Tag: U.S. Supreme Court

53 to 47 was the final Senate vote in approving Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. It was basically along partisan lines save for three ‘moderate’ Republicans. It shouldn’t have been anywhere near this close. It should have been a given. Judge Brown…

I have only listened to a bit over two hours of the Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings. But I have heard at least two Senators ask a question to how she might rule if violation of laws that they had authored and gotten passed would come to the Supreme…

In his scurry for re-election, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson apparently isn’t finding enough traction as a state embarrassment via his adoption of intentional ignorance…and has upped his game…to arrogant asshole. And in the height of that arrogance, the senator essentially says he won’t vote for President Biden’t Supreme Court nominee…

Speaking about the Democratic-led effort to expand the United States Supreme Court, Senate Minority Leader/obstructionist-in-chief Mitch McConnell mentioned his hope that President Biden stands up to the partisans pushing to expand the Supreme Court (emphasis added). McConnell has strenuously warned Democrats not to add seats to the court, saying there…

Not much else needs to be said but: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an audacious lawsuit by Texas that had asked the court to throw out the presidential election results in four battleground states captured by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. The court, in a brief unsigned order, said…

Just a simple place mat game of which one is not like the others: Let’s just start with my home state, Wisconsin: The Supreme Court on Monday night voted against reinstating an order by a Wisconsin federal court judge that said absentee ballots could be counted if received within six…

I previously suggested that we all operate as if the existing absentee voting laws were in place even though suggested changes were getting batted around in the courts. Even if the US Supreme Court had allowed the extended voting rules, now is damn poor time to make that decision, essentially…

wouldn’t we be putting nothing but rich white men in charge? oh, wait. Nevermind.

Tell me if I got this wrong. But my memory seems to be telling me that, for years, the right has often put up opposition to left female candidates who have children…because…you know…who’s going to take care of the children if they get elected. But today, I am supposed to…