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so, to recap one Supreme Court Justice accepted millions in gifts another explicitly wants a Christian theocracy their wives are insurrectionists and they are both casting votes on a case that could declare Trump immune from prosecution seems like a pretty strong case for court reform to me
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Library Ogre
@libraryogre.bsky.social
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Whatever happened to "The wife of Caesar must be above reproach", ya know?
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@davidfetter.bsky.social
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Per my pinned tweet, the problem is not the current occupants of this unaccountable power. It's the institution itself, and it needs to be abolished. Changing its shape (re-form) has no chance of fixing what's actually wrong here.
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Dan Shay (he/him)
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1\We need a "good Behaviour" law. SCOTUS and fed. judges do not serve "for life." Article III says they serve "during good Behaviour." Impeachment isn't specified as the only mechanism to remove them. It only applies to federal Officers under Article II. Judges are under Article III.
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Alex Karp (he/him)
@autistic.af
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Hear me out. What if we don’t reform the Supreme Court? Let the right think they’ve won. And then instead, we create a higher-level Ultra Supreme Court! 😂
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John Hook
@johnhook.bsky.social
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I'm flying their Logo upside down! Corrupt, Bias, Bought & Paid for!!
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Just Some Homo
@gianthomo.bsky.social
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Roberts’ wife works as a “recruiter” at a major law firm that frequently represents clients in front of the Supreme Court. She has earned millions of dollars through that deal. She at least has the sense to keep her mouth shut about it, something that Martha and Ginni couldn’t imagine.
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wildmonkeysects™
@wildmonkeysects.bsky.social
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Another gift from the Electoral College: Supreme Court appointments during Bush and Trump terms. What is so hard about one person one vote in a so-called democracy?
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ScaryTwink™ 🔜gpn,EF
@spottyserval.furry.energy
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Reading the article made me wanna drop kick those mfs tbh
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Jon Arnesen
@jonarnesen.bsky.social
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Didn’t see that coming, huh? 🤦♂️
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DTaylor 🌄🤓🌿🗳️
@scrabbyone.bsky.social
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Bill Bragin
@activecultures.bsky.social
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This part. “Look at me, look at me. I’m German. I’m from Germany. My heritage is German. You come after me, I’m gonna give it back to you.”👀
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Emerald Lavigne, subsumed by despair
@leftoidsadhu.bsky.social
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The United States is not a civilized country.
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Corbett
@corbettcummins.bsky.social
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Case for a Canadian wife.
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Michael Marquis Albright
@chicagomstie.bsky.social
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Democrats: Don't worry, the system will correct itself. Me: YOU are the system, you dipshits! That won't happen if you don't make it happen!
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Jennifer Winch
@jlwinch1.bsky.social
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If there was a genuine, enforceable code of ethics for SCOTUS judges, Alito & Thomas would have been forced to resign by now. Can we please vote in more Democratic senators in sufficient numbers to make court reform achievable? November's elections would be a great place to start.
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Devilish
@devilishlydo.bsky.social
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It's a strong case for bulldozing the building, but let's try reform, I guess.
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Mayor of the Moon
@moonmayor.bsky.social
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Fingers crossed that the next Supreme Court photo ends with everyone getting electrocuted, like in the opening of King Ralph. Except we don't choose the grandkids of nazis
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@waterloo45.bsky.social
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Supreme Court is crap
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Whim Gruent
@whimgruent.bsky.social
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I can't respect any ruling coming out of there until those two are gone. At least those two.
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Kait Richardson
@qirenni.com
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“Look at me, look at me. I’m German. I’m from Germany. My heritage is German. You come after me, I’m gonna give it back to you. And there will be a way — it doesn’t have to be now — but there will be a way they will know.” Is she really saying what I think she’s saying? Is she an actual Nazi?
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DeeLynn 🐌
@deelynn.com
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Can they be tried for treason?
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DeeLynn 🐌
@deelynn.com
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This is completely unacceptable. It is a rogue Scotus that is part of an ongoing slow moving coup
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Adam I
@adam.iannaz.zone
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What if we just… didn't accept their ruling and threw Trump in jail anyway.
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Sophie Mac
@sophiemac.bsky.social
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How do you ensure the reform doesn't make it even more extreme right?
