They took this case so they can appear to be reasonable while doing wild stuff in other cases.

Exactly. Notice the ruling after ruling from the Supreme court strengthening the power of corporations and moneyed interests.

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		The poor and rich alike have a deep-seated cultural aversion to poor people. It's no use warning about inequality when a sleazy billionaire wins the popular vote. Nobody is listening. They have to experience the bad results first-hand.