Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, sent a letter to colleagues informing them of his intent to file the resolution, which would kickstart what’s traditionally a cumbersome amendment process.
“This amendment will do what SCOTUS failed to do — prioritize our democracy,” Morelle said in a statement to AP.
This is the only way to change that. I don’t have much hope that it’ll pass, though.
But SCOTUS can choose how to interpret this amendment however they choose.
And a President can fire them. Or more. Because they said he could.
What’s he waiting for then?
He’s too virtuous. He hasn’t processed that anything he does is legal.
So he leads be example. Or something.
Maybe someone should explain it to him before 4 PM?
It feels so Game of Thrones-ish. Democrats are going to act all high and mighty and virtuous, while Republicans are just going to be like Cersei Lannister, “Is this meant to be your shield, Lord Stark? A piece of paper?” Republicans will run them through and sleep well knowing they won, without a guilty conscience. The President should be acting now to protect the country, not waiting the for the wolves to get into the hen house and then wringing their hands that there was nothing they could do about it.
That’s pretty much it. Republicans are bring out the spiked maces and Dems are just trying to fisticuff they’re way out of it. Because virtue.
Not even fisticuffs. They’re filing a motion to discourage mace spikes over a certain length.
Pending the approval of some unelected clerk rando with only symbolic authority, of course.
Being free from the consequences of your actions does not give you absolute power and authority. He can’t fire them, because he never had that power. What he can do is have them swatted and kill them in official capacity, although he can still be impeached.
Them actively denying legislature on a whim would be time consuming and bring us closer to congress impeaching the justices and removing them.
Pass? The Republican controlled House won’t even bring it up for a vote!