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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by vkou on Monday May 02, 2022 @10:43PM (#31243852)
The SC has always taken public opinion into account when making their decisions. No 19th century SC would have ruled gay marriage to be legal.

Judges care about their legacy, and most of the time, most of them don't want a legacy of being the asshole on the wrong side of history.

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Re:How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare by KerrAvon on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @12:37AM (#31244677)
Unless they’re the end product of a 60-year old project to remake america in the image of the John Birch Society. Then anything goes.
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