• InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      It’s also PR for GOP SCOTUS to make them seem reasonable for some of their upcoming rulings this summer - some of which will be grotesque: Birthright Citizenship, the Voting Rights Act, etc.

    • MarxMadness [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      The Supreme Court is currently controlled by a bunch of Federalist Society freaks. It’s the culmination of a decades-long conservative project to rig the federal judiciary in their favor. As with many pre-Trump conservatives, there’s a lot of overlap in goals, but also some significant points of disagreement.

      It’s also an institution that takes a much longer view than Trump. There is at least some desire to maintain the legitimacy of the courts.