Apart from Dobbs (when she voted the way she was told when she was inaugurated), Barrett has been a pleasant surprise, often forming a bloc with the other women.
Can’t stand ACB. When she said no problem, just go to term and give the baby up for adoption. Does she have no humanity in understanding what deep emotions and pain this entails?
AKA Lady Safe Haven (per @strictscrutiny.bsky.social & I believe @profmmurray.bsky.social). Even when rules with the true heroes of this SCOTUS she feels compelled to assume the role of the Tone Police.
Yes, it was a win. But that doesn't dismiss all the harm she's already responsible for.
Cool that she occasionally does the right thing. But thanks to her, more US women are dying in pregnancy and childbirth. My daughter is high-risk and ACB has put her life on the line in revoking Roe v Wade. She’s a traitor to women, period.
Was Roe not settled law? How did she rule on the immunity case? No, I don't think I will stop. Upholding the law should not be exceptional. I will not normalise this court.
You better damn well hope the conservatives have reached the “bridge too far.”
Slamming any over past decisions is not productive. Celebrating lawful decisions - WINS - are.
The ruling on immunity was never without restrictions
…always going to be subject the courts
This one — a win.
Barely, but a win.
Shame the 4 no votes.
Not the ones upholding the law.
I appreciate the sentiment, but there is no “normal” with the vast majority of those in power. Including the SCOTUS. This is their mission!!
Baby steps should’ve been out when they reversed Roe V Wade!! Let alone absolute immunity for a sitting president!
It’s now or never to flood the streets!!
I expect to see the Court correct course over time. It has in the past/will in the future. So yes, every lawful decision true to the Constitution matters.
Baby steps/Big steps needed.
You can choose to
Live & breathe on grievance or acknowledge a victory for the Rule of Law when you see it. Without her vote, it would have been a loss - another blow to the Rule of Law in an incredibly dangerous moment
for the Republic.
FFS. It's not grievance; it's not trusting individuals who've demonstrated they are not trustworthy.
And I'm not going to congratulate anyone who does the bare minimum, particularly someone who invokes 'the almighty' from the bench on a regular basis. And certainly not ABC.
As an attorney, I fully expect other attorneys and jurists to do their jobs with integrity all the time. I'm not giving someone a fucking participation trophy for doing that one time out of 100.
Anyone who was raised in Evangelical churches that sent money to overseas missions regularly. Suddenly freezing payments to USAID hasn’t gone over well with the Evangelicals I know-even if they still love Trump.
She made her bed.
She can lie in it now.
She’s has no right to look at him that way.
She enabled all of it.
You should look at what you’ve done.
You are a disgrace with no right to express disdain for the man you gave limitless power.
Resign or do the right thing.
But the looks are empty.
You know... I really had worries about her at first... But she honestly has been standing firm for the constitution and not trump... She deserves to be commended and we should give her the recognition she is earning. Thank you ACB. Your opposition matters!!!! Thank you
Yes. I thought the same thing. I despise her for the abortion and presidential immunity things. But she voted against all of KRASNOV’S lawsuits for the 2020 election. If some of the good side starts acknowledging her, she may just become a bit of loose cannon against MAGA. She looks anguished.
She has several children, a few adopted from other countries. As a mom, she has to feel something (empathy/pressure) for their future and their struggle. God, I'm going through HELL with 3 teens right now. You think those kids aren't giving her some grief? I'd love to hear their thoughts.
Let's not forget, that even if she does one or two things right, she's still the villain and sold out every woman in the U.S. There's no coming back from that.
What if she 'went rogue' and the others panicked - the Keg guy and Thomas and Robers freaked out I have no idea where I'm going with this but you get the point.
IKR. The Democrats weren't the ones who acquitted Trump TWICE when the vote came up to remove him from office. We wouldn't be in the situation we are now if the Republicans had actually grown spines and voted him out.
I don’t understand why Jack Smith and others were dragging their feet? Oh everybody thought he was a hero and they were so supportive of him. I never did. I said I would wait and see what he did and what he did was nothing.
He was fought by a large crew of idiots...I believe he did his best with what he could do especially after the supreme court protected him right in the midst of sentencing...
Did he though? I think Mueller had lost a step & no one saw it, or at least acknowledged it. Remember when they called him to testify? It was pretty obvious he wanted no part of that because he knew it'd be a disaster. And it was.
No, it’s because of the law. Too many opportunities to delay & appeal, plus a number of presidential immunity claims to fight. And long delays in getting hearings. Basically felon47 ran out the clock. Garland & Smith did everything they could to push it along
Oh ffs. Stop with the attacking democrats. The reason Trump isn’t sentenced is because VOTERS didn’t show up. It was in the courts. If he had lost he would’ve been in the courts. This is ignorant bullshit
I did. I have never actually thought she is in trumps pocket. I just think she has the wrong interpretation of the constitution. There will be times her view conflicts.
While she definitely has a different view on human rights she at least knows how a law was written and what due process means... Unlike Alito or Thomas who use ideology as their yardstick to make legal rulings!
Not Trump or Mitch McConnell, that much is certain. Maybe all the craziness coming from the WH in the last 6 weeks has opened her eyes a little bit. I can only hope so.
I was just now discussing this and other SCOTUS-related issues with a friend. We suspect they're smart enough to realize that they don't want their power to be eviscerated the way Congress is letting itself be, and that if he decides he doesn't need to obey federal judges he won't obey them either.
I’m pretty sure everyone who comes into contact with him despises him, he’s either a means to an end or there’s more personal gain to be had sucking up to him.
