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FBaggins

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29. That's true... but also irrelevant

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #27)

Tue Jun 11, 2024, 05:03 PM

Jun 2024

The power of the purse can be as strong as they want to make it.

And the power of the court can be as strong as they want to make it.

For instance - It has happened multiple times that courts have ruled that a state legislature must fund public education at a specific level. The state legislature had "the power of the purse"... but they could not use it to effectively defund public education. The US Constitution obviously mandates the existence of SCOTUS... it isn't much of a stretch to say that Congress can't defund them in a way that makes it harder to do their job.

And guess who gets the final word on that debate?

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse requests information about Alito's 'improper' WSJ interview [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 2024 OP

I put this to those who know something about Constitutional law EYESORE 9001 Jun 2024 #1

It does not FBaggins Jun 2024 #3

So could this be considered investigation of impeachment-worthy actions? EYESORE 9001 Jun 2024 #5

Not even close FBaggins Jun 2024 #6

Unfortunately Thomas and Alito BlueKota Jun 2024 #9

Their lack of shame was never the issue FBaggins Jun 2024 #10

It's not the media scrutiny or an orchestrated campaign by BlueKota Jun 2024 #11

Feel free to ask yourself why only a handful of Democrats in Congress seem to care FBaggins Jun 2024 #12

Because they know they don't have the votes to impeach! BlueKota Jun 2024 #13

Sorry... that doesn't come close to explaining it FBaggins Jun 2024 #14

You obviously think Alito and Thomas shouldn't be BlueKota Jun 2024 #17

I have said no such thing FBaggins Jun 2024 #19

It also has the power of the purse, and can expand the size of the Court... Grins Jun 2024 #15

The power of the purse is quite limited in this regard FBaggins Jun 2024 #18

Nothing in the Constitution says the Justices have to have a funded staff of clerks. Gore1FL Jun 2024 #27

That's true... but also irrelevant FBaggins Jun 2024 #29

They are co-equal. Ergo, congress and the executive branch would be the winners, I would think. nt Gore1FL Jun 2024 #31

It would seem to me if Congress has the power to impeach and remove a justice, it also has the power to Martin68 Jun 2024 #24

Of course - but only to the extent that they're involved in impeachment FBaggins Jun 2024 #25

If congress has the duty to impeach a justice, then it would seem to logically follow that they can establish ethical Martin68 Jun 2024 #28

That does not logically follow at all FBaggins Jun 2024 #30

Good for that reporter suckering that MOMFUDSKI Jun 2024 #2

Did Whitehouse send a similar letter to Justice Kagan? FBaggins Jun 2024 #4

Did you note the difference? BumRushDaShow Jun 2024 #7

There's a difference between what Alito said and what Kagan said. cab67 Jun 2024 #8

That simply isn't the case FBaggins Jun 2024 #16

The founding fathers never thought there would be an ethical problem with a justice Bayard Jun 2024 #20

Good idea. BlueKota Jun 2024 #21

Of course they did. They impeached their first one about 15 years after creating the process FBaggins Jun 2024 #26

Y'know, there are so many other egregious things to go after Alito about Novara Jun 2024 #22

Alito's offhand expression of opinions about the ability of Congress to address ethics concerns on the Martin68 Jun 2024 #23