Opinion | Peter Irons: Has the Supreme Court lost its legitimacy?

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NBCNewsTHINK Yes

NBCNewsTHINK Nope. They are fine. Just because people dont like their rulings doesn't mean they aren't doing the best they can.

NBCNewsTHINK Since it is partisan, yes.

NBCNewsTHINK . DEMOC-RAT 'MEDIA' WANTS TO 'PREPARE' THE PERCEPTION ABOUT SUPREME COURT, BECAUSE .... IN MARCH JUSTICE GINSBURG WILL BE REPLACED !! .

NBCNewsTHINK Yes as soon as they put cavanaugh on it

NBCNewsTHINK Where's RBG...lost?

NBCNewsTHINK If it’s rulings are against your views guess so

NBCNewsTHINK Only

NBCNewsTHINK Lemme guess...its because it has more centrists and conservatives...right? Typical liberal move...defeated in elections...ABOLISH ELECTORAL COLLEGE!....lose more voters...ALLOW NON-CITIZENS TO VOTE! ...lose more voters...LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 16!!! Man...talk about sore losers

NBCNewsTHINK No, but MSNBC has.

NBCNewsTHINK So if we had more liberal judges then the court would be ok?

NBCNewsTHINK Good try. Afraid Trump might have to select a couple of Judges

NBCNewsTHINK This is a step in installing socialist regimes. Cast doubt on the legitimacy of a country’s highest court, giving excuse to abolish it

NBCNewsTHINK No ,you have

NBCNewsTHINK An opinion on the Supreme Court, no person should be given a lifetime appointment for anything.

NBCNewsTHINK Nope. Next question.

NBCNewsTHINK Where’s ruthie?

NBCNewsTHINK Most certainly it has, with Kavanaugh and the fact that Thomas’s wife is a major right wing player....

NBCNewsTHINK A long time ago. Citizen United, reversal of the Voting Rights Act because racism is over, ridiculous interpretation of gun rights, dirt money dark money Russian money Koch money.

NBCNewsTHINK Why because it’s not liberal enough for you

NBCNewsTHINK Look at what TRUMP, McConnell n their followers have done to our judiciary. We knew the lower court where crooked n bias but we always looked to our supreme court as something sacred. The GOP has perverted the heart of American justice and reduced the court to an abomination.

NBCNewsTHINK What a disgusting perversion of our judicial system and the rule of law. Two, two mine you justices accused of sexual assault. Accused predator standing proud with the biggest Cheshire Cat smile for the world to see. How can you respect a justice system that's unjust!!!

NBCNewsTHINK SCOTUS is now a political force.

NBCNewsTHINK No, but it has does have a member that is not working. She drawing a check and ain't showing up to the office. Who is it? Ruth Ginsburg.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes.

NBCNewsTHINK Just what is your problem? You people and your party are tearing this country apart. Wake up America before it’s too late and we are taken down the road of socialism...

NBCNewsTHINK they are doing there job honoring the constitution and following the laws of this land. Liberal judges do not they break the law

NBCNewsTHINK YES !!!!!!!!

NBCNewsTHINK Still waiting on proof one is even still alive

NBCNewsTHINK Ya think!

NBCNewsTHINK Has MSNBC lost its legitimacy? Can they ever regain the publics trust? Is it possible for them to be redeemed? Only the brain dead and hate filled leftist watch you

NBCNewsTHINK Not as long as RGB lives

NBCNewsTHINK Is she back?

NBCNewsTHINK They sure have! Putting that sniffling little priveleged drunkard Kavanaugh on it was disgraceful and political. Justice is blind my ass!

NBCNewsTHINK Yep

NBCNewsTHINK Where's Ruth?

NBCNewsTHINK Republican plan, put as many people in the judiciary, not just the Supreme Court, who are partisans and with as little experience as possible. Hope they agree with your desires. Judiciary loses its legitimacy.

