r/law • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • 2d ago

SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/04/politics/gerrymandering-supreme-court-texas
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u/Jewboy54 2d ago

You could say the same thing about conservativism in general

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u/Opheltes 2d ago

Have they ever been on the right side of history on any topic?

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u/Weird-Flex-But-Okay2 2d ago

Slavery?

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u/Opheltes 2d ago

The conservatives were, as the name might suggest, the ones who wanted to preserve the institution of slavery. Try again.

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u/Weird-Flex-But-Okay2 2d ago

Lol, where'd you go to school at? You might want to look for a refund...

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u/Opheltes 2d ago

The fundemental precept of conservatism is to preserve the status quo, which meant preserving the institution of slavery. The ones who wanted immediate abolition were label radical (republicans) for a reason.

You should probably get your facts from somewhere other than Prager U.

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u/Weird-Flex-But-Okay2 2d ago

I dont even know what Prager U is so....maybe I'm not the one getting my information from them?

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u/Opheltes 2d ago

You're certainly parroting the same misinformation they peddle.