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David J. Sharp's avatar

First, loyalty checks … now purity checks? Nice and cosy back in the 19th Century …

Warren Brodine's avatar

What a country. Yuck. Oh to have a second passport.

Susan V's avatar

I'm really confused by the portion of this that I have bracketed:

This is one of nearly two dozen subpoenas DOJ issued against providers of such care, and, among other requests, the subpoenas seek invasive information about patients. [[At least five federal judges across the nation have blocked this effort by providers]] who have challenged the subpoenas.

What effort by providers?

Chris Geidner's avatar

That was just a poorly worded sentence. I fixed it:

At least five federal judges across the nation have blocked DOJ’s effort when providers have challenged the subpoenas.

Leslie J's avatar

I misread this as ruin.

Susan V's avatar

Well, that pretty much is what they're doing, so ...

Frank Dudley Berry, Jr.'s avatar

The 5th circuit is now the most reversed circuit of the 11 by the Supreme Court, which in other posts you like to describe as corrupt.

Chris Geidner's avatar

Where have I described it as "corrupt," pray tell?

Chris Geidner's avatar

As to your reversal point, though, I did add a paragraph to explain how that aspect fits into this piece.

Frank Dudley Berry, Jr.'s avatar

Not in this post. You certainly invite that adjective over and over, particularly in the comments about the emergency docket and damnation with faint praise of the six-person conservative majority (which is in fact very diverse - the only dyed in the wool conservatives are Alito and Thomas, neither of whom are Trump appointees). You would never guess from some comments that the Roberts who presently presides over the Court, is the same one who 11 years ago cast a very controversial vote in a 5-4 decision to uphold ObamaCare, outraging political conservatives.

I'I'd suggest that all your readers invest in Sarah isgur's book, which is very good, and makes the non-controversial - that the controversies surrounding the Court arise from the fact that Congress has been failing in its function for more than three decades, with the result that policy that should be made legislatively is increasingly made by the President and the Supreme Court.