Supreme Court Justice warns Americans: "The president is now a king". - eviltoast
  • ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    It’s horrendously incorrect. Listen to the dissenting justices, or constitutional scholars like Luttig and Tribe. Basically anyone who’s serious and not a craven Trump crony.

    • EatATaco@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      So, we’re allowed to disagree with scotus judges without being basement dwellers? I agree, both with that and your conclusion that it was the wrong ruling.

      It’s just funny that I was mercilessly downvoted for pointing this out.

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        4 months ago

        not some arm chair IANAL basement dweller

        BTW, I never called you this. I was making an arbitrary comparison to any number of us having a conversation about the ruling and saying “not some arm chair IANAL basement dweller” compared to “a sitting SCOTUS jurist who dissented” in terms of “we better pay attention”

        I think you were downvoted because your post implies you agree with the majority. You have clarified it by saying:

        [you agree with] conclusion that it was the wrong ruling.

        Probably should have started with that.

        I responded more directly since your ire seems to be pointed at me.

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          4 months ago

          Probably should have started with that.

          I did. At least pretty clearly when I said they were crowning themselves king rather than the POTUS king. Apparently, tho, I have to say I disagree with the ruling in every post or posters will assume that any disagreement with someone who claims the ruling is wrong must mean I think the ruling is correct. I guess I should have known this already tho.

          BTW, I never called you this.

          “Did you read the fucking dissent? That’s a sitting SC Justice saying that quote, not some arm chair IANAL basement dweller:”

          Funny to read you say my post, which doesn’t even remotely imply that I think the ruling was correct, implies that. . .but when you respond to my point, saying it is wrong, and throwing in “not some arm chair IANAL basement dweller,” that doesn’t imply you think that about me.

          I responded more directly since your ire seems to be pointed at me.

          You’re projecting here, as you were the one cursing at me and insulting people. I said nothing about you and I’m not really irked at all; I understand fully how partisan the average poster is and that any dissent is going to get piled on.

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            4 months ago

            Apologies if it came off that way. Truly meant that as a generalization and pretty much include myself in the snark if it matters at this point…