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Barrett's reaction when Hirono claims to have read an opinion she just misrepresentedpic.twitter.com/cP1N7KPhMF
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Hirono joins Whitehouse in pretending to be against Justices who signal interest in overturning a precedent, which of course is something they believe in when liberal Justices do it.
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Recall that it is widely cheered when Justices such as Stephen Breyer use dissents to signal that they would invite challenges to the death penalty. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/07/02/what-was-justice-breyer-really-saying …pic.twitter.com/ru6TzQmdNo
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Hirono is now complaining that 5-4 decisions that included Roberts in the majority with the four liberals would be in jeopardy now - which is very off-message with Whitehouse's theory that there is a "Roberts Five" of conservatives conspiring to be bought off by conservatives.
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Now, Hirono is saying that Justice Department preclearance of state election laws should be required because the Justice Department cannot be trusted to protect voting rights.
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Hirono asks if there is a conflict in having three Justices who worked on Bush v Gore twenty years ago, involving different candidates, simply because it involves an election. This is bonkers. Recusal does not work anything like this.
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Mazie Hirono should be on the Democrats' national ticket. She is really a perfect representative of their understanding of the law.
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If Hirono was a Republican, the Jon Stewart progeny in late-night comedy would dedicate segments to her every single night.
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