When it became obvious that Chief Justice John Roberts had changed his vote in the individual mandate case, it was predictable that this was causing serious conflicts among the conservative justices. When leaks started coming out of the court, that seemed to me a lot like throwing gasoline on a fire. And that’s exactly what is happening, according to Jan Crawford, who is very well connected at the court and was the first recipient of those leaks.
Jul 12 2012
Serious Conflict at the Supreme Court
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zippythepinhead
July 12, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
“Oh, and by the way, John, we’re starting a new club and we’re calling it the ‘No John Roberts Club.’”
coleopteron
July 12, 2012 at 9:21 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
But if it’s the “No John Roberts Club, then they’re allowed one right?
anubisprime
July 12, 2012 at 9:44 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
They a really give the impression of kiddies squabbling in the school play sand pit!
Big kiddies pouting and throwing handfuls of sand badly aimed while chanting ‘go way you not in our gang!’
they really should grow up!
Nemo
July 12, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Wouldn’t it be a shame if this led to, say, Scalia resigning from the court. Really terrible. However would we go on.
Crip Dyke, MQ, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden
July 12, 2012 at 4:07 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
@Nemo – Roberts appeared to be closer to Alito than anyone. So Alito resigns because he’s lost his best friend and doesn’t wanna go to that
schoolcourt anymore.THEN Scalia resigns because he is the principled one and the institution is clearly tainted and he’s been fancying himself the last bulwark of original intent for decades now (because amendments 13-15 don’t actually modify the constitution), but he just couldn’t handle having people on the court who *say* they’re for original intent but then betray original intent of the framers on a type of tax that didn’t technically exist (capitation and income taxes are different…and the later income taxes were unconstitutional unless assessed in a bizarre part-capitation, part-income way on a state-by-state level until amendment 16…although this can be argued to be a capitation tax that is avoided by buying health insurance and/or by falling under certain income guildelines) to stabilize an industry which did not exist while providing “general welfare” benefits of a type not known to be possible.
Yep, that’ll get to Scalia. He’ll have a breakdown and resign to spend more time with his remaining self-delusions.
Then, who knows? We might have 5 women on the court if the gynofascist dictatorship has its way. After all, 5 women on the court = gender tyranny, b/c it’s a majority of one gender, duh. Thank god 6 men on the court isn’t a majority. That’s just normal.
Crip Dyke, MQ, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden
July 12, 2012 at 4:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Dammit –
I forgot to say earlier:
“DEEP RIFTS!”
keithb
July 12, 2012 at 5:48 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Not much fun at the Annual Supreme Court picnic this year!
d cwilson
July 12, 2012 at 5:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
My gut tells me Thomas will resign before Scalia. He’s even more original intenty that Scalia. He doesn’t even believe that 14th Amendment exists!
slc1
July 12, 2012 at 6:52 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Those hoping that Scalia and/or Thomas will leave the Supreme Court voluntarily are whistling Dixie. The only way they will leave the Supreme Court is feet first.