those fatheaded dupes wouldn't know a fact if it fell on their head. they are skilled at brownnosing politicians in exchange for judicial appointments. that requires charming people, telling them what they want to hear, which implies a disdain for the facts and reality. they end up imposing their own moralistic viewpoints and self-righteous bullcrap like nutcase Judge Judy, who should be recused a thousand times for her personal prejudices but never is. this naively optimistic Pollyanna rubbish about judges having integrity and researching facts thoroughly is a bunch of hoodwink.

well yeah, I mean, yours is the optimistic spin on the whole ordeal but if we are looking at it through the prism of realism, without the rotten weaknesses of hope and sentiment, then it should be clear that these supreme court justices are in somebody's pocket. just like special interest groups buy policymakers and make presidents, so too are their special interest groups that buy opinions. judges are for sale, if they weren't then the powers that be would send them on a permanent vacation, like what happened to Justice Scalia when he wouldn't play ball, the black hand took him out.