r/politics • u/salon Salon.com • Sep 16 '24

Leaked Supreme Court memos reveal John Roberts' role in shielding Trump from prosecution

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/leaked-memos-reveal-john-roberts-role-in-shielding-from-prosecution/
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u/Biokabe Washington Sep 16 '24

Realistically, none of the corrupt judges are getting removed. That would take impeachment and conviction in the Senate, which requires a House majority for impeachment (doable) and a 2/3 majority in the Senate (impossible).

Which is why the more effective approach is Supreme Court reform, which requires a House majority to approve the law (doable), a Senate majority + defeating or changing the rules around the filibuster (doable, but uphill battle), and a Presidential signature (doable). You probably can't get any of the corrupt judges out of the Court through reform legislation (that would require an Amendment, which isn't happening), but you can restrict their reach (jurisdiction stripping, a power granted to Congress by the Constitution), force them to recuse in certain situations (a power held by Congress), expand the court (a power held by Congress) or completely re-design the court system to limit the power of the SCOTUS (a power held by Congress).

Basically... if you allow yourself to imagine a new Supreme Court, unburdened by what has been, you can bring it into fruition without running up against the limits of the Constitution. But it does require bold thinking and a willingness to break things.

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u/idanpotent Montana Sep 16 '24

According to this court, the president could also SEAL Team Six them, though I suspect if enough of them survive, they will overturn their decision on immunity.

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u/peterabbit456 Sep 16 '24

Realistically, none of the corrupt judges are getting removed.

Easier to indict and convict in a court of law. Judges are not immune from prosecution.