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Alito says Congress has ‘no authority’ to regulate Supreme Court (thehill.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

... then who the fuck does?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

~~Billionaires~~ Friends who take the Justices on vacation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody. They are the Supreme Guardian Council, which is why I will only ever refer to the so-called "chief justice" as "Ayatollah Roberts".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You joke but it is true. The justices on the court can be impeached, and their regulation is legislation, in that the court has to uphold the law unless it conflicts with the constitution, that's the mechanism, they can't be directly compelled.