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usajumpedtheshark

(672 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:32 AM Jul 2020

Today we will see how badly the Supreme Court has been damaged

I see today's decision on Rumpty's tax returns as a good indicator how badly Republicans have managed to damage the Supreme Court with their less than stellar appointments. Conservative appointees to the Court are supposedly opposed to legislating from the bench.
If that is true, then I don't see why they even agreed to hear the case.

Perhaps the recent news about the Chief Justice being hospitalized for a head injury is just a set up Rump/Barr's plan to ignore today's decision?

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Today we will see how badly the Supreme Court has been damaged (Original Post) usajumpedtheshark Jul 2020 OP

Even if they vote making him turn over his taxes on both cases duforsure Jul 2020 #1

He'll declare victory and attack Democrats dalton99a Jul 2020 #3

I don't think he can stop it if the ruling goes against him EarlG Jul 2020 #5

The Ruling will be to push the decision until after fall which favors Trump. uponit7771 Jul 2020 #2

Think USSC will rule for NYC in the 3rd party tax case DeminPennswoods Jul 2020 #4

Precedents edhopper Jul 2020 #6

I think that Roberts sees congress as a deliberative body like the court is LiberalArkie Jul 2020 #7

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

1. Even if they vote making him turn over his taxes on both cases

Reply to usajumpedtheshark (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:30 AM

Jul 2020

He'll try something else, ignoring the court, or handing over doctored tax returns. I doubt this will end today . Trump will be even more corrupt if they protect this criminal. Either way trump will still try to hurt them one way or another, even with suggestive threats. He likes doing that to people to intimidate them .

dalton99a

(81,534 posts)

3. He'll declare victory and attack Democrats

Reply to duforsure (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:07 AM

Jul 2020

"How many soldiers does the Supreme Court have?" is his attitude

EarlG

(21,956 posts)

5. I don't think he can stop it if the ruling goes against him

Reply to duforsure (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:22 AM

Jul 2020

The ruling involves his accounting firm, not Trump directly. If the SC rules against him, the accounting firm has to turn over the returns to Congress.

I’m not feeling too confident that the SC will rule against Trump though.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

2. The Ruling will be to push the decision until after fall which favors Trump.

Reply to usajumpedtheshark (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:58 AM

Jul 2020

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

4. Think USSC will rule for NYC in the 3rd party tax case

Reply to usajumpedtheshark (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:07 AM

Jul 2020

The precedents of US vs Nixon (Waterate tapes) and Clinton vs Jones should result in a win for Congress regarding Trump's tax returns, but I suspect Roberts doesn't want to rule for Trump or against Congress.

edhopper

(33,595 posts)

6. Precedents

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:32 AM

Jul 2020

don't seem to matter to at least 4 of the Justices.

LiberalArkie

(15,721 posts)

7. I think that Roberts sees congress as a deliberative body like the court is

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:41 AM

Jul 2020

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