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Ashley Archuleta's avatar

I feel like Sarah dodged some of the core problems people have with SCOTUS right now. It’s not just that there’s disagreement with their decisions - it’s that they are making incredibly broad decisions with massive potential to upend the nation.

Overturning Roe has created an avalanche of new cases regarding state’s rights, women’s rights, doctor’s liability, fetal viability, etc. Overturning Chevron causes massive questions about exactly who can make rules and regulations. Presidential immunity opens the door for extreme abusive of power.

Sarah dodges all this by basically saying, “yeah, but if we agreed with every ruling, that would be sorta suspect.” The current SCOTUS concerns are about major upheavals in settled law, not about disappointing partisan decisions.

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Dawn's avatar

Fed employee here. I liked her commentary in general but take issue with her argument about the court and ethics. In the end the SC are federal employees, and as such, should be subject to the same rules subjected on all other federal employees. I can't be gifted a meal more than $20 but Thomas can take many expensive vacations without an ethical inquiry? It is not consistent and, as someone else says, regardless of the intent, fed employees must avoid even the appearance of unethical behavior. So should the supreme court justices.

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