Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Saturday that she hopes the court’s decision granting former presidents broad criminal immunity will be overturned, saying her colleagues have done some “crazy things.”
Appearing for a civics education talk at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, the liberal justice also publicly commented for the first time on this week’s midterm contests, when Democrats swept control of both chambers of Congress.
The justice specifically singled out the court’s 6-3 decision along ideological lines that former presidents enjoy at least presumptive immunity for their official acts. At the time, the justice wrote that it made Trump and his successors a “king above the law.”
Just a reminder that term limits for justices seem a good idea, but opens up another possibility for corruption when justices use the Supreme Court to set themselves up for a nice job somewhere else, most likely a lobbying firm. Maybe the benefits outweigh that, but it’s a thing to keep in mind
look to the UK’s house of lords for evidence that this doesn’t mean jack shit
They are being directly bribed right now with no repercussions, so not sure how much of a change that would be.
That’s the same argument you hear every time, and it has been proven not to work, therefore the alternative is clear.
Also if this was the case, then it should go for all political appointments, right? Give all representatives and congressmen unlimited term limits. That’ll solve corruption I’m sure!