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1. opo+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-03 00:45:45
>No, the judicial and legislative branches have ceded it.

Well, it is the executive branch that chooses the supreme court... For every John Marshall there has been on the court, there is likely a Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr with his famous quote “If my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. It’s my job.”.

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2. enrage+41[view] [source] 2020-06-03 00:56:50
>>opo+(OP)
>>Well, it is the executive branch chooses the supreme court...

And the Senate that confirms the nominees.

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3. rootus+j3[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-03 01:15:12
>>enrage+41
And really as a practical matter the senate chooses the nominees too. We don't have a Justice Garland.
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4. cheald+25[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-03 01:31:02
>>rootus+j3
Or a Justice Bork, for that matter.
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5. rootus+na[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-03 02:26:56
>>cheald+25
At least they voted.
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