Time to Nuke the SCOTUS

[jaF0]

Using Mitch the Glitch's term, time for the Nuclear Option.

Discussed before, but .....


Term Limits, not in synch with Presidential terms ... 10 years? (See better option below).

All occupants over that amount of years served are to be dropped, immediately.

Match the seats to the number of Circuits, currently 13.

NO President gets to nominate more than 1 per term, but can nominate 2 in their second consecutive term for a total of 3 per consecutive 8 years (a bonus of 1 if you will).




Better option ... NO permanent seats. Each term gets one Circuit Judge in random rotation. Cannot be selected for two consecutive terms. MUST recuse for any case they heard at the Circuit level.

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[RoryN]

I want to reply properly, but the server is being bogged down by Deplorables hitting the "Report" button re: the thread title.

 

[KeithD]

Match the seats to the number of Circuits, currently 13.



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This. It's rational beyond the issue of establishing some sort of balance in the court. The number of justices isn't mandated in the Constitution and has fluctuated between five and ten over the life of the republic.

 

[Rightguide]

The correct reading of the Constitution is all that matters. If you don't like what it says, amend it. If you don't have enough votes to amend it, tough. That's how democracy works.

 

[JohnEngelman]

I have a somewhat different way of reducing the power of the Supreme Court. First, I would require a two thirds majority vote for any Supreme Court decision. Second, it would be possible for any Supreme Court Decision to be overturned by a two thirds vote in each house of Congress, and a presidential signiture.

Third, it would be possible for any supreme Court Decision to be overturned by a two thirds vote in a popular referundem.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Another SCOTUS grievance thread

 

[jaF0]

There may even be some precedent for that option:


"The Supreme Court, the country's highest judicial tribunal, was to sit in the nation's capital and would initially be composed of a chief justice and five associate justices. The act also divided the country into judicial districts, which were in turn organized into circuits. Justices were required to "ride circuit" and hold circuit court twice a year in their assigned judicial district."

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"The United States is divided into thirteen circuit courts of appeals, each of which is assigned a "circuit justice" from the Supreme Court. "

"The circuit justice for each circuit is responsible for dealing with certain types of applications that, by law and the rules of the court, may be addressed by a single justice."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States



With 13 circuits and 9 seats, some are doing double duty.

 

[DeluxAuto]

The correct reading of the Constitution is all that matters. If you don't like what it says, amend it. If you don't have enough votes to amend it, tough. That's how democracy works.

This is rich coming from Lit's #1 government conspiracy theory dweeb.

Election denier, j6 denier, judicial system denier. Did I miss any?

 

[adrina]

The correct reading of the Constitution is all that matters. If you don't like what it says, amend it. If you don't have enough votes to amend it, tough. That's how democracy works.

I thought we were a republic.

 

[Rightguide]

I have a somewhat different way of reducing the power of the Supreme Court. First, I would require a two thirds majority vote for any Supreme Court decision. Second, it would be possible for any Supreme Court Decision to be overturned by a two thirds vote in each house of Congress, and a presidential signiture.

Third, it would be possible for any supreme Court Decision to be overturned by a two thirds vote in a popular referundem.

That would require an amendment to the Constitution. Congress has no power to alter the voting patterns of the Supreme Court itself—such as requiring a supermajority for certain decisions or changing the internal rules of the Court—this would require a constitutional amendment or a significant reinterpretation of existing constitutional provisions by the Court itself. So John you better get busy and start lobbying the states when you've convinced at least 34 let us know.

 

[icanhelp1]

The correct reading of the Constitution is all that matters. If you don't like what it says, amend it. If you don't have enough votes to amend it, tough. That's how democracy works.

If the courts don’t legislate from the bench then what’s the problem. We have a congressional body to legislate laws. I don’t see the courts as being the problem, more like congressional inaction and polarization as the bigger problem.

 

[Rightguide]

There may even be some precedent for that option:


"The Supreme Court, the country's highest judicial tribunal, was to sit in the nation's capital and would initially be composed of a chief justice and five associate justices. The act also divided the country into judicial districts, which were in turn organized into circuits. Justices were required to "ride circuit" and hold circuit court twice a year in their assigned judicial district."

============

"The United States is divided into thirteen circuit courts of appeals, each of which is assigned a "circuit justice" from the Supreme Court. "

"The circuit justice for each circuit is responsible for dealing with certain types of applications that, by law and the rules of the court, may be addressed by a single justice."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States



With 13 circuits and 9 seats, some are doing double duty.

