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  1. …in reply to @OrinKerr
    @OrinKerr I think that’s a useful lens, since the institution becoming political seemed inevitable after we collectively dumped all our hard problems there and developed a strong doctrine of unchecked judicial supremacy, with the executive grabbing more power and Congress checking out.
    1. …in reply to @augustf
      @OrinKerr Then you have the justices. They have always gone about implementing the jurisprudence they were chosen for. But now, we have these more political issues coming up, and judges who have a permission structure to act with less regard to the law, ethics, or decorum increasingly do.