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North Coast Lawyer

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18. Like Now?

Reply to Igel (Reply #16)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 02:26 PM

Aug 13

The current Court is actively assisting in the trampling of our rights.

For too long liberals have relied on the court to block the authoritarian impulses of conservatives. The was naive in the extreme. The judiciary is ultimately just as political as the other branches of government.

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She is. I love the way you described her, in one short sentence, in seven words. Simple, to the point, and precise. SWBTATTReg Aug 12 #6

So well stated. TY! electric_blue68 Aug 12 #9

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Because they can. North Coast Lawyer Aug 12 #8

Ohhh, so THAT'S what -Marbury v. Madison- is about. (Not a lawyer) electric_blue68 Aug 12 #10

Marbury v. Madison is consistent with the Constitution's Article III, Specifically, "The judicial Power shall extend to 24601 Aug 12 #12

Two Edged Sword North Coast Lawyer Aug 12 #13

Marbury was required. Igel Aug 12 #16

Like Now? North Coast Lawyer Aug 13 #18

Lots of precedents were overturned. Igel Aug 12 #15

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Mind your own fucking business, Karen. LudwigPastorius Aug 12 #11

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