Supremes vote for religious bigotry

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by ebacon

There is name for judicial systems where anything goes. It is "mob rule".

On a lighter note, there are also situations where appellate courts can throw out the case late in the process. None of those situations applied here.

An anything-goes mob of five members in this case.

There is no check on the Supreme Court, once members have been confirmed and seated. If the system messes up, and we get five members who want to be an anything-goes mob, they can.