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J_William_Ryan

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2. "They were re-writing the Constitution"

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:16 PM

Jul 3

Worse, they were ignoring settled, accepted precedent.

Indeed, this conservative Court has demonstrated its contempt for settled, accepted precedent.

And ‘originalists’ are infamous for their hypocrisy, using originalist dogma as justification for ignoring precedent they don’t like because it conflicts with their partisan beliefs.

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