All of these claims that the Supreme Court is delaying rulings on #Trump matters for political reasons don't even make sense strategically.
Firstly, they're based on misunderstandings about how the US government actually functions, but setting that aside:
If #SCOTUS really wanted to delay trials as claimed they could simply issue rulings that would result in drawn out procedures. There's NO reason they'd hold the ball and take all of this heat when they could pass it along to lower courts.
It's unfortunate that so many people in the US, and on this social media platform, keep promoting those conspiracy theories.
If nothing else, they shield from accountability those who are actually responsible for the things we're critical of.
By holding up the opinion, the dissenting judges can involve the other judges in the public optics of delay and signal their support of Trump.
I would not give them any credit for being “strategic” since it’s apparent what they’re doing.
@BohemianPeasant Oh, I'd go the other way with that.
If you're going to go next level with the story (and if you're going into a conspiracy theory at all, why not make it interesting?) an ANTI-Trump justice or two might be holding it up to support this story that the Court is holding it up for Trump's benefit.
As outlandish as that is, it makes more sense than saying the Court is holding it up out of support for Trump since the Court has much better ways of doing that.
@BohemianPeasant the US legal system has rules that are open to the public, that aren't confined to any one court, not even the Supreme Court.
They aren't opaque. They're out there in the open for us all to watch, or at least, for those nerdy enough to care about this stuff to watch :)
So really, it's like those of us who watch CSPAN and see the processes of Congress vs those who don't.
The rules of, say, evidenciary proceedings in the federal courts are written down for all to see, for anyone who wants to read them. That's how we know.
It's just that, looking at the actual rules of the US system makes it harder for reporters and special interest groups to get clicks if they actually consider them.
@volkris
How can you know that there are “better ways” if the Court is so opaque?
The Occam’s razor is that they are purposely delaying the immunity decision.