- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
“Alito’s next opinion piece in the WSJ is about to be ‘I am a little king, actually. The Constitution doesn’t explicitly say I’m not,’” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) quipped.
People said the same shit about the trump indictments right after all that shit happened with the election interference. Justice is a slow and methodical process and I’m tired of explaining it to dipshits like you who want to post a cool comment on some random social media site like you’re calling them out on something new. Can you please shut the fuck up and open a book next time? Thanks.
Remember that time that rich and powerful member of the elite ruling class got held accountable for fucking anything?
Me neither.
Hey, they get held accountable sometimes… when they affect other rich and powerful members of the elite ruling class.
A lot of bravado over here… Do you feel like you are playing on the team? Some strong emotional responses.
Can you explain it to dipshits like me? As I read the Constitution, impeachment is the only remedy to remove a Federal judge, and success requires a supermajority of the Senate.
The Exceptions Clause states “In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.” (emphasis mine)
Congress can regulate SCOTUS. In point of fact, Congress can define what cases the court has jurisdiction over with the exception of “Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party.” In those cases, SCOTUS has final say per the Constitution, but in all other cases, Congress could assign final appellate authority to a lower court.
There’s more the justice dept an do then what the currently gridlocked congress can do.