None of this represents justice. Until the court is able to expel all members incapable of ruling in defiance of their appointees’ party, every hearing and verdict is a charade.

Also consider the following study that examines Supreme Court rulings as a matter of rich vs poor:

In the 1950s, justices appointed by the two parties appear similar in their propensity to cast pro-rich votes. Over the sample period (1953 - 2026), we estimate a steady increase in polarization, culminating in an implied party gap of 47 percentage points by 2022. The magnitude of the gap suggests the usefulness of an economic metric for prediction relative to ideologies such as originalism or textualism.

This is horrifying. The implications of this could be absolutely massive, and we all know that this Supreme Court isn’t getting fixed next presidency. It’s far too difficult to impeach justices, so we likely won’t see these decisions get overturned for decades. What a horrible dystopia we live in in this awful country. .-.