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Jonathan Bell's avatar

Steve—On Thursday, can you give us a recap of the accuracy of your predictions as to which justices wrote which opinions from last week, as well as the three (or four) from today? Thanks!

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Don Klemencic's avatar

My sense of profound contempt for most of the members of the current Supreme Court is inexpressible. Someone posted the opinion, with which I agree, that with the Chevron revocation the Robert's Court has finally passed the Taney Court (of the Dred Scott Decision) to achieve the title of absolutely worst Supreme Court in American history. If the Democrats take control of both Houses as well as the Presidency this November, I would make this seemingly radical proposal for them:

Modify the 1803 Marbury Usurpation: legislate a mechanism that any SCOTUS decision affecting federal legislation will activate an automatic Congressional review, with simple majority votes enabling rejection of the SCOTUS decision. A retrospective process should examine for reversal past Court decisions (such as Citizens United, Dobbs, Heller, and, most especially, the Chevron revocation).

Establish a Standing Committee to oversee Supreme Court ethical behavior. Define what constitutes “good behavior” including absence of persistent political partisanship (which will require an explicit written definition to facilitate impeachment and removal).

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