The Secret Bias of all Past and Present United States Supreme Court

[Razard86]

The United States Supreme Court's job is to interpret the United States Supreme Court and to make landmark decisions that have the ability to create law in two ways, by establishing precedent, or by abolishing precedent. What is precedent? The legal definition of precedent is a court decision handed down by a previous court of higher or equal merit that serves as an example of accurate interpretation of the constitutional legality of the present time period. Because of the existence of this bestowed power the Supreme Court could accurately be called the United States Constitution, the physical manifestation of the living legal document in the form of humans who we call Justices. 

So what is this secret bias I refer to in my title? The secret bias lies in the term LEGACY. Every group of Justices desires to make history and to be on the right side of history. All Supreme Courts enjoy the privileges of deciding which case is allowed to be adjudicated within their halls and they do this based on two main parameters. What is the constitutional question at play in this case, and what is its merit, or value in being able to challenge and potentially either establish or overturn existing precedent. 

So the secret bias is revealed. The very reason a case is allowed or selected to be tried in the Supreme Court, is the same impetus that reveals the underlying bias hidden in the Courts. The Court's bias is for you to WIN!!!! If you give a compelling enough argument with Constitutional consideration (politics notwithstanding) the Supreme Court will side with you. This bias is a good bias, because the Constitution is supposed to be a living document, and the justices its arbiters, and the cases are supposed to be a mirror, a light of truth shined onto society to see if it is expressing the Constitution truthfully.

[Razard86]

On 11/9/2024 at 9:57 AM, Razard86 said:

The United States Supreme Court's job is to interpret the United States Supreme Court

Meant to say to interpret the United States Constitution. But their job is to also interpret past United State Supreme Courts as well.