No matter which political party has the keys to the White House, it’s nice to know that we’ll always be able to count on Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser for a stupid SCOTUS take.
And today, as usual, he did not disappoint.
After countless hours of self-flagellation, Millhiser suddenly finds himself in the awkward position of realizing that Amy Coney Barrett might not, in fact, be the she-devil he told us she was:
Oh man. Amy Coney Barrett comes out hard against Trump's attempt to rig the census.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 30, 2020
When you've lost Amy Coney Barrett…
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 30, 2020
Ian here seems to be in the throes of some kind of existential crisis.
That awkward moment when Amy Coney Barrett tells Trump's lawyers that they are full of shit.https://t.co/Vejo3qxno1
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 30, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett > Stephen Millerhttps://t.co/Vejo3qxno1
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 30, 2020
What do you do when you wake up one day and realize that you completely botched your prediction for the 4629476594th time?
He tweeted from a prison camp. https://t.co/qQOMrojBXP
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) November 30, 2020
Snort.
"The absurd thing I predicted didn't happen. What a shocking outcome!"
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) November 30, 2020
Big “ah well, nevertheless” vibes from Millhiser here https://t.co/DPBy5THsEw
— Alex Muresianu (@ahardtospell) November 30, 2020
His default setting to be honest
— Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) November 30, 2020
Ha! It is, though. It really is.
Ian believes that SCOTUS Justices should have overriding (progressive) partisan agendas. He can't comprehend when a Justice follows the law and not his preconceived partisan assumptions. https://t.co/8zD5OhYRto
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) November 30, 2020
I love how often this guy is confused by the concept of judicial independence. https://t.co/jbMpsS2gA1
— BWH (@BWH85) November 30, 2020
Man unfamiliar with conservative jurisprudence, surprised by conservatives jurisprudence https://t.co/uiuLj8ttOY
— Cleophus James (@2_Jaymz) November 30, 2020
They have literally no idea what the Supreme Court is. https://t.co/QKiPYuzBlH
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) November 30, 2020
But don’t worry. Our dystopian future will still happen. Ian’s calling it now:
One reason why democracy kinda sorta survived the Trump years is that Trump surrounds himself with truly terrible lawyers.
This is also a reason to be terrified of what happens if Republicans run a competent authoritarian in 2024.https://t.co/Vejo3qxno1
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 30, 2020
Remember you heard it here first.
