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ProPublica is an extremely partisan group funded by George Soros. You shouldn't be surprised.

The funny thing is though that there is a strong conservative argument to be made against the sweeping power of SCOTUS. Out of all the federal branches, they--being unelected--are the least accountable to the public and the decisions they make cannot be appealed or nullified except by their own subsequent decisions. SCOTUS serves as a sort-of "final grand council of elders" that can nullify or change any aspect of the law with no oversight or recourse.

I'm no fan of Congress but at least they are directly accountable to voters. If there is a conflict among the three branches, it should be Congress that prevails not SCOTUS.

Do you have a source for the Soros/ProPublica claim? The only thing I can find that actually has numbers and isn't an obvious fake news site is Wikipedia saying he donated a measly $250k in 2010.

This smells like a propaganda talking point that doesn't hold much water.

"[T]he decisions they make cannot be appealed or nullified except by their own subsequent decisions."

This is not correct. If the Supreme Court interprets a statute in a way that Congress disagrees with, Congress is free to amend the statute. If the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution in a way that leads to an unpleasant result, the people are free to amend the Constitution.

It looks like Soros’ foundation gave them $250k back in 2010. Is that bad?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProPublica#Funding

Considering that Herbert and Marion Sandler pledge $10 million every year, a one-time donation of $250k is at most 0.36% of their budget from then until now. Saying its funded by George Soros seems like a misrepresentation.

> The funny thing is though that there is a strong conservative argument to be made against the sweeping power of SCOTUS.

And conservatives often make this argument against SCOTUS putting itself into a policy-making role.

The absolute last thing you want are judges to worry about elections.

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