Since the case was accepted on an expedited basis, there were at least 5 Justices open to the basic contours of the argument, as opposed to the preposterously simpleton DC appellate ruling. I have a hunch Roberts was among the 5.
While he’s not my cup of tea, he’s generally an institutionalist and may well be appalled at the systemic abuse of the judicial system and the way Democrats have turned courts, judges and juries into just tools of electoral politics, rather than impartial justice. The whole thing has demolished any remaining confidence people still had in courts as the ultimate safeguard against abuses in the political arena. A decision to affirm presidential immunity may go a long way toward restoring such confidence and allow the judicial system to resume its institutional role as neutral arbiter.
“The whole thing has demolished any remaining confidence people still had in courts as the ultimate safeguard against abuses in the political arena.”
That toothpaste can never be put back in the tube. Once trust is lost in the system by any significant portion of a society it’s impossible to restore it. It’s never been done, at least not to my knowledge.
Sorry to be such a downer but that’s just how I see it. Even if Trump wins, and I do believe he will, this garbage is not going to stop. I think they’ll double down and the rioting will be even worse than last time around.
I hope and pray I’m wrong. But I don’t think I am.
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I hope you are correct, but the GOPe supporters hate Trump & his MAGA supporters, and that includes the Supreme Court.