Supreme CourtĀ Justice John Roberts has been left āshakenā by the unexpected public reaction to his ruling in the DonaldĀ Trumppresidential immunity case, a columnist wrote Friday.
Slateās judicial writer Dahlia Lithwick wrote that Roberts was left shocked that Americans didnāt buy his attempt to persuade them that his ruling was not about Trump, but instead focused on the office of the presidency. The court ruled that a president was largely immune from criminal prosecution for official actions.
Lithwick referenced a report byĀ CNNāsĀ Joan Biskupic. He āwas shaken by the adverse public reaction to his decisionĀ affording [Donald] Trump substantial immunityĀ fromĀ criminal prosecution," she wrote.
"His protestations that the case concerned the presidency, not Trump, held little currency.ā
Tbh Iām low-key waiting for someone to try taking a shot at one or more members of the Tribunal of Six. Theyāre so obviously standing in the way of progress in so many ways. Theyāre only appointed for life, after all. Someoneās going to take advantage of the darker side of that statement at some point. Roberts and his ilk should be scared.
Ya, idk why people are surprised about the consequences of one party trying its damnedest to make the last box of liberty the only protected box. Like, what did they expect?
Itās honestly wild that two people have tried to take a shot at Trump first. Trumpās just a useful idiot to these fuckers, the real assholes that are destroying our country are the ones on the Supreme Court.
Actions have consequences.
funny thing, it doesnt say explicitely in the constitution that justices are lifetime appointments. Its more of a tradition. Biden or Harris could tell the Office of personnel that theres a madatory retirement age for all federal employees, and see if it gets overthrown. The justices cant be plaintiffs and judge in their own case.