▲ 501 ▼ Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court (apnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] burningquestion@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elscallr@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (2 children) If Congress wishes to change the direction of the Court they have the ability to do so by amending the Constitution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] what_was_not_said@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago The Constitution declares that the House has the sole power to impeach, and the Senate the power to try the case. It does not limit the scope of such impeachments. Alito is just as subject to impeachment as any other member of the Federal Government. permalink fedilink source parent [+] burningquestion@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elscallr@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (2 children) If Congress wishes to change the direction of the Court they have the ability to do so by amending the Constitution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] what_was_not_said@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago The Constitution declares that the House has the sole power to impeach, and the Senate the power to try the case. It does not limit the scope of such impeachments. Alito is just as subject to impeachment as any other member of the Federal Government. permalink fedilink source parent [+] burningquestion@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] what_was_not_said@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago The Constitution declares that the House has the sole power to impeach, and the Senate the power to try the case. It does not limit the scope of such impeachments. Alito is just as subject to impeachment as any other member of the Federal Government. permalink fedilink source parent
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