Most don’t trust Supreme Court on election cases: Poll

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A recent CNN poll has revealed that a majority of Americans lack confidence in the Supreme Court's ability to make the "right decisions" regarding legal cases related to the 2024 election. The poll, conducted from January 25th to 30th, showed that 58 percent of respondents either had "not at all" (23 percent) or "just some" (35 percent) trust in the Supreme Court on this matter. Only 11 percent expressed a high level of trust, while 31 percent said they had a moderate amount of trust.

 

There appears to be a partisan divide in the level of trust in the Supreme Court among respondents. Among Democrats surveyed, 63 percent indicated either no trust at all (27 percent) or just some trust (36 percent). In contrast, 48 percent of Republicans expressed similar sentiments, with 17 percent having no trust and 31 percent having just some trust. Independents held views more aligned with Democrats.

 

The Supreme Court's role in the upcoming 2024 presidential campaign cycle is anticipated to be significant, particularly as former President Trump emerges as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination despite facing multiple criminal indictments, two of which stem from his actions following the 2020 presidential election loss.

 

 

One federal case related to the 2020 election involves Trump's legal team arguing for presidential immunity to shield him from prosecution for actions taken while in office. Should a federal appeals court rule against him, Trump is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.

 

Additionally, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this month regarding a challenge to a Colorado Supreme Court decision that deemed Trump ineligible for public office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, known as the "insurrection clause," due to his actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021.

 

The CNN poll surveyed 1,212 respondents and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. These findings reflect a widespread sentiment among Americans regarding the level of trust in the Supreme Court's handling of election-related legal matters.

 

07.02.24

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[ThailandRyan]

Yet a Federal Judge and an Federal Appelate court have also decided Trump does not have the immunity he believes he does.  Add in that many Republicans are now trying to ensure there are ways to have an election overturned.....some are trying to insure there are sets of alternate electoral panels.   Bye Bye Orange man. 

Edited February 6 by ThailandRyan

[JonnyF]

Why would you trust them when you can see every verdict coming a mile off depending on the political affiliation of the individual in question? 🙈

 

It's beyond parody at this point. 

 

What a fall from grace for the USA. Better stop lecturing those third world countries I think...

 

 

[impulse]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Yet a Federal Judge and an Federal Appelate court have also decided Trump does not have the immunity he believes he does.  Add in that many Republicans are now trying to ensure there are ways to have an election overturned.....some are trying to insure there are sets of alternate electoral panels.   Bye Bye Orange man. 

 

If that's your takeaway from the recent decision, you're not getting the full picture.  You may want to read the analyses by Jonathan Turley and by Gregg Jarrett on the topic.  But that will require turning to news sources not approved by the left.

 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Why would you trust them when you can see every verdict coming a mile off depending on the political affiliation of the individual in question? 🙈

 

It's beyond parody at this point. 

 

What a fall from grace for the USA. Better stop lecturing those third world countries I think...

 

 

And yet the current SCOTUS has been rather unreliable for the guy who stuffed it with his hand picked rightwing judges.

 

[Morch]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

If that's your takeaway from the recent decision, you're not getting the full picture.  You may want to read the analyses by Jonathan Turley and by Gregg Jarrett on the topic.  But that will require turning to news sources not approved by the left.

 

 

Wouldn't know that this forum is 'the left'.

 

Turley comments, publishes and writes on a whole lot of mainstream media outlets. Easy enough to find his views on matters at hand without resorting to dodgy sources and websites.

 

Jarret is just a Trump devotee, and does not really have legal expertise etc. That said, his oddball 'opinions' can be found on Fox, for example.

 

This isn't about 'sources', or some 'the left' conspiracy theory.

[KhunLA]

I lost respect for the SCOTUS during Obama's administration via ACA ruling.  Haven't really followed any state or fed court decisions on Trump's cases.

[spidermike007]

Why should they, what has the Supreme Court ever done to garner the trust of the Thai public? They consistently follow the edict of the toxic army, and other powers that be. They show time and again that they are not to be trusted, that they do not have integrity, and that they are an undependable body, when it comes to the institution of law. 

