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47. The conservative justices will rule the way their billionaire overlords instruct them

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Tue May 23, 2023, 08:01 PM

May 2023

It’s a given, unfortunately.

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SCOTUS has previously ruled on the 14th amendment debt clause [View all] Fiendish Thingy May 2023 OP

Nice 👍 MutantAndProud May 2023 #1

Unfortunately, the current SC does not respect stare decisis as they have demonstrated JohnSJ May 2023 #2

Indeed, which is why Biden must be willing to trigger a much needed constitutional crisis Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #5

Per Olbermann - MOMFUDSKI May 2023 #13

THIS!!☝️ onetexan May 2023 #23

Yes!!! I_UndergroundPanther May 2023 #36

They take the "Judge Roy Bean" approach to jurisprudence: lastlib May 2023 #8

Exactly! I believe that's why Biden has been so reluctant to say that he'll invoke it. Texin May 2023 #9

The concern about our corrupt SCOTUS ignoring precedent RVN VET71 May 2023 #45

I guess with the debt limit the salaries of judges and their workers can be delayed. LiberalFighter May 2023 #17

Won't matter to Judge Pubic Hair.... AZ8theist May 2023 #20

LOL SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #39

Alitos' law clerks are now researching pre Magna Carta "laws" irisblue May 2023 #3

His law clerks are researching further back in time Jerry2144 May 2023 #4

Wait! The Cro-Magnons were around before gawd created Earth erronis May 2023 #10

If Only This Were Not True... Delusion Gives Birth To Delusion, No Matter How Intelligent One Is MayReasonRule May 2023 #32

This could be one of the most important OPs ever on DU! Sogo May 2023 #6

This SCOTUS doesn't give a shit about precedent Arazi May 2023 #7

Sadly, most of them think they were put there to destroy precedent... Wounded Bear May 2023 #38

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ That Is Correct!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ MayReasonRule May 2023 #44

This court has zero regard for precedent relayerbob May 2023 #11

Let them be responsible for financial Armageddon vanlassie May 2023 #35

They don't accept responsibility relayerbob May 2023 #37

Yea but the citizens will see it. vanlassie May 2023 #41

So, Laurence Tribe is right. gab13by13 May 2023 #12

I agree with Tribe, however... Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #16

Tribe's position relies on the idea that ignoring the debt ceiling is the "least unconstitutional" onenote May 2023 #19

This is kind of my thinking too DetroitLegalBeagle May 2023 #24

As he stated on MSNBC, Tribe's opinion focuses on the presidential oath, not the 14th Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #28

I don't think budget resolutions give authority for anything onenote May 2023 #46

Just the opposite FBaggins May 2023 #49

Evening news reported KS Toronado May 2023 #14

Mint The Coins IbogaProject May 2023 #15

Not a particularly helpful case onenote May 2023 #18

Thanks, your analysis is more persuasive than anything else in this thread Shrek May 2023 #43

"Anyone who thinks the issues presented are simple and easily resolved is fooling themselves." elocs May 2023 #50

They previously ruled on roe v wade too. CousinIT May 2023 #21

The current Supreme Court is going to rule on short term partisan advantage, not legal principle Bucky May 2023 #22

Just saw Huffpost headline that GOP alarms on debt ceiling don't include funding for military onetexan May 2023 #25

Drop the Hammer on em Joe Beachnutt May 2023 #26

We also may have a fight moniss May 2023 #27

No one has made that argument in court Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #30

That is my point moniss May 2023 #33

Biden needs to order Yellen to strike the platinum coins HariSeldon May 2023 #29

Bad gimmick, bad idea. Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #31

I didn't say trillion, I said multiple 10-million HariSeldon May 2023 #34

Doesn't matter the denomination, if the Fed won't accept it Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #40

WWHD... rubbersole May 2023 #42

The conservative justices will rule the way their billionaire overlords instruct them dlk May 2023 #47

K&R spanone May 2023 #48

Just remember arithmetic is not one of the Republican skillsets... Historic NY May 2023 #51