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Jarqui

(10,118 posts)
2. Because they have not been able to stop Mueller and
Thu Sep 27, 2018, 01:30 AM
Sep 2018

some of them, beyond Trump are involved and
if they can get a nominee on the court quickly, they can overturn double jeopardy in the Gamble v USA case which will protect them with Trump pardon from state crimes as well as federal.

For some of them, it is a stay out of jail card.

It also seals GOP control of the court for the next few decades. As the shifting demographics push whites out of control, the court can continue to thwart a lot of the legislation. If they wait much longer, and the midterms come along, they could miss their chance.

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