure Team Red has a list of examples of nominees by the Democrats who they claim did the same thing, but that doesn't disprove the thesis. [0]https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/how-the-federalist-society-became-the-de-facto-selector-of-republican-supreme-court-justices.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/how-the-federali... [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/06/28/did-supreme-court-justices-lie-by-claiming-they-wouldnt-overturn-roe-v-wade-heres-what-they-actually-said/?sh=774fefcc5420 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/06/28/did-sup... [2]https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/the-justices-didnt-lie-about-roe-v-wade-and-democrats-know-it https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/the-justices-didnt-... >I refuse to believe that anyone would lie to become a judge. It's flat out unamerican. On the contrary, it's perfectly American. American politics is and always has been rotten to the core.
j_crick 4y ago
> I refuse to believe that anyone would lie to become a judge. Then you don’t know people at all. American or not, people will lie for far lesser things if they think they can get away with it.

heyoni 4y ago

Didn’t that happen with Roe v Wade?

krapp 4y ago

All of the Justices appointed by Trump - which pushed the majority towards the conservative - were selected from a list created by the Federalist Society[0] specifically for their conservative ideology, which by definition includes opposition to Roe v. Wade. Given how strongly conservatives hold to the belief that the US has been corrupted by federalism, secularism and progressivism, it isn't at all surprising that justices would lie during confirmation, since they believe they're serving a higher cause. In fact, Democrats are accusing them of doing exactly that[0] by claiming "settled precedent" for Roe V. Wade, which they later overturned. Of course, it's not difficult to find arguments to the contrary, the polarized optics of American politics being what it is. I'm sure Team Red has a list of examples of nominees by the Democrats who they claim did the same thing, but that doesn't disprove the thesis. [0]https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/how-the-federalist-society-became-the-de-facto-selector-of-republican-supreme-court-justices.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/how-the-federali... [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/06/28/did-supreme-court-justices-lie-by-claiming-they-wouldnt-overturn-roe-v-wade-heres-what-they-actually-said/?sh=774fefcc5420 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/06/28/did-sup... [2]https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/the-justices-didnt-lie-about-roe-v-wade-and-democrats-know-it https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/the-justices-didnt-... >I refuse to believe that anyone would lie to become a judge. It's flat out unamerican. On the contrary, it's perfectly American. American politics is and always has been rotten to the core.

j_crick 4y ago

> I refuse to believe that anyone would lie to become a judge. Then you don’t know people at all. American or not, people will lie for far lesser things if they think they can get away with it.