It’s a crappy ruling and will almost certainly be overturned because it makes no sense to have the federal government be the one responsible for enforcing local violations of the VRA
I don’t have faith in their ethics or logic. But I do have faith in their understanding that backing the 8th Circuit on this would be political suicide. It would catalyze their opponents in a way they are not interested in
They can’t lose their jobs, but they can sabotage the outcomes they want to achieve. If they didn’t care about achieving something through their work, they’d just go on vacation for the rest of their lives.
You’ve more faith in the Supreme court than I…
I don’t have faith in their ethics or logic. But I do have faith in their understanding that backing the 8th Circuit on this would be political suicide. It would catalyze their opponents in a way they are not interested in
That’s the great thing about lifetime appointments: they don’t have to care about their opponents at all (up until the point of violence).
They can’t lose their jobs, but they can sabotage the outcomes they want to achieve. If they didn’t care about achieving something through their work, they’d just go on vacation for the rest of their lives.
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