Cases addressed by a single justice can be appealed to the full court.

 

[icanhelp1]

Another SCOTUS grievance thread

Personally, I think we should move SCOTUS out of Washington DC, get it out of the swamp.

 

[Rightguide]

If the courts don’t legislate from the bench then what’s the problem. We have a congressional body to legislate laws. I don’t see the courts as being the problem, more like congressional inaction and polarization as the bigger problem.

For the left that is the problem. They want the justices to legislate from the bench because they know the amendment process is too tedious and not friendly to their radical plans for change. They know as well that swaying the court through radical candidates is easier than fooling our representatives in the House, the Senate, as well as the Executive into buying into radical change. The bottom line is they hate the true democratic process embraced by the Constitution.

 

[icanhelp1]

Using Mitch the Glitch's term, time for the Nuclear Option.

Discussed before, but .....


Term Limits, not in synch with Presidential terms ... 10 years? (See better option below).

All occupants over that amount of years served are to be dropped, immediately.

Match the seats to the number of Circuits, currently 13.

NO President gets to nominate more than 1 per term, but can nominate 2 in their second consecutive term for a total of 3 per consecutive 8 years (a bonus of 1 if you will).




Better option ... NO permanent seats. Each term gets one Circuit Judge in random rotation. Cannot be selected for two consecutive terms. MUST recuse for any case they heard at the Circuit level.

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You wouldn’t be saying that if Biden got to select 3 SCOTUS candidates.

 

[Buffalogurl]

Using Mitch the Glitch's term, time for the Nuclear Option.

Discussed before, but .....


Term Limits, not in synch with Presidential terms ... 10 years? (See better option below).

All occupants over that amount of years served are to be dropped, immediately.

Match the seats to the number of Circuits, currently 13.

NO President gets to nominate more than 1 per term, but can nominate 2 in their second consecutive term for a total of 3 per consecutive 8 years (a bonus of 1 if you will).




Better option ... NO permanent seats. Each term gets one Circuit Judge in random rotation. Cannot be selected for two consecutive terms. MUST recuse for any case they heard at the Circuit level.

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Jafo, I must ask what happened that prompted this rather extreme post?

 

[Pad_Foot]

Agreed!
Cuz the whole purpose of machine gun ban was how the rapid fire was achieved not the EFFECT!!

Assholes! No brains on their own!! It’s the words not the purpose!!

Emoluments?? Just pay the guy’s business! All good!

Shit, just let someone hand him control of a billion dollars !!

 

[JohnEngelman]

That would require an amendment to the Constitution. Congress has no power to alter the voting patterns of the Supreme Court itself—such as requiring a supermajority for certain decisions or changing the internal rules of the Court—this would require a constitutional amendment or a significant reinterpretation of existing constitutional provisions by the Court itself. So John you better get busy and start lobbying the states when you've convinced at least 34 let us know.

Of course it would require a Constitutional Amendment. I should have pointed that out.

I understand the doctrine of the separation of powers, but I do not agree with it.

 

[Rightguide]

Personally, I think we should move SCOTUS out of Washington DC, get it out of the swamp.

I think a lot of the agencies should be moved out. Like the Department of Agriculture should be moved into the Midwest same with Homeland Security, Immigration should be moved to Texas, and so on. These agencies need to be closer to the people and outside the DC bubble.

 

[Rightguide]

Of course it would require a Constitutional Amendment. I should have pointed that out.

I understand the doctrine of the separation of powers, but I do not agree with it.

So when will you begin your campaign?

 

[MajorRewrite]

Match the seats to the number of Circuits, currently 13.

A fine idea.

 

[Rightguide]

A fine idea.

No real need, aside from the desire to stack the court with radical Biden appointees.

 

[Veroe]

The correct reading of the Constitution is all that matters. If you don't like what it says, amend it. If you don't have enough votes to amend it, tough. That's how democracy works.

Wrong. All that matters is having a corrupt organization like the federalist society to bribe justices with lavish gifts and trips to interpret reading the constitution the way they want it interpreted.

 

[Rotadom]

No real need, aside from the desire to stack the court with radical Biden appointees.

To replace the stacked trump appointees?

 

[icanhelp1]

I think a lot of the agencies should be moved out. Like the Department of Agriculture should be moved into the Midwest same with Homeland Security, Immigration should be moved to Texas, and so on. These agencies need to be closer to the people and outside the DC bubble.

Certainly should move the DOJ out of DC, first on my list.