Regarding the appearance of impropriety these facts are pretty straightforward.
If he recuses himself, he loses his voice in this case, if he doesn’t, the supreme Court loses it’s trustworthiness.
He chose, and he didn’t do it wisely. Most people in power don’t think of the consequences right up until the consequences and it looks to me like it takes a civil war for everyone to realize how badly they need trust in the system.
The interesting thing about the court is their power comes from our belief in their legitimacy. They don’t have any repercussions if the executive and legislature completely ignores their rulings.
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