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Congressional Dems pile on Alito after he says SCOTUS ethics can’t be regulated (www.politico.com)
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[–] stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

“I marvel at all the nonsense that has been written about me in the last year,” he said. “At a certain point I’ve said to myself, nobody else is going to do this, so I have to defend myself.”

What a child. It's a lifetime appointment, jackass- the whole point is you don't have to worry about being popular.

This asshole wants it both ways- to be 'above' politics in terms of accountability but still reap the rewards of ingratiating himself with the political donor class.

Need to start demanding radical financial transparency and limits for anyone that wants this kind of power. Like you get $250K/yr for the rest of your life, but any income over that amount goes straight back in taxes. All spending publicly audited for the rest of their life. Holding public power should come with a sacrifice. Saying you can 'only' make $250K/yr forever to be able to make decisions that effect millions for decades just doesn't seem like an unreasonable ask to me.

[–] kitonthenet@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

Art 1 Section 7

All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives

How will you pay for those clerks? What of the security? The maintenance and facilities? Property taxes? Sure seems like congress has explicit power to financially regulate every aspect of your existence but your paycheck.

I mean we’re walking right up to the line of overturning Marbury here

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.astaluk.icu 5 points 11 months ago

Sure, they can. It’s called Confirmation and Impeachment. Did Justice Alito not show up the days they taught the Constitution in Elementary School, Middle School, High School, and Law School?

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

He knows how amendments happen right?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I mean, he's not wrong. Congress CAN impeach, but not when the Senate needs 60 votes to do anything.

But in order to change that, we'd need either an amendment or a Constitutional Convention, which would need 67 votes in the Senate... sooo... yeah... Nothing is going to happen.

[–] nothing@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

This was the point of the supreme court....

Specifically to be separate from the legislative and the executive branches.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Please Google “checks and balances.”

[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago

Or “separate but equal”

[–] rz2000@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

How does "my branch of government can't be touched by your branch of government" equate to a co-equal branch of government? The political philosophy used in crafting the US Constitution intended for each branch to have separate and independent powers and each branch was intended to be able to place limits on the power exerted by other branches.

There is no way that the founders, who had much more experience with corrupt judges than we do, intended for the Supreme Court to openly accept bribes and engage in conflicts of interest without consequence.

[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Please tell me where in the constitution it said this

[–] ericdano@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

But every branch has a way to oust a bad actor. So we need to impeach Alito and Thomas then if they keep doing these trips and stuff from far right donors?

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Are we fascist yet?