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🇵🇸Dr. Tim Henke (tɪm 'ɦɛŋ.kə)
@timhenke.bsky.social
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I like that we're still going along with "their wives" being the insurrectionists lol
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Dr. Ashok Karra
@akarra.bsky.social
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I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. The administration would rather install an insanely restrictive border policy instead of fighting for restraints on SCOTUS
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objet petit ott
@isheoughtto.bsky.social
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this extremely dividing kind of divisive rhetoric is why we're so divided. don't let them divide us! lets talk it out like grownups instead
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Bill Shirley
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seems like a strong argument for impeachment to me
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Kurt Risser
@kurtrisser.bsky.social
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Sadly, the time to pay attention and prevent this has long passed. Americans elected low quality leaders who stacked SCOTUS against faithfully interpreting the Constitution. It is what happens when citizens care more about entertainment than keeping up with current events and politics.
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Michael
@fleerultra.bsky.social
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well when you put it like that
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Blue Meme
@bluememe.bsky.social
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Not to worry. Dick Durbin is composing a stern letter as we speak.
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Raven Onthill
@ravenonthill.bsky.social
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Seems like a case for impeachment but, given the Senate, well.
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Aaron Bourque
@afbourque.bsky.social
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We can't change the institutions of America! What are we, Republicans????
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Jean Hackman, daughter of Gene
@tmcatee.bsky.social
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Nah, we slid right past reform to impeachment.
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Bruce Cullen
@bacullenyyc.bsky.social
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Your logic is sound.
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Michael Lloyd
@powerfuldeer.bsky.social
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I think Biden should immediately announce that he intends to take full advantage of any new powers granted to the US President by SCOTUS. It'll be fun watching the roaches run for cover after that.
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Black Knight
@black-knight767.bsky.social
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Best part is that the Dems could expand Supreme Court, as well as impeach and kick out the problem children (alto, Thomas, Roberts, coney Barrett, Kavanagh). But they don't. Because it's not profitable.
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Dharhix
@dharhix.com
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You mean by the firing-squad, right? These people don't care about the constitution, obviously. It's disgusting.
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Alijah
@alijah.bsky.social
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Well they can die. Obviously.
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Älia Meth
@aeliameth.bsky.social
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Biden: Well we can’t reform the court. The republicans won’t let me. Me: The Pentagon cannot find 5 trillion dollars in tax payer money. It just goes “missing.” Sounds like we hire assassins to act discreetly without a paper trail. Seems like a problem with an available solution we may already use
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Gareth Owen 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴(🇨🇭)
@mib2259.bsky.social
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In school I was taught that the US system was carefully crafted with checks and balances to ensure no one person could distort the system and become a dictator. Shocking to discover now that the Supreme Court has no effective oversight.
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@blue82.bsky.social
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Will anything be done?
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c______z
@boshyboo.bsky.social
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What no please this is how the slave owning rapists who founded our country wanted it!
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Jim
@crazyjim.bsky.social
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Can we please discuss mandatory retirement ages like is done with New York State judges. Life expectancy at the time of the writing of the constitution was about 35-40 years. They never considered the country would be living by court rulings promulgated by antiquated out of touch people.
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TheIndependent
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It’s nuts
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Sensual Kazoo
@sensualkazoo.bsky.social
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Best I can do is a concerned dick durbin.
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Oliver Plaschka
@rainlights.net
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I find it surprising that the two judges dominating the news are not ones nominated by Trump.
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Om Nomsky
@daivereed.bsky.social
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Sorry but that would upset the norms
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Bill R
@sawbux.bsky.social
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It's high time for SCOTUS term limits; ten years is good enough for anyone Make it retroactive if necessary
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ADK
@andrewdk.bsky.social
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I don’t care how many Supreme Court judges there are as long as they’re all elected
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rattlecakes (performant rattles)
@rattlecakes.bsky.social
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Too bad democrats are too cowardly to even consider breaking some rules to pack the court. Fascists do it every day.
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Racheal Doyle
@disquisition.bsky.social
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Just a note: one Supreme Court Justice accepted millions of dollars in bribes. They weren’t gifts that he failed to disclose: they were BRIBES.
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bangaroo
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I just thought this gif of this contraption was neat apropos of nothing.
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@bluejacksky.bsky.social
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www.reuters.com/world/us/sen...
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Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie
@julesette.bsky.social
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why are there no consquences anymore? Is everyone just lazy? "Well, we could do something about this but that feels like work."
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IzanamiC⛩️
@izanamic.bsky.social
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You are correct
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