• tyler@programming.dev
    11·
    9 months ago

    They must be taking it up because they want to revert climate legislation before the election, or alternatively to delay other proceedings. Unless someone has a better explanation

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
      4·
      9 months ago

      They’re not up for election; Supreme Court justices have lifetime appointments. It’s just part of their bigger agenda of ending the use of regulation in any way that benefits people instead of corporations.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        9 months ago

        We know the SC is a lifetime appointment. The point being made is that fully 2/3 of the SC are doing to best to help their right-wing political allies, despite the fact that the SC is very definitely supposed to be as unbiased and apolitical as possible.

      • tyler@programming.dev
        2·
        9 months ago

        I know they’re not up for election. See what gravitas said for an explanation of what I meant.