Always has been MT @RameshPonnuru:Always more speculation abt Repub SupCo appointees' votes in high-profile cases than their colleagues
@aburnspolitico @rameshponnuru IMO it's because justices appointed by Rs have tended to be more unpredictable, 4 whatever reason
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@DavidMDrucker@rameshponnuru but even if the D-appointed justices went all mavericky, it wouldn't mater as much -
@aburnspolitico @romashponnuru 1)Not necessarily the case 2)Even if the case, that's a different issue. Name last Dem appointee to "evolve" -
@DavidMDrucker Yeah, I was responding to@RameshPonnuru's point about coverage. Would rather leave SCOTUS history to people who cover it. -
@aburnspolitico Fair enough. I was answering his question, granted I didn't do so "in one chart." -
@DavidMDrucker FYI: I only read tweets that have been peer-reviewed by grad students who have never worked in campaigns or government.
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@DavidMDrucker@aburnspolitico@RameshPonnuru suggest that speculation usually comes down to maybe two votes in such cases, and AMK is one. -
@DavidMDrucker@aburnspolitico@RameshPonnuru contrast w Chamber cases. Partisan split under JGR has only grown wider http://theusconstitution.org/text-history/1503/us-chamber-quietly-completes-undefeated-7-0-term-success-versus-solicitor-general …
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