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.
  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
    53·
    10 months ago

    So why do all judges below SCOTUS level have no problem abiding by enforceable standards and Scotus itself has no problem with such divergence?

    Who is SCOTUS accountable to if they have life terms that are realpolitik impassible to challlenge in the event of bad behavior whether its isolated or collective?

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
    191·
    10 months ago

    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.

  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.world
    15·
    10 months ago

    Well I mean, you made the guy at the root of the problem immune from prosecution, so maybe the best advice is to wear your vest and be prepared to reap what you sow

    • Uruanna@lemmy.world
      7·
      10 months ago

      You know he’s really talking about Democrats. He rails against open disregard for court rulings, disagreement with the Supreme Court, threats and intimidation of judges - he’s not saying that the MAGA think they’re above the law, he’s claiming that he is the law and the ones being dangerous and threatening are the Democrats who disagree with him. And probably those who want to investigate the ethics of the Supreme Court too obviously, that’s the real threat and intimidation. People like him are shameless like that.

  • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 months ago

    Judicial independence = we can do whatever our owners want us to do without recourse from the peons, fuck laws and morality

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
    11·
    10 months ago

    Have they thought of not being corrupt pieces of shit? That usually helps people view you as legitimate institutions, instead of crooked partisan hacks who take bribes and rule based on favor and who’s who in the club.

  • rayyy@lemmy.world
    5·
    10 months ago

    SCOTUS derives its power through people’s faith in it. Both the left and right know its “justice” is a farce - the right knows but applauds it while the left knows but is powerless to do anything.