Former anti-abortion activist claims Supreme Court justice leaked landmark 2014 decision to influential donors

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Sunburn74

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Yeah it was obviously an anti abortionist who made the leak. Had they overturned the decision unexpectedly and so close to the election, it would have been crushing for the GOP. The fervor created would have been like no other. They knew this and so they leaked it months ahead to try and temper things. I always suspected Alito or Thomas were behind the leak.
 
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While the Hobby Lobby leak has not been previously reported, parts of Schenck’s anti-abortion campaign, which he called “Operation Higher Court,” have already been published in outlets such as Politico and Rolling Stone.
Schenck set up his campaign operations in a building right by the Supreme Court. He told Politico that between 1995 and 2018, he arranged to fly about 20 couples to socialize with Alito and his fellow ultraconservatives on the bench: Justice Clarence Thomas and the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
As he told the Times, the goal was to strengthen the conservative justices’ resolve to put out hardline opinions.
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“The exemption sought by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga would…deny legions of women who do not hold their employers’ beliefs access to contraceptive coverage,” Ginsburg wrote. “Religious organizations exist to foster the interests of persons subscribing to the same religious faith. Not so of for-profit corporations. Workers who sustain the operations of those corporations commonly are not drawn from one religious community,” she continued.
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Alito - "If you don't like your religious overlords...Then quit"
 
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darkswordsman17

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Captante said:
Idk.... I think whomever made the decision to leak RvW early was a complete jacka$$ from a Republicans perspective and cost the GOP MANY votes in the midterms.

Waiting until immediately prior to the election would have mostly eliminated what turned out to be the Democrats most effective campaign strategy.
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Uh, that would only have been possible if the ruling had happened just before the election. It didn't.
 
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Captante said:
Idk.... I think whomever made the decision to leak RvW early was a complete jacka$$ from a Republicans perspective and cost the GOP MANY votes in the midterms.

Waiting until immediately prior to the election would have mostly eliminated what turned out to be the Democrats most effective campaign strategy.
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Huh? I think you're reading it wrong.
 
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Seems impeachment of Alito should happen during this Congress

If not subpoena him in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee

Should we expect the outrage level from the likes of Fox when Dobbs was leaked??

Why do I even bother?
 
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HomerJS said:
Seems impeachment of Alito should happen during this Congress

If not subpoena him in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee

Should we expect the outrage level from the likes of Fox when Dobbs was leaked??

Why do I even bother?
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oh yea, the “fair and balanced “ network will be along shortly to condemn this
 
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Any mentions from Fox or other right wing media?

There were soooooo concerned about SCOTUS leakers! Now nothing but crickets

Clearly critics of SCOTUS were right

www.msnbc.com

Why Alito’s defense of the Supreme Court’s integrity falls short

Samuel Alito keeps saying the high court’s critics have crossed an important line. But if anyone’s gone too far in an irresponsible direction, it’s Alito.
www.msnbc.com www.msnbc.com
 
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HomerJS said:
Seems impeachment of Alito should happen during this Congress

If not subpoena him in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee

Should we expect the outrage level from the likes of Fox when Dobbs was leaked??

Why do I even bother?
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Alito almost certainly leaked Dobbs too. The reason there was so much outrage about the Dobbs leak is right wing media was searching for counter programming to the genuine outrage across the country about a loss of rights.
 
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fskimospy

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HomerJS said:
Any mentions from Fox or other right wing media?

There were soooooo concerned about SCOTUS leakers! Now nothing but crickets

Clearly critics of SCOTUS were right

www.msnbc.com

Why Alito’s defense of the Supreme Court’s integrity falls short

Samuel Alito keeps saying the high court’s critics have crossed an important line. But if anyone’s gone too far in an irresponsible direction, it’s Alito.
www.msnbc.com www.msnbc.com
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You may be shocked to learn their concern was not genuine!
 
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HomerJS

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Checked this morning. Fox News still not touching the story.

Keeping their peeps ignorant until they can spin a cover story
 
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hal2kilo said:
How do you touch the untouchable (according to our Constitution).
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Defund them until they apply federal ethics rules to themselves. Congress appropriates all the money and those crooks ain't working for free
 
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HomerJS said:
Defund them until they apply federal ethics rules to themselves. Congress appropriates all the money and those crooks ain't working for free
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You do realize they would just declare that unconstitutional, right? Unless you’re willing to ignore their decisions expanding the court is the way.
 
HomerJS

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fskimospy said:
You do realize they would just declare that unconstitutional, right? Unless you’re willing to ignore their decisions expanding the court is the way.
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Whatever works. Biden to date has not been in favor of expansion. Maybe this will jolt him.

BTW - Since Congress per the constitution is NOT required to fund anything I wonder how that would be unconstitutional?

If expand by how many 2 or 4?
 
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HomerJS said:
Whatever works. Biden to date has not been in favor of expansion. Maybe this will jolt him.

BTW - Since Congress per the constitution is NOT required to fund anything I wonder how that would be unconstitutional?

If expand by how many 2 or 4?
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I would stay start at 4 but really like 30 or 50 would be better
 
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HomerJS said:
Whatever works. Biden to date has not been in favor of expansion. Maybe this will jolt him.

BTW - Since Congress per the constitution is NOT required to fund anything I wonder how that would be unconstitutional?

If expand by how many 2 or 4?
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Article III section 1 of the constitution states:

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
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So no congress cannot withhold pay.
 
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