# What if SCOTUS sides with Trump ?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 12, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-scotus-sides-with-trump/853628 "2020-05-12T05:26:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-scotus-sides-with-trump/853628/60 "2020-05-14T18:09:35Z")

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> [@Lumpy](#):
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> Traditionally SC justice appointees nominated by both the left and the right have ended up surprising and disappointing the presidents who nominated them. If nothing else the SC values its autonomy; how is the Republican party “controlling” the court other than having some broadly conservative justices on the bench?

Because there are 5 partisan Republicans on the court right now. Maybe they say they’re nonpartisan, but their actions and words demonstrate that this is false.

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