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Marthe48

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11. Another flaw in Founding Fathers' logic

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Tue Nov 29, 2022, 12:24 PM

Nov 2022

They thought all people going to serve on the s.c. would be honorable and like Caesar's wife, above reproach.

Too bad people with evil intentions advanced the careers of evil judges at the expense of honor and impartial justice.

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Get thee to the greatest page malaise Nov 2022 #1

SCOTUS 5 acknowledge no law that disagrees with their Christofascism. lark Nov 2022 #2

SCROTUS MayReasonRule Nov 2022 #20

I love this. Kick it. But to what benefit? Ninga Nov 2022 #3

See post 4 below yours. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #5

Sadly the best course of action is to call them out publicly Buckeyeblue Nov 2022 #4

That's what they're doing FBaggins Nov 2022 #12

It's very late in the 117th Congress to start an investigation soldierant Nov 2022 #38

A criminal investigation and trial would take years with all of the appeals Buckeyeblue Nov 2022 #41

I'm reminded of an old story about a person who had soldierant Nov 2022 #44

We do not have a Supreme Court; we have an Extreme Court. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #6

Or is it MurrayDelph Nov 2022 #16

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Thanks for the link. Whitehouse is amazing. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #8

He's not in the least amazing! skamaria Nov 2022 #19

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Visualize egg on my face! skamaria Nov 2022 #31

You have him confused with someone else. CrispyQ Nov 2022 #30

Mea Culpa! skamaria Nov 2022 #32

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K&R UTUSN Nov 2022 #9

That Is Blistering DallasNE Nov 2022 #10

Another flaw in Founding Fathers' logic Marthe48 Nov 2022 #11

Exactly this. JudyM Nov 2022 #35

So True Haru Nov 2022 #13

THIS! No more lifetime appointments!!! calimary Nov 2022 #26

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Whitehouse is excellent. momta Nov 2022 #14

A lot depends on what committees they're on. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #33

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What else happened in the last 25 years? Oh yeah Fox News. Initech Nov 2022 #24

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Off topic, can SOMEONE with a legal mind explain the Raland Brunson case?? oldsoftie Nov 2022 #28

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