Gorsuch on Biden Supreme Court proposals: 'Be careful'

[demmiblue]

Source: Politico

Justice Neil Gorsuch is pushing back against President Joe Biden’s recent proposals to restructure the Supreme Court.

“I just say: Be careful,” Gorsuch warned in an interview that aired on “Fox News Sunday.”

Less than a week after Biden announced he was reversing course and supporting 18-year term limits for justices and legislation to create a binding ethics code for the high court, the first of President Donald Trump’s three Supreme Court appointees encouraged Americans to think long and hard before taking steps that might undermine the independence of the judicial system.

“The independent judiciary … What does it mean to you as an American?” Gorsuch asked about Biden’s new plan during an interview linked to a new book Gorsuch is releasing this week. “It means that when you’re unpopular, you can get a fair hearing.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/04/gorsuch-biden-supreme-court-proposals-00172574

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[DonCoquixote]

1. translated:

"“It means that when you’re unpopular, you can get a fair hearing.”

Translated: it means we can support Trump, hand him the Whitehouse, and you cant say shit

[flying_wahini]

2. Gorsuch is the one that needs to be careful.

Big threat to Biden who happens to enjoy immunity.

[onetexan]

19. Precisely. The one who should be careful is this friggin' idiot gorsuch. When you give someone such vast powers they can

make sure it can come back to bite you.

[bluestarone]

20. These SC judges (we all know who they are) Are TRUMPY'S for sure.

IF they go that far to give this monster immunity. There WILL be a civil war! IF the Dems. ever get the control that is needed, then the SC needs to be dealt with in EVERY way possible, including EXPANSION!!!

[hlthe2b]

3. Boulder's and Colorado's eternal shame...

[ColinC]

4. I would like him to explain

How holding the judiciary to an ethical standard commiserate to others, threatens its independence.

[BonnieJW]

10. It doesn't

Neither does creating term limits

[ColinC]

12. I mean who doesn't mix up "freedom to take millions in bribes in exchange for a ruling" with "independent judiciary"?

Honest mistake I’m sure

[Bev54]

5. Funny, that is what I think Biden and the dems are saying to the conservatives on the bench.

[Voltaire2]

6. I like the theory that only 'hardened criminals' ought to be charged with crimes.

We could eliminate charging anyone with criminal activity within a few decades.

[MyOwnPeace]

31. WOW! What a plan they have.......................

In 4 years you won't have to vote and you won't have to charge anyone with criminal activities!!!!

How can you NOT love it!!!!!!!

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Sounds like Supreme arrogance and a veiled threat to me. These Supremes really feel like rulers?

[Frasier Balzov]

8. Be careful when you overturn precedent

that you are moving society forward not backward.

[DFW]

9. No, that's not what it means in today's America

In today’s America, when you’re a Republican, or your cause is supported by Republicans, you get your way. Period.

Joe Biden would never put forth such a radical proposal if being popular with Democrats or a majority of Americans meant you had a chance of getting a fair hearing. Neil Gorsuch is hardly one to warn us of the dangers of that which has already transpired.

[dem4decades]

11. Gorsuch is right, they are above the law. They are gutting voter's rights

There's nothing to control them.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

13. I think I can speak for a lot of Americans

when I say, I am good and fucking fed up with MAGAt threats!!

[Think. Again.]

14. Gorsuch better be careful....

...he probably shouldn't threaten a person who isn't obliged to obey any laws.

[somaticexperiencing]

15. independent? be careful? first of all, this court is hardly independent or fair or judicial. term limits. great idea.

fair hearing, my ass.

[jvill]

16. It's weird to confidently feel like I know the nature of American laws than the corrupt justices do...

So blow me, Gorsuch.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. The Subversive Six need to be removed from power. They will continue to subvert the rule of law.

[dickthegrouch]

18. And the richer you are, the more the fair the hearing

To you.

Has ever been thus.

Four legs good two legs bad.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

[returnee]

21. Be careful?

You first.

[Mysterian]

22. Nothing but lies and filth come out of fascist Gorsuch's mouth

The corrupt justices like it just the way it is now; ruling by decree to further the fascist agenda; denying every American the right to due process.

[erronis]

23. Good piece in The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/04/supreme-court-justice-neil-gorsuch

But Gorsuch did talk about the importance of judicial independence. “I’m not saying that there aren’t ways to improve what we have. I’m simply saying that we’ve been given something very special. It’s the envy of the world, the United States judiciary,” he said.

He's telling everyone that he (and the other Repuglicon justices) were gifted these special powers. Not the people of the US, just his brand of elites.

[CatWoman]

24. Americans are 'getting whacked' by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield.

“Too little law and we’re not safe, and our liberties aren’t protected,” Gorsuch told The Associated Press in an interview in his Supreme Court office. “But too much law and you actually impair those same things.”

“Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” is being published Tuesday by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Gorsuch has received a $500,000 advance for the book, according to his annual financial disclosure reports.

In the interview, Gorsuch refused to be drawn into discussions about term limits or an enforceable code of ethics for the justices, both recently proposed by President Joe Biden at a time of diminished public trust in the court. Justice Elena Kagan, speaking a couple of days before Biden, separately said the court’s ethics code, adopted by the justices last November, should have a means of enforcement.


https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-gorsuch-regulations-ethics-term-limits-3369051d70ec67942d72b5f2afd078d8?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

[wolfie001]

25. Fascist pig

I'll bet this guy's poster is on his living room wall.

[MiHale]

26. He must really want the Democrats to win!

Sit down, shut up, learn what your actual job is. Or quit!

[unblock]

27. And our current court is completely independent, given that it was stacked by partisan republicans

[surfered]

28. How can The Court be "independent"when Justices accept gifts from parties with an interest in a case before The Court?

[cstanleytech]

29. A real independent judiciary would check their personal political beliefs at the door when deciding cases.

A certain 6 Judges on the court unfortunately are not doing that,

[Martin68]

30. I suggest that Gorsuch, the beer guzzling rapist, should be careful. The country is calling for a SCOTUS that takes

ethical responsibility seriously. He got away with a sexual crime, just like Thomas, but the noose is tightening.