Monday, July 28, 2025

Supreme Court Owes Country Explanations

The New York Times Editorial Board: "The credibility of judges depends on their ability to offer public explanation for the legal basis of their decisions."

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they are highly partisan leaning conservative and Republican; if you still preyend that you couldn't figure that out in 2000 then, let's be honest here, then you agree with them and you, just like them, are directly responsible for the disastrous Iraq invasion and every other stupid thing George W. Bush did while in office. If you then compounded your stupidity and voted for Trump in 2016 then you own every crazy Supreme Court decision made since then because with help from Republican Senators he was able to pack the court with closet Fascists (Nazis), like himself.

#1 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-28 09:42 AM

They mete out the opinion approved by their donors. Don't act like all SCOTUS justices have personal scruples that they adhere to. Some like free extravagances over justice.

#2 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-07-28 10:08 AM

NYT and Democrat elites have lost hand.

No one is buying their grift anymore.

Do something for the people.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-07-28 10:31 AM

Jackson's writings are those of a first year law student at best.

#4 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-07-28 10:37 AM

#1. Just shut up already Danni. Ever since you told us to STFU after Obama won and parreted him saying "elections have consequences", it's time for you to do what you say.

#5 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 10:38 AM

Jackson's writings are those of a first year law student at best.

Posted by BellRinger at 2025-07-28 10:37 AM | Reply

I don't believe you have the credentials to declare what Jackson's intellect is. Just sayin

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-07-28 10:39 AM

About oh six or eight months ago I pointed out that as Fascism takes over America, it will be blessed at crucial steps along the way through a series of legal proceedings.

Now we are seeing how the blessings of the Supreme Court are being cited by "Law and Order" Republicans to explain why installing fascism, why it's The Right Thing To Do!

Just like in Germany in 1933.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 11:18 AM

"Jackson's writings are those of a first year law student at best."

#4 | Posted by BellRinger

A drooling imbecile like you is the last person to speak on her ability, you racist ----.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-28 11:25 AM

I'm a borderline Hall of Fame troll, Alexandrite. I easily elicit multiple responses with a single post. And it doesn't take any effort.
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-06 05:42 PM

Ignore the liar

#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-07-28 11:26 AM

Now we are seeing how the blessings of the Supreme Court are being cited by "Law and Order" Republicans to explain why installing fascism, why it's The Right Thing To Do!
Just like in Germany in 1933.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 11:18 AM | Reply | Flag:
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Hmmm, under fascism definition, "forcible suppression of opposition." Maybe you should pay attention to what Obama and Biden's DOJ did to Trump before you chime in. They tried to remove him from office, bankrupt him, jail him and then assassinate him.

#10 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 11:30 AM

Trump's SC and Congress are just as much For Sale as he is; they have gone over to the Dark Side of Capitalism; Crass Capitalism controlled by Oligarchs and their Rwing Populist Know-Nothing Party Cult of Personalitiy voters.

See Germany in 1933 for their Model.

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-28 11:30 AM

FFS it goes WAY deeper than simple corruption. These fanatics are true believers in the regressive revolution we are suffering under.

They WANT the authoritarian, aristocratic, oligarchic society they are building.

Wake up people.

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-07-28 11:33 AM

The definition of Fascism is based on far Rwing Populist voters, not democrats.

Look it up.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-28 11:33 AM

Maybe you should pay attention to what Obama and Biden's DOJ did to Trump before you chime in.
#10 | Posted by fishpaw

Maybe you should pay attention. Obviously they didn't engage in "forcible suppression of opposition" or Trump wouldn't be President.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 11:37 AM

They tried to remove him from office, bankrupt him, jail him and then assassinate him.
#10 | Posted by fishpaw

You live your live as a Permanent Victim of Democrats.
And you are more of a victim now, in Trump's second term, than ever before.
Why can't you recognize these traits in yourself?

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 11:38 AM

Obama, Hillary and Biden were hiding under Durham's desk. That's why the report never came out.

#16 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-07-28 11:47 AM

Supreme Court Owes Country Explanations

No. They don't. It's a lifetime appointment. Impeachment now is out of the question and they have no enforceable ethics codes.

Elections do have consequences.

Enjoy your FAFO America.

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-28 11:56 AM

Maybe you should pay attention to what Obama and Biden's DOJ did to Trump before you chime in. They tried to remove him from office, bankrupt him, jail him and then assassinate him.

Maybe you should have paid attention during the J6 hearings and when Trumpy was being convicted of felonies or getting sued for sexual assault.

"They" tried to hold him accountable to the law. And you fascist loving maroons really really hate that don't you? Bet you had a woody the whole time when Bill Clinton was being held accountable to the law or when Hillary was getting subpoenaed to "bring down her poll numbers".

Also Democrats had nothing to do with the attempted assassination you hateful nasty lying liar.

