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     Remember that old mantra of "never assume?"  Corporate talks would later break down the word into "never assume" as it will make an "ass" of "u" and "me."  It's a good thing they didn't use "presume" or a lot if HR people would be struggling to find a catchy phrase.  What's the difference?   Well, I presume you already know (or should that be, I assume you already know?).  Then again, we can be conned into thinking we know, but then we're entering a world of con-sume.  Ah, those assumptions, and presumptions, and consumptions...so let's dive into the Supreme Court (wait, what??).      Author Sarah Isgur wrote in her book, Last Branch Standing , that despite what it may seem in today's world --as she notes, what seems a slanted conservative court that wipes away voting rights and a few basic freedoms-- the Supreme Court is actually right in line with what it's always been.  More to the poin...