I kind of doubt they may have komprat on her like they have on the men. Women don't get invited to those all male "retreats" and she's been a goody 2 shoes all her life.
Trump could have had his sycophants threaten her or her family behind the scenes if she didn't toe the maga line. She can't be removed but that doesn't mean he won't make life hell for her especially if he starts seeing Democrats praise her.
I have no idea what her opinion of him actually is, but it’s not uncommon for conservative elites to find Trump contemptible even if they still like a lot of the conservative policy promoted through him, because MAGA is such an fundamental obviously stupid movement
Good for her. The district judge knows his job and does it. Alito? That man treats the Constitution like a cocktail napkin—something to scribble on when the mood strikes. Does he know what his job is, or does he just grunt “fuck ‘em” between bites of a well-done steak and call it a day?
She has shown several signs that she is becoming reasonable. It doesn't mean she would agree with us on policy issues, but she is showing that she believes in the Constitution.
I think she has a soul and can be reached.
As for Roberts, he's a snake in the grass.
More thinking that Roberts has a sway on her. She is socially conservative but I assume she will not be best buddies with the other brutes right of center. As she grows on the court it remains to be seen how much independence she will really show.
Little did Trump and McConnell know that when they jammed her on the court, in violation of McConnell's own made up rule that he used against Barack Obama, that they were putting today's version of Sandra Day O'Connor on the court. The irony is delicious and fun to watch.
But Roberts killed us on the most important Democracy case when he and the other 4 cons declared Trump immune from crimes, above the law, and got him out of going to jail for his treasonous coup against the Republic. Trump is President because of what Roberts and the others did in this case.
I will concede she’s not as awful as Thomas, Alito or the blackout drunk frat boy. But I will never, ever forgive her for the loss of Roe v Wade. My daughter and granddaughter will pay dearly for that shit.
Remember that ACB while voting with the majority on immunity, laid out her reservations and her limits. Then she voted against Trump twice since he’s been president. I am not saying she’s some closet liberal but she’s voting like I would’ve expected Roberts to vote. Any victory is welcome
She got everything she wanted. All of them. They don't have to carry water for him. They have lifetime appointments. They could knife him and continue their legal crusade for decades. I'm kinda surprised they don't.
Let's be real. Who's going to combat them? No one. You need 2/3 vote for impeachment. Unless we have a revolution, which is needed, they're pretty darn secure.
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Yes, it was a win. But that doesn't dismiss all the harm she's already responsible for.
Cool that she occasionally does the right thing. But thanks to her, more US women are dying in pregnancy and childbirth. My daughter is high-risk and ACB has put her life on the line in revoking Roe v Wade. She’s a traitor to women, period.
Slamming any over past decisions is not productive. Celebrating lawful decisions - WINS - are.
And how many of those justices who overturned existing laws swore under oath that they accepted 'settled law'?
Accepting lying under oath for a lifetime appointment seems unproductive. To me.
…always going to be subject the courts
This one — a win.
Barely, but a win.
Shame the 4 no votes.
Not the ones upholding the law.
NO, but her decision HERE
and NOW is noteworthy.
What we expect of the SC — The LAW #Upheld
*any of the 6
Baby steps should’ve been out when they reversed Roe V Wade!! Let alone absolute immunity for a sitting president!
It’s now or never to flood the streets!!
Baby steps/Big steps needed.
Live & breathe on grievance or acknowledge a victory for the Rule of Law when you see it. Without her vote, it would have been a loss - another blow to the Rule of Law in an incredibly dangerous moment
for the Republic.
And I'm not going to congratulate anyone who does the bare minimum, particularly someone who invokes 'the almighty' from the bench on a regular basis. And certainly not ABC.
We've all been there.
She can lie in it now.
She’s has no right to look at him that way.
She enabled all of it.
You should look at what you’ve done.
You are a disgrace with no right to express disdain for the man you gave limitless power.
Resign or do the right thing.
But the looks are empty.
Believe me. Every woman know this.
I never realized smell-o-vision could be a thing until now.
What if we were in her shoes? Might we wrestle nightly our conscience and career, to change course?
Whatever rows the boat surest, is not the norm, and I would predict she is searching for the shore she has lost.
That’s what I read anyway. 🤷🏻♂️
"She's disgusted ".
She's principled and brave enough to go against Trump and MAGA to do the right thing.
She might not be the hero we wanted but she is the hero we need right now
Why the latter chose not to act until Trump announced his candidacy for president is beyond me but criticizing Jack Smith is not appropriate.
#NoQuarter
Conservative. I won’t agree w much but I agree that she is the real deal.
Shame.
I only checked a few times, and it was my-dog-just-died faces.
Telling.
I think she has a soul and can be reached.
As for Roberts, he's a snake in the grass.
She's a stepford wife religiously but she seems smart enough to understand what this admin fully wants to do would mean for her, SS, EK, & KBJ.
I'm not expecting a left turn, but some of her rulings have surprised me.
She’s no hero
https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3ljnquza4qs2j
Wonder if it’s their relationship or just him in general
Among the conservative wing of the court, I hope at least ACB sees Trump as the tyrant he really is.
That is good. That visceral reminder of who he is will help her know how to rule.
Love this meme! 🔥
Many people are saying Trump was deliberately humiliating Roberts, showing the World that he's been in on The Fix the whole time.
But she has inflicted so much pain onto the women in this country and for that, I hope she never has a restful night of sleep ever again.
Why would I trust their view of the situation? Lol