NBCNewsTHINK YeS! HoT MeSS! ToTaLLy BiaSeD! InTeGriTy CoMProMiSeD!! No LoNGeR PReSTiGiouS! AnD NoW TrumP’s PicK CaVaNauGH No LoNGeR HiGHeST CouRT In the LaND! NoT ReSPeCTeD By TrumP (WeLL He ReSPeCTs NoONE BuT HiMSeLF) ANyWay!

NBCNewsTHINK Yes through the nuclear option it does not reflect society or the will of the people (the majority)! However, the oligarchy of the Senate is just as troubling, and is using the rules to change our government and our direction to maintain control over the majority! Greed/Control!

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, Republicans are more involved with politics than the rule of law.

NBCNewsTHINK No it is a vital part of our democracy!

NBCNewsTHINK Why are you even questioning this?!?!?! This is not helpful.

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NBCNewsTHINK Not yet! The future rulings will tell the tale.

NBCNewsTHINK America has lost its legitimacy since 45 took office.

NBCNewsTHINK It has Lost It's HONOR & INTEGRITY & it's ABILITY to Follow the RULE OF LAW, How SAD. I also Believe the AAG & the NEW AG are nothing more then a Rubber Stamp for Trump.

NBCNewsTHINK NBCNews Hey have lost RBG! Where is she

NBCNewsTHINK No, you fakenewsmsnbc has lost your credibility. To you the supreme court lost its legitimacy when we have majority of the justices are actually defending the constitution instead of creating new laws? LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder

NBCNewsTHINK Without question

NBCNewsTHINK SCOTUS MADE GEO W BUSH PRESIDENT, G U T T E D VOTING RIGHTS ACT in ORDER to SUPPRESS MINORITIES VOTES and THE W O R S T...... ALLOWING KAVANAUGH on the BENCH. LIFETIME APPOINTMENTS...RIDICULOUS. THEY'VE BECOME OBSOLETE.

NBCNewsTHINK This year’s decisions will answer this question about the Supreme Court as we see if trump gets his money’s worth from Gorsuch & Kavanaugh

NBCNewsTHINK They’re finally in a position to do actual good for the nation and this asshat is being partisan

NBCNewsTHINK Supreme court nominees should be 'middle of the road.'⚖️

NBCNewsTHINK If find it amazing because 2 of 9 Justices are Trump picks the left finds it illegitimate now but u only feel that way because you want liberal justices who will go against the Constitution and vote how you want them to so much crying from the liberals over everything

NBCNewsTHINK Yes

NBCNewsTHINK If it has lost its legitimacy, it is all on Mitch McConnell’s shoulders.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, they have one too many sex offenders.

NBCNewsTHINK After upholding the racist xenophobic and bigoted TravelBan Yes!

NBCNewsTHINK Why because youre losing liberals on the court?

NBCNewsTHINK Yes. It was stolen by a corrupt GOP and illegitimate President. Won't come to a good end.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, in 1973.

NBCNewsTHINK This started when a the last President Barack Obama elected by the majority of Americans people legitimately was denied his constitutional duty to pick and choose his supreme court judge for the people by the majority of the people's by what we know now a group of traitors .

NBCNewsTHINK You ppl are sick

NBCNewsTHINK Hillary tried to warn everyone, two & a half years ago, what was at stake regarding SCOTUS. 🤷‍♂️

NBCNewsTHINK That idiot behind justice Bader, seems to have a big sarcastic smile telling us all “ see I made it” !

NBCNewsTHINK No.

NBCNewsTHINK If that question has to be asked, then the answer is yes. The last two appointed justices makes the court a club for men in America. But only white men.

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NBCNewsTHINK Well let’s see.. an illegitimate traitor appointed a drunk sex offender so pretty much YES🙄

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NBCNewsTHINK Are you a bot?

NBCNewsTHINK We all knew Dems would start ordering their propaganda arm, FakeNewsMedia to start disputing the legitimacy of SCOTUS soon. Why? Obviously because conservatives who actually honor the Constitution will be in the majority & this scares the crap out of them!

