05-03-2022, 04:15 PM
(05-03-2022, 03:45 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I don't get why this is sone sort of secret to begin with. Shouldn't we have a right to know what the SC is up to?
As I understand, both based on past knowledge and what has been spoke by others since last night, it is not uncommon for justices to lean one way initially, and for an opinion to be drafted, and then to change their mind after some deliberation. That being the case, the leaker can be seen, and IMO this is the correct interpretation, as leaking the early draft in order to stoke public outrage and intimidate a wavering, or weaker, justice into changing their mind. This is lent further credence, again IMO, as Schumer has essentially done exactly that in the past, threatening the court with a dire result if they decide in a way he dislikes. This was so blatant it earned a rare public rebuke from the court.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/rare-rebuke-chief-justice-roberts-slams-schumer-threatening-comments-n1150036
This, likely not coincidentally, was also over a case addressing abortion rights.
