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AP western political writer. Father, hiker, pizza snob, Mets fan. RTs confirm your darkest suspicions. NRiccardi(at)APdotorg. DM for Signal, WhatsApp

Sep 22, 2020, 5 tweets

Actually the Supreme Court has been conservative for decades

This isn't subjective. There's been a conservative majority for a long time

There has been a continued pull rightward with conservatives complaining various justices (Kennedy, Roberts now) aren't "conservative," but they are actually in the conservative majority.

In what world, for example, is John Roberts to the LEFT of the median US voter and even judge? He's only to the left of the other conservatives on the court. But that's not how we define conservative and liberal in the English language.

Arguing from results is like saying the GOP-run senate isn't conservative because it didn't repeal Obamacare. It works rhetorically but it isn't reflective of reality.

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