NBCNewsTHINK What a question? No When Obama appointed his pick everything was fine. Now it’s broken because Trump appointed his. Stop your HATE MSNBC

NBCNewsTHINK With the last two appointments, Hell Yes, it's totally lost its legitimacy.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes needs to be for all the people and be non bias they are not

NBCNewsTHINK No but the Democrat Party has

NBCNewsTHINK When Thomas was put on the Court it lost legitimacy.

NBCNewsTHINK What ever happened with this story?

NBCNewsTHINK Time for a proof of life on Notorious RBG. Where’s Ruth?

NBCNewsTHINK If it's not leftist then its illegitimate. Lol. Good, then maybe we should get rid of the gay marriage thing.

NBCNewsTHINK Wow... Lets abolish the electoral college and the supreme court because we dont like it

NBCNewsTHINK No but the media has.

NBCNewsTHINK With Kavanaugh, yes.

NBCNewsTHINK Brett Kavanaugh lowered the bar on the dignity of the court immensely.

NBCNewsTHINK YEP WHERE IS THE DIVERSITY THE HUMANITY WHO IS 4 WE THE PEOPLE WHERE R THE BLACK JUDGES THOMAS AIN'T 1 AND HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND HIS WIFE IS A BUSH DO PEOPLE KNOW THAT WHO REPRESENTS THE NATIONALITIES THE CULTURES THE WOMEN AND OUR LGBT COMMUNITIES SAD TIMES

NBCNewsTHINK Everything has lost its legitimacy, WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHOS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO DESTROY AMERICANdemocracy AS HIS INVESTMENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD BENEFIT.

NBCNewsTHINK Why. Because you’re another crazy. Of course it hasn’t

NBCNewsTHINK What is this? A hit piece on the Supreme Court now? Let me explain. There are crooked deep state people feeding the MSM stories it wants published. Trump is taking them all down. When everything is exposed, he will give us our country back. Free of corruption. Trust.

NBCNewsTHINK Kavanaugh was really the final blow. He appeared drunk at his confirmation hearing, he was belligerent, he lied, he cried, he raged, he sniffed liked a cokehead, he vowed revenge against every Democrat in the country and somehow was confirmed. The USSupreme_Court is dead.

NBCNewsTHINK Ask PJ and Squi to check their calendars for skis

NBCNewsTHINK Yes

NBCNewsTHINK Only for MSNBC. The anti- everything network.

NBCNewsTHINK guess you guys are preparing for the inevitable war against a majority conservative SCOTUS. Start the propaganda early.

NBCNewsTHINK Is time for terms limits on the SC....

NBCNewsTHINK Not yet ... a Trump decision will be the test.

NBCNewsTHINK Absolutely yes! When a supreme court justice was seated with no investigation into probable ILLEGAL acts, lied in public to Congress and asserted privilege as justification for the seat...I don't see how this is even a question.

NBCNewsTHINK It is starting to look that way with tRump's additions. We have yet to see the corruption of the highest court in the country. Americans will never forget how the GOP shit Kavanaugh into the Supreme Court against the majority of Americans. Protests totally ignored.MeToo Resist

NBCNewsTHINK sc lost its legitimacy bc trump is pres? we need more sc justices who will protect the unborn n our individual religious freedoms n liberties: 4 more yrs trump; 8 pence/repubs. we the voters took our courts, country, n lives back from extreme left nonsense. we dont want it back.

NBCNewsTHINK Seriously it’s only legit if it’s leans politically left?

NBCNewsTHINK Since Ruth is missing - yes as to her decisions.

NBCNewsTHINK RIGHT WING CROOKS IN A ROBE !!!

NBCNewsTHINK Yes.

NBCNewsTHINK NO and where is RBG? Are they going to keep her hidden until after the 2020 elections?

