Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court’s junior conservative, is making waves, but not for the reasons one might expect. Her vote against freezing foreign aid? It’s like watching a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat, but the rabbit is the illusion of executive authority. She’s the only one of Trump’s appointees to dissent? That’s like a solo act in a comedy show where the audience is asleep. Some scholars praised her for standing up to the executive branch? It’s a testament to her ability to surprise even the most jaded of political observers. But let’s not forget, she’s only three terms in—how long until she forgets her own name? It’s a brave new world where a dissenting vote is cause for celebration, but is it just a fluke, or is she the new poster child for ‘judicial independence’—or the latest example of ‘conservative inconsistency’? Who knows, maybe next term she’ll vote for both sides of every issue—after all, she’s the new face of ‘balance’.
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