They ignore precedents
They don’t care what the public wants
Three were installed by Trump/McConnell under sleazy but not illegal conditions
Then they wonder why they are unpopular
"…The modern Supreme Court has made itself the most powerful branch of government. Superior to Congress. Superior to the president. Superior to the states. Superior to precedent, procedure, and norms. In effect, superior to the people."
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) March 15, 2023
https://t.co/Z01LWrHyTl
The Supreme Court is far less rigorous about precedent under its current majority.
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 7, 2023
@adamliptak traces how Kavanaugh admits to overruling liberal federal programs based on this new, made up thing, where he “knows it” when he “sees it.” https://t.co/79HHx4fuV6
Overruling Roe was only part of the Supreme Court's GOP agenda. Get ready for some retrograde decisions. (via Deadline: Legal Blog) https://t.co/g9mdnmH1HA
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 4, 2023
This law, if passed, sets up a legal challenge to go to SCOTUS, giving them the opportunity to reverse Obergefell & marriage equality. It's a real threat after the end of legal abortion. If Dems lose the WH in 2024 & ability to appoint the next justices, more rights fall. https://t.co/vz67bECjxz
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) March 3, 2023
Conservative SCOTUS justices are using a new doctrine as a tool to tank Biden administration policies they simply don't like. https://t.co/jpIkqNOxFl
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 1, 2023
Insane to me that John Roberts, who simply could not shut up today about the "fairness" of student debt forgiveness, is the same guy who in Rucho expressly dismissed "fairness" concerns as "political questions beyond the competence of the federal courts" https://t.co/XnvWr1xr5q pic.twitter.com/o4yp8ysQCn
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) February 28, 2023
"Make no mistake, the argument that the US Supreme Court is not a political animal, and is capable of impartiality and balance, is a relic theory and continues to be mocked each time this slim Conservative majority issues another opinion." https://t.co/bQ7Gpg5rhE
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) February 9, 2023
Ye old Supreme Court? Your originalism is making America unsafe, @RuthMarcus writes. https://t.co/H8s7pASvfC
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) February 4, 2023
Sad! 