“It is time—past time—to make plain that, while the pandemic poses many grave challenges, there is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches, synagogues, and mosques." -Justice Neil Gorsuch
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😷 LOCKDOWN BS 😷
posted ago by fkn_lost_my_password
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Amen
Never though highly of him but he has my respect
Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County (June of this year) The ruling expanded protections against employee discrimination under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, redefining male or female “sex” to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” Gorsuch punted on the religious liberty issues raised by the ruling.
I’m not a legal expert, and I hope I'm wrong, but it seems to me that even though this applies strictly speaking only to the workplace, it will only bolster the case the Dems are making for the insane “Equality Act” and give legal ammo to trans “females” who want to compete in high school/college women’s sports—which is basically cheating and outrageously unfair to biological women. (What about THEIR civil rights?)
I’m still confident Gorsuch will rule in Trump’s favor if/when the cases come before SCOTUS. (Consolidated, perhaps.) The statistical and eye-witness evidence of fraud is blatant, governors and election officials have usurped the Constitutional prerogative of State Legislatures to make election rules and regulations, and there is solid precedent in Gore v. Bush's citing of the 14th Amendment “equal protection” clause, since, e.g., Republican observers were obstructed/harassed in polling stations and different rules and procedures were applied across different counties.
Like I said, I'm no legal eagle, but IMHO Gorsuch will see that stretching Civil Rights Act definitions is one thing; an all-out assault on the Constitution and the rule of law is another.
I missed this, but up until reading this, I haven't seen one ruling he made that I thought was not 100% correct
I forgot the sauce:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/23/ross-douthat-neil-gorsuch-arbiter-sexual-religious-liberties/
I'd argue the way HE framed it was clear, at least for the gay/lesbian part. The trans part is trickier, but would at least look like it'd be "mtf" or "ftm" only, instead of this crazy free-for-all it's become. Remember, he helped strike down the law on deportation because vague laws are bad for America and told congress to get their shit together and pass an actual law instead of the vague BS it was. Did it make it harder for Trump? Yes, but I'd rather have a principled guy who puts the constitution first than a lickspittle.
What’s your problem with him? I’ve always thought that he was pretty reasonable.
He is not a Thomas, but he is at least not a Roberts.
The Oklahoma thing was dumb. Whatever the interpretation, he turned over half a US state to a sovereign tribe. For f*cos sake, the area includes Tulsa.
I’m willing to be wrong, but on its face, that ruling seemed to reek of judicial activism.
A treaty is a treaty, just because it was ignored for over a hundred years does not mean its no longer valid.
The government signed a lawfully binding treaty, rule of law is rule of law.
A treaty is a treaty. From my understanding, it had simply not been enforced. Also I believe that the treaty only gives tribal jurisdiction in Oklahoma to individuals registered with that tribe. So it's not like regular people will be hauled off to jail by Indian tribes. It's just a case of dual-jurisdiction.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/08/04/half-of-oklahoma-is-now-indian-territory-what-does-that-mean-for-criminal-justice-there
I don't necessarily like the idea of two different sets of laws applied to two different groups occupying the same geographical area... but justices are there to rule on existing law, not write new ones. Don't like it, change the law through the legislature.
Solid explanation, and thus explaining the ruling.
My beef would be that there’s gotta be some sort of statute of limitations. If I’ve held property without claim for a period of time, and the claimant had abandoned it for 100 years without confrontation...
I get it isn’t his job to legislate that statute of limitations, but the whole ordeal seemed silly on its face. The explanation makes sense, but still just seems wild overall.
Thanks for the clarity tho - it’d been a while and we’ve been weighing heavier issues recently!!
So can those Oklahoma peeps open all manner of casino and serve fire water all up in that bitch without a license? I'm aight with that.
He also made a bad ruling about trannies
We signed a treaty. The law is the law, it is not discarded at convenience.
He's flubbed two big ones. In Bostock he said sex included gender identity and voted with the left to force employers to recognise transgenderism.
In another case he let a pedo off because he decided literally half Oklahoma actually belongs to Indians.
That said, he's been very strong in other cases, including this one.
Rule of law, the US made a treaty and then we ignored it. I appreciate if he sticks to that principle, especially with these upcoming cases...
Do you want a man of weak morals doing what's easy or a man of strong morals who knows they have to do what's right?
No. Actually giving back jurisdiction is not possible. Dual jurisdiction neither satisfies the treaty nor recognises reality on the ground. Sometimes its just not possible to fix wrongs from a century ago. And releasing pedos isn't any way to try, anyway. Fulfil obligations to protect living children today, dead Indian generations come second.
I'm guessing the 'bike shop' reference is to the Gaia-worshipping left always favoring industries and organizations that fit into their Green cult.
Hey! Some of us like bikes and the Gaia. But we like evenly applied policy that doesn't violate personal liberties even more
Im all for reasonable sane environmental measures if they dont violate the constitution and actually work. I also like riding my bike, but I dont think the US can legislate people into a green travel plan.
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Neil Gorsuch, Patriot and defender of the Republic
Neil was a giant held back by a string. String's been cut.
That's the motherfucking Linguistic Kill Shot right there.
That is Right!...🐸🇺🇸
Honestly, to hell with the mosques.
I agree and I'm not afraid to admit it either. Fuck that backward ass ideology. Islam is a fucking cult.
The man could have simply said "places of worship," instead of specifically mentioning mosques. We don't need anyone in the American government trying to "normalize" islam.
Makes me want to cry with joy and pride. God is good today, everyday, and we should give thanks on Thanksgiving.
Can I send him a fruit basket, or is that considered bribery or something?
You think he's dumb enough to injest random food that gets delivered to him unexpectedly? Find out what his favorite charities are and donate to one of them.
Immeasurably Based
Then let's put the hammer down.
Didn't this guy replace Scalia? My brain just got a dose of the same drug I haven't had in a while!
I've read a few of his opinions and he is my favorite justice on the court. This dude is so fucking based.
False, this pandemic poses ZERO grave challenges - certainly none that are any more grave than driving a car.