[tomazbodner]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Why should they, what has the Supreme Court ever done to garner the trust of the Thai public? They consistently follow the edict of the toxic army, and other powers that be. They show time and again that they are not to be trusted, that they do not have integrity, and that they are an undependable body, when it comes to the institution of law. 

Don't think US Supreme Court did anything for Thai public...

[Srikcir]

"The (US) Supreme Court has been the only court in the country without a binding ethics code."

• "If the Court is to hold itself to the highest ethical standards, as Chief Justice John Roberts has repeatedly said is his aim, the justices must do more. Real financial transparency. Recusal whenever a conflict of interest creates the appearance of bias. Most importantly, an external body to tell us when a justice has fallen afoul of the rules. That’s what checks and balances are all about."

"New Supreme Court Ethics Code Is Designed to Fail"

Nov 14, 2023  https://www.brennancenter.org

[stargrazer9889]

If the Supreme court cannt keep politics out of its decisions, the country of

the United States of America is indeed in big troulbe. Trump is not a god

and the supreme court members had best remember this fact.

[Skipalongcassidy]

20 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

 

What a fall from grace for the USA. Better stop lecturing those third world countries I think...

 

 

I agree... stop the lectures and stop the money along with it... your third world countries can fend for themselves... hahaha

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

I agree... stop the lectures and stop the money along with it... your third world countries can fend for themselves... hahaha

Back to history class, specifically the outcome of US Isolationism. 

[Skipalongcassidy]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Back to history class, specifically the outcome of US Isolationism. 

You typically missed the sarcasm... 555

[Chomper Higgot]

5 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

You typically missed the sarcasm... 555

My bad, and my apologies.

[jerrymahoney]

9 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Thanks for your kindness and support, as usual. The Supreme court here is just a toxic and corrupt as the court in the US. Same, same. 

That's OK . I coulda gone on & on (TM) but I let miss SC do it.

 

But today is a big day at SCOTUS -- and I am hoping my former home-state ( at least for 5 years) of Colorado does what others have not been able to do. As  Glinda the Witch of the South said in the Wizard of Oz:

 

You have no power here Be gone before somebody drops a house on you, too.

Edited February 8 by jerrymahoney

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, Arindos said:

Generally the lack of trust in the judicial system appears to be part of a wider backlash against how left-wing so much of the US (and western) establishments have become, but most leftwingers seem to be content to do a monkey no see and assume everything is normal when it's laughable to think so.

OK so you aren’t aware that Conservative judges are in the majority on the SCOTUS bench.

[Arindos]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

OK so you aren’t aware that Conservative judges are in the majority on the SCOTUS bench.

 

If you divide any opinion poll into rightwing and leftwing, it's always the rightwing that places lower levels of trust in the establishment institutions compared to the leftwing.

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[newnative]

They lost my respect when they stopped the recount and handed the 2000 election to Bush.  Mostly downhill since then except for gay marriage.

[Walker88]

On 2/7/2024 at 1:34 AM, JonnyF said:

Why would you trust them when you can see every verdict coming a mile off depending on the political affiliation of the individual in question? 🙈

 

It's beyond parody at this point. 

 

What a fall from grace for the USA. Better stop lecturing those third world countries I think...

 

 

Yes, those clowns trump appointed, plus the corrupt Clarence Thomas, certainly give the court a bad name.

 

While trump does represent a fall from grace for the US, at least we haven't yet fallen as far as your country.

[stevenl]

Excellent analysis and opinion.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/08/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-2024-analysis/index.html

[Chomper Higgot]

4 hours ago, Arindos said:

 

If you divide any opinion poll into rightwing and leftwing, it's always the rightwing that places lower levels of trust in the establishment institutions compared to the leftwing.

I’m quite sure that it’s always the rightwing that backs the exercise of state power against minorities who wish to share equal rights, working people who wish to form unions, anybody who wishes to protest against corporate power, people who protest for a clean environment, women who want to have dominion over their own bodies and anyone who wishes to love and marry whoever it is they happen to love.