CBS' Jan Crawford Destroys The Left's 'Legitimacy Crisis' Smear Campaign Against The Supreme Court

Posted • January 6, 2025: CBS News’ Jan Crawford said something odd regarding the most underreported story of 2024, claiming the honor belongs to Joe Biden’s declining mental health. She’s not wrong, except it’s been the most underreported story throughout his presidency. Yet, Crawford also had a lengthy commentary about the media, Democrats, and the Supreme Court, which couldn’t have been more accurate. She noted it began post-Dobbs, which overturned Roe v. Wade, which led to this parade of attacks on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, which she found to be weak sauce. It was spurred by Senate Democrats who began a long war against the third branch. As she aptly described, the stories about the so-called scandals involving some justices were beyond overblown. The ruling in the presidential immunity case was grossly misreported, and all of this was done to sway the public into thinking this was a corrupt court. It’s not.

She admitted it’s conservative, but they’re doing lawyer’s work, arguing statutes, and debating their respective interpretations of the Constitution. Yes, as most institutions do, the Court’s public opinion standing took a hit; this isn’t new. Also, the Supreme Court is supposed to be insulated from public opinion. They’re not supposed to know or consider what the public wants in their decisions. That’s not their job. Congress and elected legislatures decided on those matters. And even with the smear campaigns, “the Court's public opinion remains much higher than our other institutions, including the White House, Congress, and by far the news media,” added Crawford. (…)

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