Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.
The primary problem is there’s effectively no check or balance on the Supreme Court.
The House can pass a bill that gets blocked by the Senate.
The House and Senate can pass a bill that gets vetoed by the President.
The House and Senate can over-ride a veto.
The House and Senate can impeach and remove the President.
But if the Supreme Court does something incredibly immoral or otherwise illegal, there really is zero accountability.
Yes, technically the House and Senate could impeach and remove, but that would really only apply to high crimes and misdemeanors (cough, Thomas, cough).
The only way around a bad ruling is to pass a new Constitutional Amendment over-riding it, and the bar for that is far, far higher than a simple veto.
The primary problem is there’s effectively no check or balance on the Supreme Court.
The House can pass a bill that gets blocked by the Senate.
The House and Senate can pass a bill that gets vetoed by the President.
The House and Senate can over-ride a veto.
The House and Senate can impeach and remove the President.
But if the Supreme Court does something incredibly immoral or otherwise illegal, there really is zero accountability.
Yes, technically the House and Senate could impeach and remove, but that would really only apply to high crimes and misdemeanors (cough, Thomas, cough).
The only way around a bad ruling is to pass a new Constitutional Amendment over-riding it, and the bar for that is far, far higher than a simple veto.
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Yes, it’s always been a corrupt and evil system invented by literal slavemasters to violently preserve their disgusting privilege.