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InstantGratification

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14. "SCOTUS wil do what it does best."

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 09:02 AM

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Yep. When predicting what this court will do, it helps to understand their background. 5 of the 6 conservatives on the court also served in the executive branch earlier in their careers. Barrett being the exception. Roberts, for example, was a white house counsel. They spent much of their professional lives working to get around the limits on executive power and undermine the checks and balances of the other branches. They fall back into that mode when a case gives them the chance to expand presidential authority.

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