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56. It would be 9-0, no Justice will vote themselves off the court

Reply to dware (Reply #47)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 11:51 AM

Oct 2020

But it would never even get that far. Isn't it laughable?

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Is Joe sending Justice Roberts a message with his 90-day commission to study rebalancing the court? [View all] Yavin4 Oct 2020 OP

Yes. But I don't think we should threaten. roamer65 Oct 2020 #1

There is more than just nominating new Justices Bev54 Oct 2020 #7

Terms for the SC are set by the Constitution. roamer65 Oct 2020 #13

No terms are not set by the constitution Bev54 Oct 2020 #19

If so, by all means make the changes. roamer65 Oct 2020 #21

Yes, they can go down to the federal courts Bev54 Oct 2020 #22

Double plus good. roamer65 Oct 2020 #23

Article III The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts marie999 Oct 2020 #25

Maybe you need to read Article lll of the Constitution. dware Oct 2020 #30

Yes but it does not guarantee them a lifetime on the supreme court Bev54 Oct 2020 #34

It guarantees them holding their office during good behavior, dware Oct 2020 #36

It guarantees them a place on the federal courts Bev54 Oct 2020 #38

The Constitution would have to be amended to impose term limits, again,, dware Oct 2020 #40

No not according to the experts Bev54 Oct 2020 #41

No, term limits is not up to the Congress, that's false information. dware Oct 2020 #43

Well we will have to agree to disagree Bev54 Oct 2020 #45

And just as many Constitutional Scholars, if not more, would disagree with these experts. dware Oct 2020 #47

It would be 9-0, no Justice will vote themselves off the court Polybius Oct 2020 #56

It certainly is entertaining. nt dware Oct 2020 #61

And as far as moving them to another court, that's bullshit, dware Oct 2020 #37

It is holding their office as a federal court judge Bev54 Oct 2020 #39

No, Article lll says that the SC and inferior court shall hold their offices during good dware Oct 2020 #42

How does that work? Can a judge from SCOTUS be moved to another court? Marius25 Oct 2020 #32

According to lawfare yes Bev54 Oct 2020 #33

... dware Oct 2020 #44

No they can't and if Congress signed a bill stating that can be moved marie999 Oct 2020 #52

That would be subject to a court case Polybius Oct 2020 #55

Roberts Has No Control Anymore sfstaxprep Oct 2020 #2

He can do exactly one thing: Mike Niendorff Oct 2020 #26

Yeah, Roberts Would Not Do That nt sfstaxprep Oct 2020 #31

Not only will he not do that, he shouldn't Polybius Oct 2020 #57

If the fascists on the New Court are about to stop the vote count... Mike Niendorff Oct 2020 #60

There is no need to wait until his inauguration Bev54 Oct 2020 #3

Really? BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #4

Really what? Bev54 Oct 2020 #9

I suspect he will (if he hasn't yet.) elleng Oct 2020 #6

+1 -K&R onetexan Oct 2020 #8

Can he do that? BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #10

Why can't he? Bev54 Oct 2020 #16

Good! BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #18

It's bad luck to count your chickens before they hatch Polybius Oct 2020 #58

K&R Blue Owl Oct 2020 #5

We don't need a commission. Expand the court. End the filibuster. D.C. statehood n/t servermsh Oct 2020 #11

THIS. roamer65 Oct 2020 #17

Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #27

Then progressive policies are dead for a generation. n/t servermsh Oct 2020 #29

No. He's sending the country a message. nt Boogiemack Oct 2020 #12

Scotus rso Oct 2020 #14

Kill the filibuster the first day of a new Senate. roamer65 Oct 2020 #20

Aren't there about shanti Oct 2020 #48

Yup. roamer65 Oct 2020 #49

No. It's a response to Trump's accusations of him planning to pack the courts. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #15

Posted two hours ago on Manchin's Facebook page - he's pissed! Staph Oct 2020 #24

Some people here believe that Biden is doing the wrong thing with the commission. Blue_true Oct 2020 #28

Agree, it pushes issue past election, looks good that we "investgated it" but he's going to stack it krawhitham Oct 2020 #50

The few sane republicans that there are left, I believe, understand that there is no choice Blue_true Oct 2020 #51

Maybe. But Biden is serious. KentuckyWoman Oct 2020 #35

No, he's buying time krawhitham Oct 2020 #46

How would Congress get around Article III of the Constitution. marie999 Oct 2020 #53

They can try, but getting to 67 votes is unreachable Polybius Oct 2020 #59

When you're the Chief Justice of the USSC, no one can send you a message Polybius Oct 2020 #54