It makes my stomach churn to contemplate how likely

by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 08:06 (22 days ago) @ Savage

it is that we will end up with someone even more malicious and corrupt than Alito.

In normal times, the notion would be totally unimaginable. Now, there's almost no way we don't get a complete hack like Ho or Cannon.

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SCOTUS strikes down EO, affirms birthright citizenship. - Savage, 2026-06-30, 07:36
- If HRC had won in 2016 -- - omahadomer, 2026-07-01, 16:22
- The Atlantic has a good writeup on the ramifications - Joe I, 2026-07-01, 07:47
- Brett Kavanaugh, living constitutionalist - Publicola, 2026-06-30, 12:14
- The language in parts of the 14th amendment - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-30, 10:45
- NPR says Alito is retiring, Court officials say no such news - Savage, 2026-06-30, 08:01
  - not retiring - HumanRobot, 2026-06-30, 11:39
    - Really? Taft? - Coach Gillespie, 2026-06-30, 11:54
  - NPR just retracted the story. - oviedoirish, 2026-06-30, 09:31
    - Ha, that nugget probably came from the Trump administration, - Joe I, 2026-06-30, 10:11
      - I'd assumed it was a leak check - Charles, 2026-06-30, 13:39
      - Guaranteed - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-30, 11:19
        
        Alito and Thomas should definitely not retire - MattG, 2026-06-30, 12:12
  - It makes my stomach churn to contemplate how likely - BillyGoat, 2026-06-30, 08:06
- Pretty sure Kav was the one during oral argument who - BillyGoat, 2026-06-30, 08:00
  - The scary part to me - Dallasdomer, 2026-06-30, 12:05
    - If it were only "long-held meaning." 4 judges... - PMan, 2026-07-01, 08:17
    - Actually 5.5 to 3.5. Plus you had to know Alito and Thomas - NDinVA, 2026-06-30, 22:29
      - Alito and Thomas aren’t even judges - MattG, 2026-07-01, 10:28

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It makes my stomach churn to contemplate how likely