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Amishman

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3. I see the court as 4-2-3 right now

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2019, 09:48 AM

Feb 2019

4 blatantly Republican justices (Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Alito, Thomas)

2 largely independents (Roberts as independent but conservative, Breyer as independent but liberal)

3 generally Democratic justices (Sotomayor, Kagan, and RBG*)

*RBG is hard to pin down, she almost never breaks from rulings that are consistent with party beliefs but it's not clear if it is because she is partizan or just so progressive she doesn't cross over

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Sen. Whitehouse: There's a 'Crisis of Credibility' at the U.S. Supreme Court [View all] babylonsister Feb 2019 OP

Excellent article. I wish this was a WaPo oped. octoberlib Feb 2019 #1

Very interesting Stargazer09 Feb 2019 #2

We have become an all around scary country. democratisphere Feb 2019 #26

I see the court as 4-2-3 right now Amishman Feb 2019 #3

isn't ironic the 3 women justices are the only liberals onetexan Feb 2019 #10

Breyer is pretty liberal Polybius Feb 2019 #14

Me too, he is liberal without being partizan Amishman Feb 2019 #16

good to hear, that would make it 4- 1- 4 then with Robert being the centrist onetexan Feb 2019 #17

stats in article say 5-4 Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2019 #11

4 SCOTUS justices appointed by non popular vote Presidents aeromanKC Feb 2019 #4

What does popular vote have to do with it? Amishman Feb 2019 #6

Well since the supremes picked W as our president Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #8

They did indeed pick him, but Bush's two picks were after the 2004 election Polybius Feb 2019 #15

The 2004 was rigged by passing Ohio vote counts Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #25

Bush vs. Gore, worst Supreme Court decision in my lifetime. Bluepinky Feb 2019 #19

Jaw-droppingly partisan. JudyM Feb 2019 #20

This should be on national news. Firestorm49 Feb 2019 #5

K/R BadgerMom Feb 2019 #7

Kick this... defacto7 Feb 2019 #9

K&R brer cat Feb 2019 #12

I really appreciate Senator Whitehouse. I wish he was running for president. archiemo Feb 2019 #13

He has been a great asset, smart, lucid and a hard worker. JudyM Feb 2019 #21

I agree bdamomma Feb 2019 #27

Another nail in the coffin of democracy. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #18

Rant, or not. Myrddin Feb 2019 #23

Thank you, and we wish you the best with your Brexit ordeal. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #24

K&R. JudyM Feb 2019 #22

"delivered rulings that advantage big corporate and special interests...." jalan48 Feb 2019 #28