Alito says Congress can't regulate SCOTUS

[NorthDallas40]

Are you Greta Thunberg, trolling VN?

How DARE you!

 

[hog88]

Good behavior clause:

"The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour ...."

Some have interpreted this to just mean lifetime appointments unless impeached. But I have a hard time believing that if Congress has the power to remove (impeachment) for bad behavior they can't also regulate what constitutes acceptable behavior from the justices.

You very well may have a point.

 

[evillawyer]

You very well may have a point.

Would have to look for exact scope, but there's a doctrine of interpretation that says the grant of a particular power to do X includes the lesser power to do Y if Y is less severe than X.

 

[hog88]

I would like to see the lifetime appointments go away.

 

[Sea Ray]

It seems to me that if Congress deems a Justice to be guilty of bad behavior, their only remedy is to impeach. No way our partisan Congress could ever muster the votes for impeachment of anyone on the court

 

[evillawyer]

 

[Jxn Vol]

Since congress is such a pure non corrupt body I think they would be the perfect group to regulate the SC.

Unbelievable.

 

[NorthDallas40]

It seems to me that if Congress deems a Justice to be guilty of bad behavior, their only remedy is to impeach. No way our partisan Congress could ever muster the votes for impeachment of anyone on the court

They could get the votes to impeach that’s just a partisan party popularity vote in the House. They likely would never get the votes to remove from office.

Impeachment has become the new censure in DC it’s been cheapened as an effective tool. I can’t say that I even pay attention to impeachment demands anymore.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Let’s do a hypothetical and flip the court makeup to 6-3 liberal justices. I’ll bet all of my VNPF bucks that you are amongst the most staunch defenders of the SCOTUS makeup and rulings of anybody here. Want to cover that bet?

 

[JOEY’S ALL VOL !!!]

They could get the votes to impeach that’s just a partisan party popularity vote in the House. They likely would never get the votes to remove from office.

Impeachment has become the new censure in DC it’s been cheapened as an effective tool. I can’t say that I even pay attention to impeachment demands anymore.

I largely quit paying attention of impeachment during the joke Clinton sessions, now after the Trump witch hunts I find it absurd since it’s been rendered mostly useless. They might as well do Rock Paper Scissors for turns punching each other in the arm, be about the same effect.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I largely quit paying attention of impeachment during the joke Clinton sessions, now after the Trump witch hunts I find it absurd since it’s been rendered mostly useless. They might as well do Rock Paper Scissors for turns punching each other in the arm, be about the same effect.

I remember a far right dude that I worked with spending all day pulling his panties out of his crack over Clinton. His main verbal complaint was “he shouldn’t be in office he was impeached!” and he was dead serious and quite emotional about it.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[NorthDallas40]

Well now that the nutjob shrill Tribe has chimed in I know Alito is likely over the target.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Well now that the nutjob shrill Tribe has chimed in I know Alito is likely over the target.

I'm just sitting here waiting to see whose gonna be right in all this. I've always understood we have three separate branches of government. The FFs created 3 Co-Equal branches & none can regulate the other?

 

[EasternVol]

Alito has always been an arrogant putz. He and the other conservative SCOTUS justices think they're entitled and don't want anyone messing with their corrupt, disgraceful grifting. Conservatives have seriously ethical problems. Rich right-wingers have long been heavy into cronyism. That is their thing.

Now tell us about Sotomayor.

 

[evillawyer]

 

[creekdipper]

I would like to see the lifetime appointments go away.

They do...eventually.

 

[C-south]

Alito has always been an arrogant putz. He and the other conservative SCOTUS justices think they're entitled and don't want anyone messing with their corrupt, disgraceful grifting. Conservatives have seriously ethical problems. Rich right-wingers have long been heavy into cronyism. That is their thing.

Lol. There’s a moron on there that can’t define a woman.

 

[Majors]

Alito has always been an arrogant putz. He and the other conservative SCOTUS justices think they're entitled and don't want anyone messing with their corrupt, disgraceful grifting. Conservatives have seriously ethical problems. Rich right-wingers have long been heavy into cronyism. That is their thing.

Speaking of arrogance….remind us all of why Ruth didn’t step down? Oh, she wanted to Hillary to appoint her replacement. Appreciate her service to the bench, but her arrogance swung a seat to the right.

 

[turbovol]

Speaking of arrogance….remind us all of why Ruth didn’t step down? Oh, she wanted to Hillary to appoint her replacement. Appreciate her service to the bench, but her arrogance swung a seat to the right.

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Yes, the Dems were stupid not to push her to resign. Very foolish, but let's not conflate that mistake with right-wing corruption on SCOTUS. And let's not forget that McConnell screwed Obama out of a SCOTUS pick.

 

[turbovol]

Now tell us about Sotomayor.

Uh, she's not an arrogant putz.

 

[hog88]

Uh, she's not an arrogant putz.

LOL

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Uh, she's not an arrogant putz.

She's a partisan hack...

 

[JOEY’S ALL VOL !!!]

She's a partisan hack...

And a bigot of the first order.

 

[C-south]

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Yes, the Dems were stupid not to push her to resign. Very foolish, but let's not conflate that mistake with right-wing corruption on SCOTUS. And let's not forget that McConnell screwed Obama out of a SCOTUS pick.

What corruption?