Decision
Explanation
This comic depicts a Supreme Court-style judicial scene. A judge announces that "the judicial decision is about to come down" and it looks like the vote has gone against one party's position. The losing side's lawyer protests, citing "theseublisted parkman... gatekeepers of freedom" who were "appointed undemocratically to stand against the tyranny of the majority."
Another person then corrects him: "Oh, woops, looks like they gave it to your side." The lawyer immediately switches his tune. The correction continues -- it was actually the "minority's dissent" in the "wrong docket" -- and the lawyer's reaction flips back and forth depending on whether he thinks he won or lost.
The final panels show the characters staring at each other with the challenge: "Hey, come on, are you gonna keep your same view?" followed by "You shall wait in vain." The comic satirizes the hypocrisy of how people view judicial review and the power of unelected judges. When a court rules in your favor, judicial review is a noble check on the tyranny of the majority. When it rules against you, it is an undemocratic overreach by unelected bureaucrats. The comic suggests that virtually nobody holds a consistent principled view on judicial power -- their position depends entirely on whether the ruling benefits them.