So why phrase this as a 'mistake'? Clearly it's an effort to misquote the OSHA response in order to claim expert evidence for his concurring opinion where none exists. If I turned that in as an undergraduate it would have meant an F. But this court is failing America at every turn so why not expect them to lie about the sources of their data?
Questions: Did the other Justices know this? And if so, don’t they have an obligation and responsibility to make the “mistake” known? If they didn’t or don’t know, why not? Don’t they have an equal obligation and responsibility to know this through researching and/or checking any claims presented by their colleagues as fact from the bench?
At that level of power, you can seek to be 95 percent accurate and fudge a little at the margins because it won't matter. And everyone knows it.
People will say it was a mistake as you do here and move on and anyone saying he is a liar with be marginalized or mocked.
Justice Gorsuch is an incredibly intelligent individual, but also sanctimonious and arrogant. He needs that extra 5 percent to make his arguments. Ninety-five percent won't do. So he fudged it.
And it won't be the last time either. Over time, conservatives will stop pointing out these "mistakes" because they will privately realize someone they highly respect is a bit of an egomaniac and will quietly accept it as a personality quirk. But really it is what it is - lying.
So why phrase this as a 'mistake'? Clearly it's an effort to misquote the OSHA response in order to claim expert evidence for his concurring opinion where none exists. If I turned that in as an undergraduate it would have meant an F. But this court is failing America at every turn so why not expect them to lie about the sources of their data?
Questions: Did the other Justices know this? And if so, don’t they have an obligation and responsibility to make the “mistake” known? If they didn’t or don’t know, why not? Don’t they have an equal obligation and responsibility to know this through researching and/or checking any claims presented by their colleagues as fact from the bench?
I absolutely do think that Justice Gorsuch lied.
At that level of power, you can seek to be 95 percent accurate and fudge a little at the margins because it won't matter. And everyone knows it.
People will say it was a mistake as you do here and move on and anyone saying he is a liar with be marginalized or mocked.
Justice Gorsuch is an incredibly intelligent individual, but also sanctimonious and arrogant. He needs that extra 5 percent to make his arguments. Ninety-five percent won't do. So he fudged it.
And it won't be the last time either. Over time, conservatives will stop pointing out these "mistakes" because they will privately realize someone they highly respect is a bit of an egomaniac and will quietly accept it as a personality quirk. But really it is what it is - lying.