June 15, 20206 yr Active Members Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers are protected by federal law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex THIS is so much important than gay marriage! Kudos to the 2 Conservative judges who joined the Liberal minority. Edited June 15, 20206 yr by Latbear4blk
June 15, 20206 yr As Joe Biden might say, "this is a big fucking deal." Glad this happened. Disappointed our President and his administration were on the wrong side of this and fought against it. Glad a few of the Supremes jumped on board with the liberal block. However, more court cases to come.
June 15, 20206 yr Author Active Members Christian conservatives rattled after Supreme Court rules against LGBT discrimination After all the money they spent and the political effort invested to repopulate the courts with judges friendly to their Theocratic project, they are not happy. I am sure they will double their lobby power in incoming controversial decisions.
June 15, 20206 yr Active Members Well, Justice Kavanugh came through for the president as Senator Graham forecast. Bad news for Senator Collins in Maine though. As a result, the Republicans may give up a Senator seat.
June 16, 20206 yr Active Members Next week they are going to rule that religious belief overrides this though. So not really such a big fucking deal. We've been around this wedding cake before.
June 16, 20206 yr 4 hours ago, tassojunior said: Next week they are going to rule that religious belief overrides this though. So not really such a big fucking deal. We've been around this wedding cake before. We will see. I think you might be right in the ruling. But, this is still a big deal.
June 16, 20206 yr Author Active Members It is a huge victory, although Tasso's may be right to be pessimistic. As it right now, this considerably more consequential (beneficial) than previous victories, like the dismissal don't tell don't ask, and gay marriage.
June 16, 20206 yr Active Members It was a GREAT day yesterday thanks to the ruling. Bodes extremely well for Gorsuch and Roberts. A big fuck you to Kavanaugh, Thomas, and Alito. I have never felt anti-gay discrimination in any job I held or pursued. I am grateful for this. So this victory is not as important to me as gay marriage. There are several important cases coming, and the conventional wisdom is Trump will get some important wins. The most important thing that needs to happen for our future: GET TRUMP OUT. No more uber-conservative judges. We need progressive thinkers in our Supreme Court.
June 16, 20206 yr Author Active Members I am afraid the Dems will have to increase the number of judges in the SCJ, but why not?
June 16, 20206 yr 26 minutes ago, Latbear4blk said: I am afraid the Dems will have to increase the number of judges in the SCJ, but why not? You will recall FDR got into a very great deal of hot water when he proposed that idea.
June 16, 20206 yr Author Active Members 8 minutes ago, AdamSmith said: You will recall FDR got into a very great deal of hot water when he proposed that idea. It is going to be hell. But if it is the only way to reset the SCJ in the right direction, perhaps the fight would be worthy.
June 16, 20206 yr 18 minutes ago, Latbear4blk said: It is going to be hell. But if it is the only way to reset the SCJ in the right direction, perhaps the fight would be worthy. I agree wholeheartedly. The Court makeup is a hot mess today. I just don’t think it could get through.
June 19, 20206 yr Author Active Members The court just teed up LGBTQ protections for so much more than employment The authors explain clearly why this historic decision eclipses all previous gay rights "victories". THIS is a victory.
June 19, 20206 yr The Court still works, thank God. Somewhat surprisingly. Freed from political meddling, the absolute independence granted Justices is one of the strongest backbones of the Constitution; and succeeding precedence.
June 19, 20206 yr Author Active Members This one plus the DACA decision together in one week. Donnie must be having a hell of a time.
June 19, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, AdamSmith said: The Court still works, thank God. Somewhat surprisingly. Freed from political meddling, the absolute independence granted Justices is one of the strongest backbones of the Constitution; and succeeding precedence. Also, Justices tend to drift toward the center over time, wherever they started at. If memory recalls (I may be repeating myself) Burger himself authored the unanimous opinion requiring Nixon to hand over the Watergate tapes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Court
June 19, 20206 yr Active Members 8 minutes ago, AdamSmith said: Also, Justices tend to drift toward the center over time, wherever they started at. If memory recalls (I may be repeating myself) Rehnquist himself authored the unanimous opinion requiring Nixon to hand over the Watergate tapes. Hugo Black had been in the KKK and Earl Warren was appointed as a conservative. The earth-shaking aspect of this case is Sotomyer's concurring opinion. Controversial. Edited June 19, 20206 yr by tassojunior
June 19, 20206 yr 7 minutes ago, tassojunior said: Hugo Black had been in the KKK and Earl Warren was appointed as a conservative. One has to say the current Chief is doing a far more responsible job than I expected of steering the thing down the center-line.
June 19, 20206 yr Active Members 6 minutes ago, tassojunior said: Hugo Black had been in the KKK and Earl Warren was appointed as a conservative. Early Warren supported Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, not the more conservative Republican candidate, Senator Robert Taft from Ohio.
June 19, 20206 yr Active Members 1 minute ago, AdamSmith said: One has to say the current Chief is doing a far more responsible job than I expected of steering the thing down the center-line. But also people need to remember this case was not on the constitutionality of DACA but just on Trump's authority to unilaterally overturn it. There are other cases brought by Texas and some states challenging DACA in a court that overturned DAPA.
June 19, 20206 yr 4 minutes ago, tassojunior said: But also people need to remember this case was not on the constitutionality of DACA but just on Trump's authority to unilaterally overturn it. There are other cases brought by Texas and some states challenging DACA in a court that overturned DAPA. The Court cannot overreach. They have to wait for these cases to reach them through the court appeals system.
June 19, 20206 yr Active Members 2 minutes ago, AdamSmith said: The Court cannot overreach. They have to wait for these cases to reach them through the court appeals system. But it's worth searching the decision to see if there's an indication they will uphold DACA (and DAPA) as constitutional when it gets to them.
June 19, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, tassojunior said: But it's worth searching the decision to see if there's an indication they will uphold DACA (and DAPA) as constitutional when it gets to them. Agree. But repeating myself from above, one has the sense that Roberts. Increasingly the deciding vote, is drifting from the right toward the center.
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