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Eliot Rosewater

(31,158 posts) Wed Dec 26, 2018, 02:54 PM Dec 2018

If Chief Justice Roberts and the SC interfere with the Mueller investigation [View all]

Last edited Wed Dec 26, 2018, 05:30 PM - Edit history (3)

This entire country should LOSE their collective MINDS and hit the streets.

Agreed?

I originally didnt bother with the link, assumed you all knew

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/23/politics/john-roberts-supreme-court-pause-mystery-company-subpoena/index.html

I shouldn't even say IF, he HAS interfered already.

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If Chief Justice Roberts and the SC interfere with the Mueller investigation [View all] Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 OP

Agreed. RHMerriman Dec 2018 #1

Agreed. jalan48 Dec 2018 #2

yep. barbtries Dec 2018 #3

That would be the patriotic thing to do. ffr Dec 2018 #4

And that eventuality would be absolutely patriotic, I might add. Borne by necessity. yonder Dec 2018 #6

NO interference should be tolerated! lastlib Dec 2018 #5

I would consider traveling somewhere to participate. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #7

Are there forecasts that this is going to happen? Chakaconcarne Dec 2018 #8

Same question! Is this speculation or based on something concrete? flibbitygiblets Dec 2018 #13

*should* happen but i kind of doubt that it *would* happen 0rganism Dec 2018 #9

THIS!!! orangecrush Dec 2018 #11

Sounds realistic! at140 Dec 2018 #25

Should edhopper Dec 2018 #10

Sad but true. mountain grammy Dec 2018 #14

In what context or under what pretense would SCOTUS get involved in Meuller's investigation? Fiendish Thingy Dec 2018 #12

I had the same thought. BadgerMom Dec 2018 #15

Yeah -- this is a useless discussion and a bad thread Auggie Dec 2018 #18

I thought everyone here knew by now Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #23

I've learned to never assume that those who express sweeping opinions lapucelle Dec 2018 #55

By issuing a stay of a lower court order pending appeal jberryhill Dec 2018 #26

Your damn skippy! kairos12 Dec 2018 #16

The problem would be from the side hitting the streets with the intent to kill us cstanleytech Dec 2018 #17

Well they are about to get involved with this super secret case. They are pausing the case UniteFightBack Dec 2018 #19

Roberts is a con, not skewing, following the law, is not what cons do, usually. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #24

Oh no... What would happen now days is... PeeJ52 Dec 2018 #20

????? What is the catalyst for this? Have you KPN Dec 2018 #21

This is one of several threads... jberryhill Dec 2018 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #37

For damn sure defacto7 Dec 2018 #22

How is issuing a temporary stay of a lower court order pending appeal "interference" jberryhill Dec 2018 #27

There is not the slightest evidence of this. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #29

Good luck jberryhill Dec 2018 #30

There are some who want the rule of law to prevail only when it's on "our" side. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #31

Not me, I am suggesting Roberts and cons in general have NO problem IGNORING the rule of law Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #34

Can you give me a specific example of a case where Roberts has ignored the rule of law? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #36

Any case that is ruled 5-4 cons vs non cons on the SC I will always suspect exactly that. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #39

The Supreme Court decides whether a law is constitutional. That's their job. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #41

And they promise to respect precedent too, dont they. The 5 cons on there now Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #42

Do you think the precedent in Bowers v. Hardwick should have been respected? jberryhill Dec 2018 #49

We are talking about LYING about it, not doing it. These guys say anything they have to Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #50

Not fair, when I am shown to overreact to something like that, I admit I was wrong. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #33

The problem is you don't even know what you are reacting to jberryhill Dec 2018 #35

That is right, all I saw was MUELLER - STAY - ROBERTS Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #43

Yeah, because just like Trump... jberryhill Dec 2018 #46

I said it would be rare for Mueller to be wrong. Thanks for comparing me to rump when it is not Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #48

A factual observation is what it is jberryhill Dec 2018 #51

Okay.... jberryhill Jan 2019 #57

GREAT NEWS! Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #58

In this and other threads jberryhill Jan 2019 #59

Be fair, there are 5 ASSHOLES on the SC, some are bigger assholes than others but 5. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #60

The principal aim of our enemies... jberryhill Jan 2019 #61

Exactly, both rump and bannon are on record saying so. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #62

I said if, and whether it is a ploy or NOT surely THESE TIMES lend to this kind of concern. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #32

You are making assumptions without evidence. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #38

Fine, and if I am wrong I will be the first to admit I am wrong. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #40

Gorsuch sided with the liberal justices in deciding a deportation case, U.S. v. Dimaya, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #45

All true. I know about those. The question is will the 5 decide on a case that Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #47

jberryhill and I are lawyers. We are trying to explain why Roberts' granting the stay The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #53

And you did it without accusing me of being no different than trump and I appreciate that. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #54

EVERYTHING else is unusual right now, so ANYTHING any con does I am suspicious Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #44

People here have been predicting that pretty much ever since PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #52

thank you for including the ink. not everyone is up on every single event in these bizarre days. niyad Dec 2018 #56