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jberryhill

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

Wed Dec 26, 2018, 06:55 PM

Dec 2018

Precedent has been overruled both ways, as well.

Liberals also promise to respect precedent. So, we'll put you down for Plessy v. Ferguson should not have been overturned by Brown v. Board of Education?

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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