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EnviroBat

(5,290 posts)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:41 PM Jun 2012

So the Supreme Court gets a pass now?

Are we suffering from collective attention defect disorder? The yammering heads on MSNBC we blabbing that the democrats no longer can target the supreme court as election worthy criticism ammunition. Uh, WRONG...! Have we forgotten Citizens United? A ruling by one of the most activist Supreme Court collection of fascists in our nations history? Christ I hope we are smarter than Tweety makes us out to be, and I'm a bit ashamed of Rachel Maddow in this regard as well...

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So the Supreme Court gets a pass now? (Original Post) EnviroBat Jun 2012 OP
Not as long as Scalia and his minion Thomas are on it. liberalmuse Jun 2012 #1
Mike Papantonio is covering just this excellently on the Ed Schultz show today... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #2
One decent ruling Mz Pip Jun 2012 #3
No they don't get a pass abelenkpe Jun 2012 #4
Two good rulings and more to come Harmony Blue Jun 2012 #5
Hell NO!!! The vote should have been 8-1. nanabugg Jun 2012 #6
The SCOTUS should be judged by all of their decisions SoutherDem Jun 2012 #7
Even a stopped clock is right twice in 24 hours. sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #8
Amazing! Ship of Fools Jun 2012 #9

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
1. Not as long as Scalia and his minion Thomas are on it.
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:43 PM
Jun 2012

Nope. The USSC of the past 12 years is still the most corrupt in our nation's history.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,026 posts)
2. Mike Papantonio is covering just this excellently on the Ed Schultz show today...
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:45 PM
Jun 2012

Had John Nichols on - his view is that this is just what Reich said - face saving - and that the earlier rulings (Cit. United, further stripping of Union rights) is more in line with the truth - also that Roberts may have gone this way because it is a big advantage to health insurance cos ($$$$).

No time to take the pedal off the metal - the righties on the court still suck big time - all of them.

Mz Pip

(27,454 posts)
3. One decent ruling
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:47 PM
Jun 2012

does not qualify it for sainthood.

CU was a disaster . But I can still be glad for the ACA ruling.

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
4. No they don't get a pass
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:48 PM
Jun 2012

We still need to elect a democrat as president in the hopes of appointing more liberals to the supreme court and overturning Citizen's United.

Need to get rid of corporate personhood too...

 

nanabugg

(2,198 posts)
6. Hell NO!!! The vote should have been 8-1.
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:56 PM
Jun 2012

They still must suffer outrage over Citizens United ruling. And they will.c

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)
7. The SCOTUS should be judged by all of their decisions
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 02:06 PM
Jun 2012

Today is good news but no I am not giving them a pass.

Ship of Fools

(1,453 posts)
9. Amazing!
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 03:22 PM
Jun 2012

Wasn't it Mrs. Greenspan who also suggested that? No fucking way.
Thank you for the ruling, SCOTUS, but may you burn in hell for CU.

Hey, MSNBC: I'm no genius, but don't call me stupid.

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