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Pototan

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Fri May 23, 2025, 01:50 AM May 23

Amy Coney Barrett will piss off Trump [View all]

Justice Barrett will continue to annoy MAGA world and Donald Trump. Oh, she'll piss us off on occasion, also.

You see, they rushed Barrett onto the court out of necessity after the death of Justice Ginsburg. I believe she's not as loyal to Trump, personally, as he would like. She was well known to be a religious zealot and anti-choice. But when it comes to bending over backwards to protect Trump or destroy our Constitution, she is proving less than an automatic MAGA vote, like Alito or Thomas. She seems to be siding more and more with Roberts, and they are forming some sort of right of center 2 person swing block.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm an old fashioned Democratic Liberal, cut from the old Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, RBG school of Judicial review.

And, although I would prefer another strong Liberal Justice, Barrett may prove just a bit more of a pain in the ass for Trump than I originally anticipated.

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Yes, probably more than once!!!! elleng May 23 #1
Her politics resemble Pototan May 23 #2
No way to know her 'politics.' She seems to be too smart to enable politics to enter her Court votes. elleng May 23 #5
Maybe not politics, but "opinions" Pototan May 23 #8
Why do i not find that ressuring MadameButterfly May 23 #11
Look. What do you think Pototan May 23 #19
Perhaps Barrett is tRump's Justice Souter (who passed away recently). . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 23 #3
Seems about correct. elleng May 23 #6
We should be that lucky.. seems to me, at least, shes not inclined to let Volaris May 23 #7
Maybe she signed up to be a right wing judge in a democracy MadameButterfly May 23 #12
That's the point of the OP Pototan May 23 #24
Yes, I am agreeing with you and MadameButterfly May 24 #29
Best-case scenario . . . . hatrack May 23 #22
I doubt that one recusal will translate into more of the same. live love laugh May 23 #4
She's no Aileen Cannon yliza May 23 #9
Let's just lpray that Thomas won't want to retire and bask in the luxury MadameButterfly May 23 #13
Freepers have hated her for awhile now Kaleva May 23 #10
Kavanaugh? What did Kavanaugh do? MadameButterfly May 23 #15
He occasionally votes with the liberals on the Court Kaleva May 23 #20
My husband keeps saying the same thing. Anti-abortion she may be, but she is proving to be ... Hekate May 23 #14
This is the pernicious nature of a lifetime appointment MadameButterfly May 23 #16
She's pissed off all democrats on Thursday, with a decision to allow Trump to fire agency heads at will muriel_volestrangler May 23 #17
A provision in the proposed budget that passed in the house, limits the ability Emile May 23 #18
Courts may not find that provision Constitutional Kaleva May 23 #21
Good Patton French May 23 #23
It appears that the only SC Justices who consistently back Trump are two whom he did not appoint Jose Garcia May 23 #25
The side eye she gave Trump Mz Pip May 23 #26
I wouldn't rush to judgment (no pun intended)... appmanga May 23 #27
She will be summarily removed from the bench along with all of the traitor MAGA scum on the court Basso8vb May 23 #28
Ummm how is that supposed to happen fujiyamasan May 24 #31
Yes, this is what I'm seeing fujiyamasan May 24 #30
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