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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSupreme Court justices aren't 'scorpions,' but not happy campers either
Gorsuch is an asshole
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It was pretty jarring earlier this month when the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court took the bench for the first time since the omicron surge over the holidays. All were now wearing masks. All, that is, except Justice Neil Gorsuch. What's more, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was not there at all, choosing instead to participate through a microphone setup in her chambers.
Sotomayor has diabetes, a condition that puts her at high risk for serious illness, or even death, from COVID-19. She has been the only justice to wear a mask on the bench since last fall when, amid a marked decline in COVID-19 cases, the justices resumed in-person arguments for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.
Now, though, the situation had changed with the omicron surge, and according to court sources, Sotomayor did not feel safe in close proximity to people who were unmasked. Chief Justice John Roberts, understanding that, in some form asked the other justices to mask up.
They all did. Except Gorsuch, who, as it happens, sits next to Sotomayor on the bench. His continued refusal since then has also meant that Sotomayor has not attended the justices' weekly conference in person, joining instead by telephone.
Sotomayor has diabetes, a condition that puts her at high risk for serious illness, or even death, from COVID-19. She has been the only justice to wear a mask on the bench since last fall when, amid a marked decline in COVID-19 cases, the justices resumed in-person arguments for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.
Now, though, the situation had changed with the omicron surge, and according to court sources, Sotomayor did not feel safe in close proximity to people who were unmasked. Chief Justice John Roberts, understanding that, in some form asked the other justices to mask up.
They all did. Except Gorsuch, who, as it happens, sits next to Sotomayor on the bench. His continued refusal since then has also meant that Sotomayor has not attended the justices' weekly conference in person, joining instead by telephone.
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Supreme Court justices aren't 'scorpions,' but not happy campers either (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 2022
OP
Gorsuch strongly opposed most Sotomayor positions. So he gets her removed. Classy! NOT!
SharonAnn
Jan 2022
#1
SharonAnn
(13,776 posts)1. Gorsuch strongly opposed most Sotomayor positions. So he gets her removed. Classy! NOT!
The Supreme Court is very political, on many levels.
Mad_Machine76
(24,412 posts)11. Yet
they pretend that they're not.
panader0
(25,816 posts)2. Gorsuch is a self-righteous asshole.
dflprincess
(28,079 posts)3. Let us hope that Karma comes for Gorsuch
And soon.
AndyS
(14,559 posts)4. What a son of a bitch.
With apologies to all bitches who wouldn't claim him . . .
malletgirl02
(1,523 posts)6. Actual Bitches
Meaning female dogs raise their puppies to be much better than he is.
AndyS
(14,559 posts)12. 'Twas what I meant.
Even an abandoned stray raises better offspring than that.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,291 posts)5. From the Hoarse Whisperer
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,291 posts)7. Gorsuch should be the one who is forced to isolate, not Sotomayor
spanone
(135,841 posts)8. My conclusion, gorsuch is an anti-vaxxer and an asshole.
SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)9. What a jerk. One day, he'll get his due.
Isn't there a thing about being concerned about one's fellow human being, etc. Is there nothing there at all, compassion, etc.
Mad_Machine76
(24,412 posts)10. Oh boo hoo
Finding their ill-gotten gains a bit hollow, eh? Imagine how the rest of us are feeling right now, especially pregnant people.