Today in Supreme Court History: June 15, 1804

6/15/1804: The 12th Amendment is ratified.

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[apedad]

". . . The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted. . . . "

Remember the fun days when some people thought this statement authorized VP Pence to decertify the results?

"Trump went on to say that Pence has 'several options under the U.S. Constitution.' He can decertify the results or send them back to the states for change and certification,' Trump said. 'He can also decertify the illegal and corrupt results and send them to the House of Representatives for the one vote for one state tabulation.'"

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-pence-in-total-agreement-vp-has-power-to-block-certification-of-illegal-election

[Queen Amalthea]

One of our major parties doesn't care about democracy, that's where we're at right now.

[Libertymike]

Who is this "we" kemosabe?

[Queen Amalthea]

Americans.

[Libertymike]

Regular or hyphenated?

[Queen Amalthea]

Yes.

[Libertymike]

So inclusive.

[Dan Schiavetta]

Not by any stretch a part of "Supreme Court history".

June 15, 2020: Bostock v. Clayton County: Title VII applies to gay & transgender
June 15, 1982: Plyler v. Doe: can't deny public education to undocumented children
June 15, 1953: Rosenberg v. United States: refused to stay Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's execution

It took me less than 5 minutes to compile the above.

[Libertymike]

But you billed 45 minutes...

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

I am mildly surprised that Prof. Barnett has not removed his name from this 'academic work' by now. Perhaps he figures Georgetown would be disinclined to hold a conservative professor to account for shoddy work, applying a special leniency in the case of a strident right-winger on a strong, legitimate, mainstream school's faculty.

[Bob from Ohio]

So funny that this little throwaway series invokes such ANGER from certain people.

How DARE he not do what I want!