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I am overjoyed that this ruling came down... it is the Supreme Court finally bringing to a close the constitutional crisis that has been our norm for nearly the past 7 years.
However, I am distressed that the vote was 5-4 with all of the "conservatives" on the Court in dissent -- Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. What happened to Scalia's "originalism"? The majority used originalist arguments in its opinion -- looking to the Federalist Papers and even ancient English law -- while Scalia resorted to fear-mongering, explicitly saying Americans will die because the Court decided the way it did.
Generally, a disgraceful performance by the conservative 4; I hope history gives them the worst marks possible.
