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24. We never thought the SCOTUS would ever decide an election, either

Fri Dec 13, 2019, 08:37 PM

Dec 2019

But then we got Bush v Gore.
There’s nothing stopping the five right wingers handing the government over to Trump and turning this Country into a dictatorship.

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Supreme Court will take up Trump's broad claims of protection from investigation [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2019 OP

I was hoping they would pass on this one and let lower court rulings stand. Lonestarblue Dec 2019 #1

I never thought that the Court would let this pass. onenote Dec 2019 #12

Only takes 4 to want to hear it. Virtually guaranteed. n/t CincyDem Dec 2019 #17

Any idea when they will rule? Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #2

It's currently scheduled for argument in March... RiverbendsJoe Dec 2019 #5

Drag it out until it's past the election. Mz Pip Dec 2019 #11

March? And what will they do until then? JohnnyRingo Dec 2019 #26

June at the latest jberryhill Dec 2019 #6

Republicans have an interesting interpretation of the Constitution....some might even say perverted. cstanleytech Dec 2019 #3

Yup. Will they stand for the Constitution or KPN Dec 2019 #7

They will almost certainly find some nitpicky reason why only in this case, drumpf is above the law. lark Dec 2019 #22

My thought is you won't be shocked. We need to KPN Dec 2019 #27

What do we do when we realize we're officially a fascist state? lark Dec 2019 #31

It will be interesting to see what line of questioning the justices take VMA131Marine Dec 2019 #10

If non-compliance with a Congressional subpoena was non justiciable, how would it be enforced? onenote Dec 2019 #16

I guess I meant non-justiciable in that VMA131Marine Dec 2019 #21

It doesn't work that way. onenote Dec 2019 #29

The courts can tell Trump that the subpoena is valid VMA131Marine Dec 2019 #38

the subpoenas are directed to financial institutions not Trump onenote Dec 2019 #39

+1,000 n/t MarcA Dec 2019 #19

We all know how this is going to end budkin Dec 2019 #4

The outcome of the U.S. basically hinges on this DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #8

I think it will end with 500k marching on D.C. and thousands arrested. zonkers Dec 2019 #23

If the decision favors Trump, it will probably be limited to these cases, LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2019 #41

Yep, they'll just put an asterisk on it like they did in Bush v. Gore budkin Dec 2019 #43

Quite a delay to tell POTUS he is not above the law? Brainfodder Dec 2019 #9

I am no constitutional scholar but I would say this has the makings of rurallib Dec 2019 #13

Lower courts ruled against Trump bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #14

Trump should lose this, hands down. Remember US v Nixon 1974. CaptainTruth Dec 2019 #15

SCOTUS is taking a slow approach and not feeding impeachment in the present time frame bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #18

Trump's base does not care that the SC is rigged for Trump and thus in their favor. Lonestarblue Dec 2019 #25

They don't?????????? DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #34

They may rule in favor of Trump because they can. Scruffy1 Dec 2019 #33

Bravo Scruffy Uno DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #35

Everyone knows it will have been a FAKE TRIAL! RIGGED in Trump's favor /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #36

Justices should have a minimum and maximum age to serve. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2019 #42

We will see if the court he put in place is bought and paid for. My guess is Kavanaugh is for sure. redstatebluegirl Dec 2019 #20

We never thought the SCOTUS would ever decide an election, either Rollerman Dec 2019 #24

Bush v Gore is what started this downward spiral. In my mind I can draw a straight line from 2000 to usaf-vet Dec 2019 #30

That sounds almost hopeful. ehrnst Dec 2019 #44

By the time they decide, it will be after the impeachment and Senate trial Polybius Dec 2019 #28

At that point, Pelosi and the House could impeach him again. ElementaryPenguin Dec 2019 #32

The fact they took the case Whynotboth Dec 2019 #37

It means four of the Justices thought it was a case that should be decided by the SCOTUS onenote Dec 2019 #40