Seriously. GFY

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-28 12:07 PM

and then assassinate him.

The two assassins were Republicans. You live in a dream world where you and daddy trump are perpetual victims.

#19 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-07-28 12:09 PM

#10 | Posted by fishpaw

You're so full of crap. If the Biden Administration had actually done their job, Trump would still be in prison.

#20 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-07-28 12:10 PM

"No one is buying their grift anymore."

Apparently at least two very consevative member's decisions are ope for bidding; cruises on mega-yachts, expensive RVs are some of the many bribes offered by billionaires, who actually have issues being decided by the court, to get decision made to their liking.

#21 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-28 12:14 PM

Maybe you should pay attention. Obviously they didn't engage in "forcible suppression of opposition" or Trump wouldn't be President.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 11:37 AM | Reply | Flag:
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And if Trump was a fascist you wouldn't be making comments on a website like this.

#22 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 12:21 PM

You're so full of crap. If the Biden Administration had actually done their job, Trump would still be in prison.

#20 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-07-28 12:10 PM | Reply | Flag:
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I never said they were smart fascists. Quite the contrary.

#23 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 12:23 PM

Pukefish. You need a--------. What a stupid individual you are.

#24 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-07-28 12:25 PM

obviously --------- doesn't know what this word means:

AI Overview

Fascism is a far-right, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by dictatorial power, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, and belief in a natural social hierarchy.

It emerged in early 20th-century Europe, notably with Benito Mussolini's Italy and the Nazi regime in Germany.

Fascism is often defined by its opposition to democratic liberalism, communism, and socialism, and its emphasis on national unity, often through aggressive expansion and violence.

more

www.google.com

#25 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-28 12:27 PM

And if Trump was a fascist you wouldn't be making comments on a website like this.

#22 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

If Trumpy was aware of any of those comments and knew how to stop him he most certainly would.

I heard there was a reward for snitching on your neighbors for "suspicious activities". Have you tried to collect yet?

#26 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-28 12:36 PM

the "explanation" is in their written "Opinion"

this article was written because the Left does not accept their Opinions

#27 | Posted by Maverick at 2025-07-28 12:40 PM

Where'd everybody go?

#28 | Posted by Karabekian at 2025-07-28 12:46 PM

Where'd everybody go?

#28 | POSTED BY KARABEKIAN

A gulag or concentration camp near you.. or possibly El Salvador.

#29 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-28 12:48 PM

this article was written because the Left does not accept their Opinions

#27 | POSTED BY MAVERICK

This article was written because the Supremes do not accept their own previous Opinions. (See Roe v Wade)

#30 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-28 12:50 PM

Funny how no "explainations" were needed when they were agreeing with your ideology.

#31 | Posted by boaz at 2025-07-28 12:56 PM

" Jackson's writings are those of a first year law student at best."

The troll silent on Clearance Thomas trolz again.

#32 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-07-28 12:59 PM

This Supreme Court apparently doesn't even agree with its own ideology.

Hence this article. (Which I can't read yet because archive is broken.)

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-28 01:02 PM

Funny how no "explainations" were needed when they were agreeing with your ideology.
#31 | Posted by boaz

^
This isn't about Liberals making you a victim yet again.
We're not asking them to agree with the Liberal ideology.

We're asking why don't they agree with their own ideology, which calls for adherence to precedent through stare decisis.
As Donnerboy explained:
This Supreme Court apparently doesn't even agree with its own ideology.
#33 | Posted by donnerboy

#34 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 01:35 PM

NYT and Democrat elites have lost hand.
No one is buying their grift anymore.
Do something for the people.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut

You're a f*&^ing idiot.

#35 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-28 01:49 PM

Jackson's writings are those of a first year law student at best.

#4 | Posted by BellRinger

The levels of ignorance and stupidity that you show every day on this very site disqualify you from saying such a thing.

#36 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-28 01:49 PM

Maybe you should pay attention to what Obama and Biden's DOJ did to Trump before you chime in. They tried to remove him from office, bankrupt him, jail him and then assassinate him.

#10 | Posted by fishpaw

You really are an abysmally stupid f*&^.

He deserved to be impeached.

He deserved to be charged for criminal actions.

He probably planned and executed the supposed "assassination attempt" because we know that's exactly the kind of stuff people like Roger Stone and Mike Flynn would do and the evidence to support it being a genuine attempt is flimsy at best with multiple mile-wide holes in the logic and supporting facts.

#37 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-28 01:51 PM

And if Trump was a fascist you wouldn't be making comments on a website like this.

#22 | Posted by fishpaw

Just more show of stupidity.

You do realize the Nazis didn't hop onto the scene with camps, crematoriums and SS death squads scouring the country sides of various countries for people to kill, right?

