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ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 12:21 AM Apr 2017

First SC Decision for New Appointee Gorsuch

Newly appointed to the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch gave his opinion on the case of United Airlines v Asian Doctor today. Judge Gorsuch read his opinion out loud for reporters who had gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court building. Without a trace of emotion in either his facial expressions or vocal intonation, the judge said, "I hereby find in favor of the corporation, United Airlines. Based on extensive review of the bylaws regarding involuntary bumping of passengers that are hidden in very small print somewhere buried deep in the recesses of United Airline's website, I see no other choice than to fully absolve United Airlines, and by extension airport police, of all culpability. While I feel for the brutalized Asian man, he should have known better. Enforcing these rules that are meant to serve large corporations means that, sometimes, passengers must be beaten senseless and humiliatingly dragged off of planes." Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor listened to justice Gorsuch with jaws dropped in abject horror to the marble floor of the court building.

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First SC Decision for New Appointee Gorsuch (Original Post) ProudLib72 Apr 2017 OP
The Onion? uppityperson Apr 2017 #1
No ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #3
You do know this is satire, right? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #2
It's my satire ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #4
You might be a futurist. Interesting consumer issues here vs. corporate contracts. chelsea0011 Apr 2017 #5
Don't you think it's accurate based on the TransAm Trucking precedent? ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #6

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
6. Don't you think it's accurate based on the TransAm Trucking precedent?
Wed Apr 12, 2017, 01:44 PM
Apr 2017

While those few justices with a human soul are mortified by the decision.

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