The last 2 cases are Florida v. Georgia — a water rights case — and Janus v. AFSCME, which is a very big deal: "Whether Abood v. Detroit Board of Education should be overruled and public-sector 'agency shop' arrangements invalidated under the First Amendment." It's basically known that Alito is writing for the majority in Janus, and the consequences of this decision for the Democratic Party are monumental — I think! — so instead of waiting quietly for the Supreme Court bombshell, I'm going to write a new post about what happened to the Democratic Party in that New York primary yesterday.
The possibility of a retirement announcement is exciting, so let me give you this:
ADDED: No retirements announced. Here's how you voted:
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"Florida v. Georgia — a water rights case — and Janus v. AFSCME, which is a very big deal."
Hey, wait a minute, FL v. GA is also a very big deal! That issue has festered for years.
I know water rights are important and need to be resolved, but are you interested in the announcement of the outcome?
No one ever talks about Breyer. How old is he? 79?
As with all of the other cases released this year, there is an undercurrent present in all of them if you know to look for it. It is, simply put, how would that the very moderate Merrick Garland have decided in each of these cases? And I think *everyone* feels like they know how the very moderate Merrick Garland would have decided. Kinda makes you rethink "moderate". If you look for it.
I hope that the SCOTUS doesn't get into deciding th National Championship.
Stolen water from the Tennessee River is sweet, and Atlanta is thirsty. Thomas should write the decision and re-name it the Georgia River.
RBG - 85
Kennedy - 82
Breyer - 80
Thomas - 70
Alito - 68
Sotomayor - 64
Roberts - 63
Kagan - 58
Gorsuch - 51 (fucker is younger than me)
> That issue has festered for years.
More people have been killed fighting over water than have been killed fighting over gold.
Isn't one of the interesting things about Florida v. Georgia is that it originates in the SCOTUS?
RBG will die in office. She is so partisan that she might try to get a clerk to prop her dead body up and it might be difficult to tell if she is alive.
No, all of the octogenarians think they are indispensable and irreplaceable, and will die with their boots (robes) on. All federal office-holders, including the Supreme Court, should be term-limited.
Must be the Chattahoochee that runs through Atlanta and on to the panhandle of Florida.
No, all of the octogenarians think they are indispensable and irreplaceable, and will die with their boots (robes) on
RBG and Breyer will try to hold on for a Democratic president. If either one of them dies, Kennedy will probably retire, but not until then. If Trump puts another originalist on the court, then Kennedy goes from the most important vote to a meaningless vote.
"are you interested in the announcement of the outcome?"
Yes! I want it over with.
"Yes! I want it over with."
If you just want it "over with," then you don't care about the outcome, so you should have said "yes." You don't care what is announced this morning only that is it announced.
What will we be discussing in a few minutes? Not the water case! It will be Janus (and what it means for Big Brother).
If you thought the "stolen seat" whinging was bad so far, wait until the (what we expect of an) Alito-written opinion comes down.
dKos, Mother Jones, the Atlantic, and TNR will spontaneously combust.
Caveat: if that's actually the case, of course.
Who hasnt written any opinions yet?
Janus decided as predicted.
I've started a new post, with link to the opinion.
Leaving this post as is. Please move to the new post to discuss Janus!
"If you just want it "over with,""
No, not just that. I care about the outcome too. Won't be long, I hope.
I've been to Florida v Georgia several times, and what they're drinking isn't water.
Janus decision !! (drinks)
Whether a Justice, such as Kennedy retires or Ruth Bader Ginsburg drops dead on Friday, it wlll be a horrible event for the Supreme Court and the Country.
The obstruction of any candidate put forth by Trump will be massive. It will be months and months even years with a 4-4 split on the Court. The spineless and ball-less Republicans need to get their act together and support Trump's nominee or (hopefully) nominees.
Fat chance. We are screwed.
Might as well paste this from the scotus site FWIW:
"The Supreme Court has adjourned for the term without a retirement announcement from the bench."
RE verbal retirement announcement
It's hard to imagine a non-verbal announcement about anything. Isn't it time we put to rest the idea that "verbal" can be substituted for "oral"?
More important than the ages of the Justices are their education and religious affiliations. They have long been religious (exclusively Jewish and Roman Catholic) humanities majors with little if any training in STEM. Finally, we got Gorsuch, the first Protestant since Stevens, an English Lit Major(!)
Their qualifications for judging in our modern age are:
RBG - Government
Kennedy - Economics
Breyer - Economics
Thomas - English
Alito - Public and International Affairs
Sotomayor - History
Roberts - History
Kagan - History
Gorsuch - Political Science
Wouldn't it be nice someday to get a STEM major, maybe a Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, or someone like Neil DeGrasse Tyson--physicist and atheist.
Until then, we can expect more decisions based on magical thinking and ignorance of nature.
This is a happy day. First, the supreme court rules that mandatory union dues for government employees is illegal. Then, Anthony Kennedy announces his retirement. Once again, Mitch McConnell will use the Reid Rule to keep the Democrats from stopping Trump's nominee. It's the gift that keeps on giving! Liberal outrage will be cranked up to 13 just in time for the elections. Even people who aren't paying attention will see the batshit craziness of the liberal lunatic fringe.
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