C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘Though they may occupy the highest spot on the judicial bench, the Court’s conservative members have revealed that, with these gutless actions, they are not much different than the rest of MAGA. As I argued in my 2018 book “Troll Nation,” what really kickstarted the MAGA movement was that conservatives had basically run out of arguments. On nearly every issue of national importance, right-wing views had failed both from a logical perspective and in practical terms, causing all manner of social and environmental ills. Trump ushered in a new era for Republicans, one where they no longer felt a need or duty to even feign interest in good faith debate. So they turned to MAGA’s political strategy of obfuscation through trolling, distraction theatrics, outright lies and, when all else fails, simply refusing to engage at all.
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The chief justice was the driving force behind issuing a shadow docket ruling to derail the Obama administration’s pollution rules and to sideline what he viewed as a recalcitrant Environmental Protection Agency. In private memos, he justified himself by arguing that the Court would eventually rule against the EPA anyway. Justice Elena Kagan wrote a forceful memorandum outlining why using the shadow docket was a bad idea. With the Court divided 4-4, it was former Justice Anthony Kennedy who gave the chief justice — and obfuscation — the win. Roberts, write Kantor and Liptak, “was predicting the ultimate outcome of a case that had barely begun to be litigated.”’
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Conservative views have long failed both from a logical perspective and in practical terms, that’s the essence of blind adherence to rightwing dogma, hostile to facts and the truth that expose the faults and failings of that dogma.
The shadow docket is another manifestation of conservative dishonesty and corruption, an attempt to prevent a thorough examination of the issues and conceal just how wrongheaded rulings by the conservative majority are.
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The chief justice was the driving force behind issuing a shadow docket ruling to derail the Obama administration’s pollution rules and to sideline what he viewed as a recalcitrant Environmental Protection Agency. In private memos, he justified himself by arguing that the Court would eventually rule against the EPA anyway. Justice Elena Kagan wrote a forceful memorandum outlining why using the shadow docket was a bad idea. With the Court divided 4-4, it was former Justice Anthony Kennedy who gave the chief justice — and obfuscation — the win. Roberts, write Kantor and Liptak, “was predicting the ultimate outcome of a case that had barely begun to be litigated.”’
John Roberts embodies MAGA cowardice
The Supreme Court's shadow docket shows the conservative justices fear debate
www.salon.com
Conservative views have long failed both from a logical perspective and in practical terms, that’s the essence of blind adherence to rightwing dogma, hostile to facts and the truth that expose the faults and failings of that dogma.
The shadow docket is another manifestation of conservative dishonesty and corruption, an attempt to prevent a thorough examination of the issues and conceal just how wrongheaded rulings by the conservative majority are.
