# According to Justice Roberts, nearly everyone besides him misunderstands the "tradition and history" precedent

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-justice-roberts-nearly-everyone-besides-him-misunderstands-the-tradition-and-history-precedent/1003253/21 "2026-08-02T01:27:23Z")

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How is it possible to understand something so incoherent? Actually it is easy to figure it out. If it benefits one party it goes in one direction and if it benefits the other one, it goes the other way.

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