trashhaloJul 29, 2023

Alito says Congress has ‘no authority’ to regulate Supreme Court

https://beehaw.org/post/6860111

Alito says Congress has ‘no authority’ to regulate Supreme Court - Beehaw

Justice Samuel Alito said in an interview that Congress does not have the authority to regulate the Supreme Court, pushing back against Democratic efforts to mandate stronger ethics rules for the justices. Alito argued that the Constitution does not give Congress the power to regulate the Supreme Court. While Chief Justice John Roberts has also questioned Congress’s ability to act, he was not as definitive as Alito. Some Democrats rejected Alito’s reasoning, arguing that the Supreme Court should be subject to checks and balances. The ethics push comes after recent revelations about undisclosed trips and other ethics issues involving several Supreme Court justices.

Show threadArotriosJul 29, 2023

He's flat out lying.

US Constitution Article 3, first fucking line:

Section 1

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

I also would like to point out the "good Behaviour" clause in the next line that determines the length of a justice's tenure, and under which Alioto has clearly disqualified himself from serving as a justice.

The 3rd Article of the U.S. Constitution

SECTION. 1. The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org
Show threadmister_monsterJul 29, 2023

Your bolded part just says they can create inferior courts. I don’t understand what point you’re making emphasizing it.

The sentence after that, not emphasized, tye good behavior part, is already understood and judges in the federal court system can be, and have been, impeached.

Show threadJunoJul 30, 2023
That’s not true, it says the Supreme Court AND inferior courts
Show threadmister_monsterJul 30, 2023
The constitution creates the supreme courts. The Congress can make inferior courts.
Show threadJunoJul 30, 2023

“The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”

Lemme cut the middle out of that sentence

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Which is exactly what they do, they establish and ordain. …wikipedia.org/…/Nomination_and_confirmation_to_t…

Nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia

Show threadmister_monster
That’s very much wrong, you can’t read english.
Jul 30, 2023 at 11:17pmWeb
Show threadJunoAug 1, 2023

Ahh. See how you said that?

That’s very wrong, AND you can’t read English.

It’s both things in the same sentence. Like how there’s a supreme court, and lower courts which congress can ordain.

Hey dumbass. They “ordain” supreme court justices when they question them and vote on them before they’re appointed.

If it’s so wrong, why doesn’t the president just appoint them and done? It’s because you are actually reading it wrong. Congress DOES ordain the supreme court’s members. They do it in public for all to see.

Show threadgogreenrangerAug 1, 2023

And now the Supreme Court, who interprets the Constitution as part of the checks and balances, is making noise that it could potentially disagree.

Also, as someone who is so versed in English, you understand that a sentence can refer to more than one thing, right? I can write a sentence, post to Lemmy, and kick a football. Only the sentence is what I write. The comma separates them.

Legal decisions have been decided on commas and they can be incredibly pedantic.