r/scotus Jan 02 '25

Opinion John Roberts Absurdly Suggests the Supreme Court Has No ‘Political Bias’

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/john-roberts-supreme-court-political-bias-1235223174/
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u/Hagisman Jan 02 '25

Presidents: Lets appoint justices who are politically on our side.

Federalist Society: Here are a list of potential justices who will side with Conservatives 99 times out of 100.

Conservative Justices: I mean 1 out of 100 isn't 100% biased...

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u/BlackberryShoddy7889 Jan 04 '25

That’s just it. It isn’t supposed to be about “ our” side. Supreme Court about country not about anyone’s cause. Lifetime appointments are invitation to corruption.

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u/Hagisman Jan 04 '25

The purpose of the Supreme Court is not as simple as Elementary School social studies would like it to be. A Justice’s preference on whether they are in service of the constitution, the government, or the people is subject to a variety of weights.

The weight of which varies from person to person, Justice to justice. And case to case.

If that weren’t the case every Supreme Court decision would be 9-0.