To hear you stupid f*&^s explain it, you can't be something until you're the peak something that took years or decades to develop in previous examples.

#38 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-28 01:54 PM

conservatives really need to study the nazis more.

in the end they didn't even allow pro-nazi propaganda comedy on the radio.

why?

Because if any of the fictional characters objected to what the regime was doing it would let the masses know they weren't alone.

#39 | Posted by Tor at 2025-07-28 01:57 PM

the "explanation" is in their written "Opinion"
this article was written because the Left does not accept their Opinions

#27 | Posted by Maverick

These stupid f*&^s never shy away from opening their ignorant mouths.

The whole issue with the shadow docket is that decisions are written without signatures or explanations.

Normal cases have decisions plus supporting information and explanations of how the decision was reached.

That's not happening now where we're simply getting, more or less, decrees of how it is and will be.

Funny how no "explainations" were needed when they were agreeing with your ideology.

#31 | Posted by boaz

Because explanations were given you stupid f(*&.

#40 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-28 01:58 PM

I think Democrats are a bit angry about justices testifying in Senate approval hearings but then decidinf exactly the opposite way in cases brought before the court. It would seem fair to the American people to expect honesty about such thing in the hearings but no such consistency can be expected with the conservative majority who seem to operate with secret agenda to do the opposite of what they said in those Senate hearings as if....they were lying under oath in those hearings. Do Supreme Court Justices have a secret right to commit pergury when in Senate approval hearings.

#41 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-28 03:46 PM

If Democrats could produce winners, we wouldn't be having this conversation. SCOTUS is stacked with conservatives because Democrats run atrocious candidates like Hillary and Kamala Harris to name a couple. If the court was stacked with liberals, the left would have nothing to say about any of it.

#42 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-28 04:04 PM

It would seem fair to the American people to expect honesty

#41 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-28 03:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's always cute watching the virtue signaling. People like you watched as Killary/Obama drone bombed everything from funerals/b-day parties and weddings in the Middle East without an ounce of explanation.

#43 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-28 04:07 PM

If Democrats could produce winners, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
#42 | Posted by lfthndthrds

What conversation?
Is something wrong with the direction the country is headed under Republican leadership?
If Republicans could produce winners, we wouldn't be having this conversation, is that what's going on?

#44 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:11 PM

#44 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

Just shut up raetard. You voted for a racist, hair sniffing, liar who had to drop out of a presidential race for lying. You have no moral high ground to stand on.

#45 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-28 04:20 PM

For lying?
I thought it was because he was sleepy.
What's the lie story you have worked up that makes you still a victim of Biden at this very moment, I'd like to hear it.

#46 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:23 PM

It's amazing to see.
When Trump won in 2016, none of you were particularly happy about it.
And now when Trump won again in 2024, you're even angrier than when he won the first time.
I don't understand how you people are wired, and I'm even more sure that you people don't understand how you people are wired.

#47 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:25 PM

When Trump won in 2016, none of you were particularly happy about it.
And now when Trump won again in 2024, you're even angrier than when he won the first time.
I don't understand how you people are wired, and I'm even more sure that you people don't understand how you people are wired.

#47 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

And you might want to take a look at your own wiring, before you begin to dissect the majority of voters.

#48 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-28 04:29 PM

"And you might want to take a look at your own wiring"

I'm wired to follow the Constitution for the most part.
That's why I always bring up the Second Amendment as a reason we can't have gun control.

You just support whatever Trump says without thinking.
You're not a thinker. Eberly is a Rhodes Scholar compared to you. You probably don't know what a Rhodes Scholar actually does, and how it's different from say a Fulbright. Because you're not a thinker.

#49 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:32 PM

You didn't know who Haile Sallie is.
You're just not an educated person.
Especially when it comes to your own wiring.

#50 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:33 PM

I like how I said Trumpers got mad after his first win and even madder after his second... and a Trumper attacks me for it.

That's exactly what I'm saying.

All you are is... madder.

That's all that changed for you.

#51 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:51 PM

All Trumpublicans KNOW is that Democrats are evil because much of what they espoused over the last 50 years made it's way into our laws and institutions.

So their solution is not to win hearts and minds with better laws and policies, but to DESTROY said institutions.

Which is why they so often appear to be imbeciles on these pages.

as laid out here quite well by an actual Conservative, Endangered Species that they are... I remember when THEY were the worst the GOP had to offer! Now they sound like Einstein in comparison:

www.youtube.com

#52 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-28 05:06 PM

You're just not an educated person.

#50 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 04:33 PM | Reply | Flag:

LMAO You sound like the Fake Doctor JPW with his pDh. dUhH i'M sMaRtEr tHaN yOu!!!

Fkkn raetard

#53 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-28 05:21 PM

All you are is... madder.
That's all that changed for you.
#51 | Posted by snoofy

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