On the Supreme Court, justices go to great lengths to tout American democracy for the nation — while avoiding its trappings in their own work.
They do not organize themselves by party.
They do not negotiate with each other over rulings.
They do not endorse political views..
They do not organize themselves by party.
They do not negotiate with each other over rulings.
They do not endorse political views..
.. Justices say they follow the Constitution’s edict, that only by *avoiding politics* can the judiciary be an effective *referee for democracy.*
SCOTUS passed one partisan test:
Whether to take cases questioning the election, as demanded by a President who gave three of the justices their lifetime jobs.
The court rejected *even hearing* any of those suits, because Trump's lies had no merit.
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Whether to take cases questioning the election, as demanded by a President who gave three of the justices their lifetime jobs.
The court rejected *even hearing* any of those suits, because Trump's lies had no merit.
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The judicial approach that protected democracy in 2020 may *not* be enough in the future, however, when attacks on valid outcomes may require more than that 'hands off' approach in 2020 -- when the ballots simply needed to be counted, and sometimes recounted.
The next tests may be harder, for Justices who swear an oath to confront U.S. enemies both "foreign and domestic."
That's key because some of democracy’s greatest opponents are *fellow citizens* who want to overthrow its results when they lose.
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That's key because some of democracy’s greatest opponents are *fellow citizens* who want to overthrow its results when they lose.
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