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EnergizedLib

(3,237 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:50 AM 17 hrs ago

The court is still corrupt, still extreme, still concerning

I’m pleasantly surprised by some of the rulings the court has issued this week, but it’s still very alarming that some of these decisions were 5-4 instead of 7-2, 8-1 or 9-0.

It’s good to know even this corrupt, extreme illegitimate court has its limits when it comes to the tyrant, but some seem all too happy to cede power to a wannabe tyrant.

Maybe John Roberts is trying to save face and try to rein in the monster he helped create (a little late for that, don’t you think, John?), but I also know when you think something can’t get worse, it absolutely can.

Is it going to get so bad that we’re actually going to look back on this court with nostalgia compared to what could be? This court at least throws us a bone once in a while, I shudder to think what younger versions of some of these creeps would consist of or if, forbid, they grew their majority even more.

That’s why we must expand. Do it. When we get power next, expand with new, younger justices in the mold of Justice Jackson. We need to end MAGA once and for all.

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The court is still corrupt, still extreme, still concerning (Original Post) EnergizedLib 17 hrs ago OP
Definitely larwdem 17 hrs ago #1
;-{) THIS Goonch 17 hrs ago #2
Finally AI is showing some usefulness paleotn 15 hrs ago #13
Yeah they throw us a bone every now and then biophile 16 hrs ago #3
Expand the court or live under Republican rule forever dalton99a 16 hrs ago #4
That's what it amounts to. paleotn 15 hrs ago #12
Agreed, expand the court, and impeach the 6 non elected traitors. c-rational 16 hrs ago #5
Need 6 to retire permanently dave99 15 hrs ago #6
Shhhhh............... PatSeg 15 hrs ago #7
All 6 have accidents on Jan 22nd, 2029 dave99 15 hrs ago #8
I'll settle for retirement to spend more time with family PatSeg 15 hrs ago #9
What family ? dave99 14 hrs ago #16
Basically I'm saying PatSeg 13 hrs ago #17
Sounds like a Grisham novel paleotn 15 hrs ago #11
And the fucking Heritage Foundation needs to be permanently banned from DC. Initech 10 hrs ago #19
Yes!!! paleotn 15 hrs ago #10
Indeed. SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #14
As the saying goes, dlk 14 hrs ago #15
Always say, "I am a proud Democrat." MineralMan 12 hrs ago #18

biophile

(1,694 posts)
3. Yeah they throw us a bone every now and then
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 12:36 PM
16 hrs ago

But even those should be 9-0, not a one vote victory. Birthright citizenship is one of those decisions that should be unanimous in affirming.

PatSeg

(54,111 posts)
9. I'll settle for retirement to spend more time with family
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:52 PM
15 hrs ago

and write their memoirs that no one will read.

PatSeg

(54,111 posts)
17. Basically I'm saying
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 03:51 PM
13 hrs ago

that I will not publicly wish ill toward people, especially during this era where everyone is vulnerable. That is the sort of thing that could attract the wrong attention from the powers that be.

So I'll just wish them retirement and that they receive all that they deserve and much, much more.

Initech

(109,697 posts)
19. And the fucking Heritage Foundation needs to be permanently banned from DC.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 07:19 PM
10 hrs ago

They have overstepped their boundaries with this administration and SCOTUS. They need to lose their privilege forever.

dlk

(13,463 posts)
15. As the saying goes,
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:33 PM
14 hrs ago

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

The conservative members of the court remain zealots with an agenda. An occasional rational ruling doesn’t change the fact.

MineralMan

(152,082 posts)
18. Always say, "I am a proud Democrat."
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 05:12 PM
12 hrs ago

We can't stop the use of "Democrat Party." We can be proud Democrats, though. Own it. Don't let the Republicans own the word.

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