NBCNewsTHINK Hey, the supreme court is still as real as PJ and Squi, and that all powerful calendar. Haha, not, the senate GOP made it a partisan joke.

NBCNewsTHINK Now that it's moving back towards the Constitution, No.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, most certianly. When the Constitution is being subverted by party affiliation it is no longer capable of edjudicating without bias. BanSemiAutoMaticWeapons TaxLicenseInsureGunOwnerShip HoldGunManufacturesLiable

NBCNewsTHINK SCOTUS died as soon as Alito's ass hit the bench.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, considering the illegitimate potus has put his tiny little fingers on it!

NBCNewsTHINK When theres only 1 legitimate NotoriousRBG and MOST popular judge it kinda makes it impossible to think our highest court is legit MerrickGarlandShutdown

NBCNewsTHINK Looking forward to RBG's replacement ........cementing future rejection to anti-capitalist policy. Maybe the commies should move to Venezuela, they went socialist, how's that working out ?

NBCNewsTHINK Absolutely yes. I call on all who can to investigate this tiny band of too-powerfull people for ties to organized crime and other bad influences. CitizensUnited & BushvGore are prima facie evidence that like the rest of our government, they have been bought. Let's see. Resist

NBCNewsTHINK Tell us about decisions and Rullings that have been made so far by the Supreme Court and we can see for ourselves weather it has lost its legitimacy or not.... Rather than all this jargon and people's opinions

NBCNewsTHINK It had, but luckily Trump has fixed it.

NBCNewsTHINK Of course.

NBCNewsTHINK Soon to be 6-3 conservative majority. So, it's all relative

NBCNewsTHINK It faded after Garland and disappeared entirely after Kavanaugh. Republicans will do anything to have it their way including destroying our democracy as we know it.

NBCNewsTHINK The moment kavanaugh got confirmed.

NBCNewsTHINK Kavanaugh being confirmed destroyed any respect I had for the Supreme Court. His temperament, truthfulness and biases make him suitable for being a TV judge, (judge Judy), but not the Supreme Court.

NBCNewsTHINK Judges are the backbone of Democracy.

NBCNewsTHINK YES. Kavanaugh. Period. The end.

NBCNewsTHINK Only asking this because you don’t agree with a conservative majority. Just like questioning the electoral college because you didn’t win a election.

NBCNewsTHINK If there was a liberal advantage in the court this story would not be here. RGB Will be replaced soon.

NBCNewsTHINK the supreme court lost his legitimacy the moment it became political. so it actually could never lose something it did not had to begin with. don’t matter democrats or republicans. any court must be unpolitically. it can not be that the law depends on political affiliation

NBCNewsTHINK RBG is too Legit 2 Quit.

NBCNewsTHINK Sounds like treasonous talk......but, your a Socialist POS, so the media says it's okay. Our system has worked for over 200yrs, it rejects socialism, so it's working perfectly !

NBCNewsTHINK The fact we are living in an Oligarchy is all you need to know. The elites took over our government a long time ago and journalism has morphed into a corporate state pr platform. There is only one solution... REVOLUTION!

NBCNewsTHINK No. Dems just can’t stand it that Hillary lost and Obama blew his chance replacing Ginsburg.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes. Unfortunate. But yes. It’s become overtly partisan, with rulings following the logic of party rather than consistency of law.

NBCNewsTHINK No

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NBCNewsTHINK This is such a BS preemptive attempt to delegitimize a SCOTUS that may have soon a strong conservative majority. MSNBC is shameless and contemptible. You all make sick.

NBCNewsTHINK No, but the Republicans lost theirs the second they refused to even hold hearings on Obama's nominee.

NBCNewsTHINK No, but the DOJ, FISA Court and the FBI, certainly have.

NBCNewsTHINK When there’s a question of who bought the seat, yes.

