The first thing that occurs to me is that one reason for a unanimous decision COULD be that it is politically/personally expedient for each of the justices that the decision be rapid and unanimous.
Yeah... I know.
It isn't that I assume the worst- merely that I remain painfully aware of the possibility...
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Date: 2005-01-11 12:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-11 12:39 pm (UTC)When all of the SCotUS can agree, I'm willing to say "that's the way the law is" and not try to second guess them.
In this case, it was a money laundering conspiracy case, but that doesn't matter, really.
I'm a cynic...
Date: 2005-01-11 01:33 pm (UTC)Yeah... I know.
It isn't that I assume the worst- merely that I remain painfully aware of the possibility...
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Date: 2005-01-11 01:38 pm (UTC)