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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Sat Sep 17, 2022, 11:26 AM Sep 2022

Serious question: what is the likelihood of a non-partisan "by-the-book" decision of

the DOJ appeal of Cannon's ruling to the 11th District Appellate Court?

And, does it even matter with the MAGA SCOTUS lurking in the background?

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Serious question: what is the likelihood of a non-partisan "by-the-book" decision of (Original Post) Atticus Sep 2022 OP

I'll Go With 30% Chance nt SoCalDavidS Sep 2022 #1

Sounds good yankee87 Sep 2022 #2

In Trumpworld, possession of the bench is nine-tenths of the law dalton99a Sep 2022 #3

There are 11 active judges on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals mn9driver Sep 2022 #4

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)

1. I'll Go With 30% Chance nt

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:02 PM

Sep 2022

yankee87

(2,170 posts)

2. Sounds good

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:03 PM

Sep 2022

Sounds about right.

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)

3. In Trumpworld, possession of the bench is nine-tenths of the law

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:05 PM

Sep 2022

mn9driver

(4,425 posts)

4. There are 11 active judges on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:35 PM

Sep 2022

One was appointed by Bush
One was appointed by Clinton
Three were appointed by Obama

…and six were appointed by our criminal loser ex-president. I am not optimistic.

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