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NBCNewsTHINK Of course .... now that it no longer aligns with your radical leftist ideology. Just like the electoral college and number of senators per state. Maybe your lot are just sore losers.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes it has. With 5-4 rulings on politicized cases become predictable SCOTUS has become obsolete. When you suspect that Kavanaugh and Gorsuch will rule against the law and for A POTUS then there is not place for this body of hacks.

NBCNewsTHINK I don't know, can you prove RBG is still alive?

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, it has in some way, and guess what, the questionable ones were all selected by Republicans. Republicans bad at the Supreme Court, bad at Finances, and bad at International Relationships.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes. Because of Mitch McConnel, Paul Ryan and the GOP.

NBCNewsTHINK no? Just because someone on the other side has an advantage in a part of government, that doesn't mean that branch is illegitimate

NBCNewsTHINK Nice Try liberals but 6-3 is MAGA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

NBCNewsTHINK Most assuredly. I have said for 40 years the constitution needs to be changed and the people vote in the Justices. They are not appointed.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes. Another group of corporate partisan hacks. They lost me at the Gore v Bush decision. And not just at the decision, but at the fact that they TOOK the case to begin with!

NBCNewsTHINK Yes, the decisions over the past ten years have become increasingly partisan instead of legal. They are now the pawns of the GOP, who is seeking to make them the ad hoc legislative branch of the future to compensate for the lack of GOP voters in the future.

NBCNewsTHINK More leftist opinion hysteria

NBCNewsTHINK That’s an easy one. Nope.

NBCNewsTHINK I wonder if the leftist media scum will ask this question when the court would have a majority of liberals

NBCNewsTHINK The second McConnell stole Obama’s choice, yes.

NBCNewsTHINK Our government on a whole has lost its legitimacy

NBCNewsTHINK G.W. Bush and Trump both lost the popular vote, but together they have appointed four out of the nine lifetime seats on the supreme court.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes

NBCNewsTHINK Definitely outdated now. Time to get rid of them; too politically motivated.

NBCNewsTHINK Ever since Bush vs. Gore

NBCNewsTHINK well when you can't tell which of them are alive and which are dead. That speaks to legitimacy, and when you cant tell which are compromised and which are in fear of their lives from the deep state that to speaks too legitimacy. But the concept as a whole is legitimate as ever

NBCNewsTHINK .....and trump is the one undermining our democracy

NBCNewsTHINK What hipocrisy. Now that SCOTUS is turning conservative, you leftists question its legitimacy.

NBCNewsTHINK Communist writer.

NBCNewsTHINK Anyone seen RBG lately? There is legitimacy issue possibly.

NBCNewsTHINK Yes!

NBCNewsTHINK senatemajldr broke the Senate and damaged SCOTUS. He us as much to blame for the wretched condition of America as anyone. Kentucky, please, boot this corrupt politician in 2020. How much is he worth and how did her get it? Corrupt

NBCNewsTHINK It sure has. It’s now an extension of the Republican Party. No judge should be affiliated with a party..they are to uphold the law

NBCNewsTHINK YES

NBCNewsTHINK With two justices having less than respectable background on the court maybe it has

NBCNewsTHINK Yes too partisan now. Sad

NBCNewsTHINK Yes

NBCNewsTHINK Yes. Next question?

NBCNewsTHINK Blame Trump

NBCNewsTHINK Yes it has.

NBCNewsTHINK Random: never expect the people who conquered killed and enslaved America to tell true history or validate racism, they would then be admitting to the ongoing invasion by them.

NBCNewsTHINK With Gorsich and Kavenaugh on it? Yes.

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NBCNewsTHINK yes. clarence thomas.

NBCNewsTHINK It’s losing its leftists. That’s a good thing

NBCNewsTHINK You better believe it. Welcome to the UK in America

NBCNewsTHINK Yes.

NBCNewsTHINK Duh. Blame Bret the drunk

NBCNewsTHINK Not as long as we like beer.

NBCNewsTHINK Kavenaugh pretty much did it for me. CNN

NBCNewsTHINK Um... yes

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