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dobleremolque

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15. It's an unfortunate reflection on the courts that now, for a news item to accurately report on

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:46 AM

17 hrs ago

action by the federal judiciary, that the judge's name is immediately followed by the name in parentheses, of the president who appointed the judge, i.e. Chief Justice John Roberts (Bush) or Aileen Cannon (Trump). The style change is necessary for the reader, viewer, or listener to be able to accurately assess how the law was bent or twisted to serve the judge's political agenda.

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"It's become clear that John Roberts' promise to be a neutral umpire was a lie." GEE, do ya THINK so? He SEEMS nice. [View all] Miles Archer 19 hrs ago OP

trmp's three scotus nominees lied to congress on settled law. spanone 19 hrs ago #1

And Clarence sexually harassed Anita Hill, and... Miles Archer 19 hrs ago #8

Professor Anita Hill jaymac 16 hrs ago #22

Roberts is truly a disgrace to the country and intent on destroying our democracy LymphocyteLover 19 hrs ago #2

I truly hope that Roberts will regret what he has helped bring about Redleg 19 hrs ago #3

Henry Frankenstein only regretted creating the monster when villagers came after him with torches Miles Archer 19 hrs ago #10

It would take a lot to shock the conscience of those tools Redleg 16 hrs ago #21

This is the excellent Mother Jones story that the article above is about. hedda_foil 19 hrs ago #4

Thank you for sharing. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #23

I'm not the biggest fan of Raw Story but reality bears the author out on this piece. Boomerproud 19 hrs ago #5

GOP SC justices are pathological liars, traitors, part of the GOP crime syndicate. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #6

Does that include markodochartaigh 19 hrs ago #9

Yes and the rest of the drunken rapists on the SC court. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #11

In general, markodochartaigh 19 hrs ago #7

Duh. He's a liar. He was a liar the day he was nominated. He was a liar Solly Mack 18 hrs ago #12

These days the cheating of the umpire is overt and blatant. Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #13

It's a judicial coup, they are corrupt ideologues. They mean to rewrite the constitution eventually. Blues Heron 18 hrs ago #14

It's an unfortunate reflection on the courts that now, for a news item to accurately report on dobleremolque 17 hrs ago #15

Calling balls and strikes... hay rick 17 hrs ago #16

Worst umpire ever! mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #18

The best thing republican corruption has going for it is Democrats who do nothing to hold them to account. Mr. Sparkle 17 hrs ago #17

I remember that he fudged the rules when adopting children from Ireland. LisaM 17 hrs ago #19

When the media is owned evolves 16 hrs ago #20