MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoJustice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Courtapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down15
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkJustice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Courtapnews.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squarePlaid_Kaleidoscooe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·2 years agoThen who exactly is supposed to be the check on the courts? Is that not precisely the domain of the legislative wing of govt? That’s like some basic civics shit.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s bullshit, but he’s probably not wrong. The Legislature’s checks on the Judiciary are primarily: Funding Congress has the authority to create all courts below SCOTUS and provide for those courts’ jurisdiction
Then who exactly is supposed to be the check on the courts? Is that not precisely the domain of the legislative wing of govt? That’s like some basic civics shit.
It’s bullshit, but he’s probably not wrong. The Legislature’s checks on the Judiciary are primarily: