So all religions share this. OK. Got it. Don’t agree but I got it (my whole family would agree with you).
It was outrageous, but it’s also backfired on Alito.
If he released a whiny statement after the ProPublica article had come out, nothing further would have come from it.
Now:
- Alito has all but confirmed his close and corrupt relationship with the WSJ editorial board
- He’s put himself squarely in the crosshairs of the Senator most pushing for Court reform
Alito’s fragile ego brought more attention to the topic that he probably wanted.
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Organized religion is a tool of control.
Looking up and asking for help starts from our crib, that why it works…
I’ve been an atheist all my life, but still look up and ask my Dad to watch out for my son. It’s a meditation, a method to talk yourself through some trouble.
But you are only talking to yourself. The difference is knowing that, you are actually your own “higher power”
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Re: reining it in
There were attempts to do it, but “Speaker” McCarthy happened and that’s that.
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1% for the 1%. I like it!
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… first Republican MFer…
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It was good for Democrats to get on the record for pushing Court reform, but it wasn’t going to happen as long as the filibuster remains sacrosanct.
The problem is enforcement - because of separation of powers, the only tool Congress has currently towards forcing compliance is impeachment. That ain’t happening even without the filibuster. Instead, the penalty for failing to comply needs to be expansion of the Court. If the Court fails to accept and comply with the requirements, Congress will expand and the President will nominate enough Justices to outvote the dissenters (which is clearly within the power of both to do).
That can only happen once the filibuster is dead and buried.
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I don’t know if the court’s reputation could get any lower short of a showing that 5 justices had taken a bribe for a result in a case.
My whole life I have beem taught that avoiding the mere appearance of impropriety was the standard. That standard might be still operative for normal judges but it has no place in the world of the Supreme Court. What a corrupt institution.
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Sammy’s not as think as he smarts he is.
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Has anyone seen the junior senator from California lately, whose name escapes me?
Just imagine. It’s a solid chance that despite likely losing a Seat (WV) in '24, it may be more possible to reformation of the filibuster.
A 50 Seat senate w/o Manch and Sinema will be better than a 51 seat majority, relying on both.
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I always though the Justice Scalia was the most arrogant Justice ever, but his saving grace was his enduring friendship with Justice Ginsburg. That and that alone saved his wretched soul.
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The Congress has another tool. It has the power of the purse. While the Congress isn’t given oversight of the courts in the Constitution it is given the power to set the court’s budget. While the budget isn’t great the Congress could lower it even more. Of course, lowering the court’s budget could result in greater openness of the bribes the justices take.
In addition the Congress sets the size of the court. Increase the court’s size by a couple or three members and watch the Leo Leonard block lose a lot of its power. They would have to persuade other justices to join with them. That would return the court to its traditional role.
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Oh yeah, the decision that opened the floodgates to zillions of dollars from billionaires who wouldn’t need to be identified.
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Roberts response: And what you fuckers are going to do about it? Whine? I thought so!
Sure, that’s the subtext, but make him keep responding and having to dance around that truth without saying it…
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Sammy is apparently unfamiliar with the Streisand Effect.
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Keep “asking” him to appear in front of a committee and have him repeatedly “decline”. Then Whitehouse can keep track. We’ve asked him 10 times …
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Subpoena him to appear… 
There is legislative reasoning. Congress can regulate the court, seems MR CJ would have most relevant insight on this…
It’s a legit ask…
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