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Knowing the court makeup, they consulted with corporations, not experts.
by malfist 3y ago
Knowing the court makeup, they consulted with corporations, not experts.
- Ancapistani 3y agoNote that the decision specific to this case was unanimous. There was a 5-4 split on whether to go further and require "wetlands" to be connected to another body of water to qualify. That wasn't a partisan split, either: Kavanaugh dissented.
- mrguyorama 3y agoConservatives regularly "dissent" when it doesn't affect the outcome. See our wonderful Susan Collins
- Ancapistani 3y agoTrue - but it applies to both parties.
- mrguyorama 3y agoDo you have examples?
- Ancapistani 3y agoI don't recall the exact bills off the top of my head, but I know Lisa Murkowski has voted against bills with the GOP when they're in the minority after having vocally supported those same bills prior. I do remember that it was a gun control bill and that she likely did it to protect her NRA rating, which was an "A" at the time. She was later downgraded to a "B" last year after voting to end a GOP filibuster that was blocking its passage through the Senate. Sorry I don't remember anything more specific at the moment :(. FWIW, I don't think it's an uncommon practice.
- tstrimple 3y agoSo your counter example of a Republican voting another way when it doesn't impact the results is another Republican voting another way when it doesn't impact the results? If you're going to pretend "both sides are the same" you should come up with examples other than Republicans.
- poo-yie 3y agoI didn't realize Susan Collins was a Supreme Court justice!
- edgyquant 3y agoThere is no expert who should be deciding land policy and the idea of letting “experts” dictate the lives and property of millions is tyrannical (by the very definition.)