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by intermerda 1y ago
https://www.commondreams.org/news/alito-2668492585 https://www.commondreams.org/news/alito-2668492585
> Alito replied, “I agree with you,” when Windsor said people who are conservative Christians need “to return our country to a place of godliness.” He said Windsor was “probably right” when she said, “I don’t know that we can negotiate with the left in the way that needs to happen for the polarization to end. I think that it’s a matter of, like, winning.”
> “One side or the other is going to win,” agreed the justice. “I mean, there can be a way of working—a way of living together peacefully, but it’s difficult, you know, because there are differences on fundamental things that really can’t be compromised. It’s not like you can split the difference.”
- psunavy03 1y agoSupreme Court clickbait: take a quote from the two most right-wing Justices and imply it's the view of the entire Court, despite there being seven other Justices not named Thomas or Alito.
- triceratops 1y agoHot take: judges are supposed to be impartial. No judge in the highest court should hold such views. Saying them out loud is shocking.
- add-sub-mul-div 1y agoOne of them disagreeing with the general principle of separation of church and state is newsworthy. Unless you're in agreement with them, or unless you're someone who just gets dragged around by the Overton window no matter where it goes.
- ratelimitsteve 1y agoDo you intend to wait until it's 5 of 9 justices being openly Christian Nationalist to raise the alarm? AFAIC even one supreme court justice blatantly contradicting the constitution in order to establish his demographic as a privileged class is cause for concern.
- nielsbot 1y agoGlad you agree their views are extreme. What's worrying is that the court is being influenced by these views and could vote along those lines. Or do you think what they're doing and saying is fine?
- psunavy03 1y agoUnless they can whistle up three more votes on anything, they can shout into the void all they want and it means nothing. This is why there are nine Justices.
- malnourish 1y agoI sincerely hope your optimism counteracts my pessimism. It seems SCotUS is ruling more often with Alito and Thomas than against.
- braebo 1y agoThe majority have wiped their ass with the constitution to aid a fascist coup they were appointed to facilitate. Not holding my breath.
- intermerda 1y agoWhere does it imply that it's the view of all nine justices on the bench? Are you intentionally trying to undermine the gravity of this by straw-manning?