Trump's "immunity" case and a frontal assault on regulatory agencies could show us -- in the next few weeks -- how badly the Supreme Court has become corrupted by secret donors and radical ideology.
I am not an appellate lawyer, a constitutional lawyer, or even a litigator. I am however a 71 year old just about retired estate planning and probate lawyer who has practiced for a very long time. Tristan, thank you for this excellent summary of these two tragic and in my view unprecedented situations. In any other day both of these guys would have resigned in disgrace. Crow, Leo, Koch, et al. now have a judiciary and thus a government they have bought and paid for.
I am appalled by what our country has become. We are morally bankrupt and I believe in a very, very dangerous place. Too many people are blinded by tribe regardless of truth, morality or justice. I am scared to death………
To see the things our Republican “leaders” are saying makes me fear the grand experiment in representative democracy is over. And to think the final cult leader was in his own way just as evil and vile as the one who arose in the 1930’s in Germany……..I am in total shock what is happening.
Thank you for this clear exposition of what is happening and what is at stake. This should be as widely disseminated as possible.
As a non lawyer, I shudder to think about the corruption in SCOTUS. Impeachment is far too good for these blatantly biased justices, they should be indicted and tried for accepting bribes.
In any other court in this country, judges must follow an ethics code, why SCOTUS should be immune from this code is not only senseless, but dangerous.
In May 2020 (posted July 2020) SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts wrote the decision that stated in part (sic) "200 years ago jurists determined that a President was not a King" when deciding Vance v Trump and this article that was written in advance of that decision is a clear explainer of the MO that we've all seen play out, making the obstruction of justice by SCOTUS for again hearing and delaying their decision in this repeated immunity claim shell game, the most seemingly corrupt bench in the history of our Country.
From the greatest generation to the whiny nihilist grievance generation, all in just 75 years. It’s disgusting.
I was Republican until I began to look at the world differently around W’s second term. I now know I was duped by Reagan’s “Aw, gosh” acting and “Shining City on a hill” BS.
The weak and unenforceable code of ethics recently adopted by SCOTUS is nothing but a sham and another black mark on the Roberts judiciary. But neither the Chief Justice nor any of the other extremist justices give a flying you know what about that. I don’t think most reasonable people are really that concerned about what’s happening in SCOTUS land or they are oblivious to it. More people need to read this Substack.
My view as a Canadian citizen on this whole mess: With every passing day, the shit 💩 pile (in America) is continuing to grow higher and higher (likely smellier too)!
To use a line in a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Tom Cochrane - There ain’t a shovel big enough in the world to get through it!*
*Wording may or may not be exact, but you get the idea!
While I agree with your premise and conclusions, do note: The Bohemian Grove is neither secret nor all male. It's a large party lasting several days and employs many local people. I have been there several times, am and was female, and there were many women present on all occasions. Fact checking is a good thing.
I am not an appellate lawyer, a constitutional lawyer, or even a litigator. I am however a 71 year old just about retired estate planning and probate lawyer who has practiced for a very long time. Tristan, thank you for this excellent summary of these two tragic and in my view unprecedented situations. In any other day both of these guys would have resigned in disgrace. Crow, Leo, Koch, et al. now have a judiciary and thus a government they have bought and paid for.
I am appalled by what our country has become. We are morally bankrupt and I believe in a very, very dangerous place. Too many people are blinded by tribe regardless of truth, morality or justice. I am scared to death………
To see the things our Republican “leaders” are saying makes me fear the grand experiment in representative democracy is over. And to think the final cult leader was in his own way just as evil and vile as the one who arose in the 1930’s in Germany……..I am in total shock what is happening.
Thank you for this clear exposition of what is happening and what is at stake. This should be as widely disseminated as possible.
As a non lawyer, I shudder to think about the corruption in SCOTUS. Impeachment is far too good for these blatantly biased justices, they should be indicted and tried for accepting bribes.
In any other court in this country, judges must follow an ethics code, why SCOTUS should be immune from this code is not only senseless, but dangerous.
In May 2020 (posted July 2020) SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts wrote the decision that stated in part (sic) "200 years ago jurists determined that a President was not a King" when deciding Vance v Trump and this article that was written in advance of that decision is a clear explainer of the MO that we've all seen play out, making the obstruction of justice by SCOTUS for again hearing and delaying their decision in this repeated immunity claim shell game, the most seemingly corrupt bench in the history of our Country.
https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-president-is-not-a-king/
From the greatest generation to the whiny nihilist grievance generation, all in just 75 years. It’s disgusting.
I was Republican until I began to look at the world differently around W’s second term. I now know I was duped by Reagan’s “Aw, gosh” acting and “Shining City on a hill” BS.
Vote Blue 2024 and beyond!
The weak and unenforceable code of ethics recently adopted by SCOTUS is nothing but a sham and another black mark on the Roberts judiciary. But neither the Chief Justice nor any of the other extremist justices give a flying you know what about that. I don’t think most reasonable people are really that concerned about what’s happening in SCOTUS land or they are oblivious to it. More people need to read this Substack.
https://davidgottfried.substack.com/p/why-donald-trump-for-all-his-grievous
Basically the SC is successfully holding up the prosecution of a TRAITOR!! If only RUTH was still alive!
My view as a Canadian citizen on this whole mess: With every passing day, the shit 💩 pile (in America) is continuing to grow higher and higher (likely smellier too)!
To use a line in a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Tom Cochrane - There ain’t a shovel big enough in the world to get through it!*
*Wording may or may not be exact, but you get the idea!
BTW, the line is from the song “No Regrets”
While I agree with your premise and conclusions, do note: The Bohemian Grove is neither secret nor all male. It's a large party lasting several days and employs many local people. I have been there several times, am and was female, and there were many women present on all occasions. Fact checking is a good thing.