Trump went off on the U.S. Supreme Court after it prevented him from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expedite the deportations of Venezuelans being detained in Texas.
The supreme court is particularly difficult to actually control. Each has their own beliefs and they’re appointed for life. Thomas for example is fully on board with maga and will take bribes. But kavenaugh is pretty far right but generally seems to believe in the constitution in some form and wants the courts to keep power. Barrett is extremely right wing but is catholic before maga and it seems they’re learning that the hard way recently.
This should have been 9-0. We’re seeing a lot of 7-2 against Trump right now because he’s blatantly violating the constitution. And the court to a certain degree trusts that when they say no, they have enough understanding with the military that when everything is said and done the military will want to have done what the court says as it’s the legitimate governing body acting in accordance with the rules.
The idea is thst they’re supposed to be non partisan voices of the law. And we’re seeing both sides of all of that. For a long time they’ve been partisan, but lifetime appointments mean that they can tell Trump to fuck off in a way congress can’t. It’s significant to note thst the two justices that keep voting with Trump weren’t appointed by him. He appointed kavenaugh, gorsuch, and Barrett. And none of them seem to like him. Meanwhile Thomas has been on the court for decades but his wife is a major figure in maga.
The supreme court is particularly difficult to actually control. Each has their own beliefs and they’re appointed for life. Thomas for example is fully on board with maga and will take bribes. But kavenaugh is pretty far right but generally seems to believe in the constitution in some form and wants the courts to keep power. Barrett is extremely right wing but is catholic before maga and it seems they’re learning that the hard way recently.
This should have been 9-0. We’re seeing a lot of 7-2 against Trump right now because he’s blatantly violating the constitution. And the court to a certain degree trusts that when they say no, they have enough understanding with the military that when everything is said and done the military will want to have done what the court says as it’s the legitimate governing body acting in accordance with the rules.
I didn’t know they were appointed for life. That’s terrible. Thanks for bringing more nuance to my otherwise basic understanding
The idea is thst they’re supposed to be non partisan voices of the law. And we’re seeing both sides of all of that. For a long time they’ve been partisan, but lifetime appointments mean that they can tell Trump to fuck off in a way congress can’t. It’s significant to note thst the two justices that keep voting with Trump weren’t appointed by him. He appointed kavenaugh, gorsuch, and Barrett. And none of them seem to like him. Meanwhile Thomas has been on the court for decades but his wife is a major figure in maga.