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The Velveteen Ocelot

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18. To impeach and remove a Justice he, personally, would have to have done something wrong,

Tue May 28, 2019, 10:58 PM

May 2019

and it would have to be really serious - no Supreme Court justice has ever been removed from office. Only one (Samuel Chase in 1805) has ever even been impeached by the House, but he was acquitted by the Senate. Some lower federal court judges have been removed but in all those cases they had committed financial crimes, usually bribery. While Gorsuch got his position through the dirty tricks of Mitch McConnell, that wouldn't warrant his impeachment. There is no precedent for removing a judge because somebody else manipulated the system to get them appointed.

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Should Dems now call on Gorsuch to resign? [View all] gulliver May 2019 OP

Can you quickly fill in those of us new to this story? Thx. spooky3 May 2019 #1

McConnell's admission that he would fill a vacancy next year, unlike in 2016. LonePirate May 2019 #3

Ah. Thank you. LOD on this now. Nt spooky3 May 2019 #5

election year ! got it Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #25

How so? What is this about? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #2

See post #3 above. LonePirate May 2019 #4

No. StarfishSaver May 2019 #6

Post removed Post removed May 2019 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author bdamomma May 2019 #8

i can think of plenty of others, too. 3catwoman3 May 2019 #13

McConnell has no integrity, and no principles. guillaumeb May 2019 #9

No. Even if Gorsuch resigned, he would be replaced by someone even more conservative. LonePirate May 2019 #10

Good point gulliver May 2019 #12

+1 Agree Irishxs May 2019 #22

No. What? If we can get him out, we do so EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #15

Perhaps not Polybius May 2019 #34

No, that would have a snowball's chance in Hell of making a difference in anything. Just make them Nitram May 2019 #11

No, impeach him. Or ignore his opinions EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #14

Impeach him for what crime? Amishman May 2019 #32

You don't understand the Constitution EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #35

So I take it you haven't actually read the Constitution. WillowTree May 2019 #38

Here's some references EndGOPPropaganda Jun 2019 #58

You are wrong, it requires a high crime or misdemeanor Amishman Jun 2019 #42

But the Senate and House are the judges of what constitute "other high crimes and misdemeanors" Recursion Jun 2019 #44

Several problems with that Amishman Jun 2019 #46

Exactly. Thank you EndGOPPropaganda Jun 2019 #57

Impeachment doesn't require a crime Recursion Jun 2019 #43

Please name a SC justice who has been impeached and removed. former9thward May 2019 #16

I know, but it doesn't mean we don't have a case. gulliver May 2019 #17

To impeach and remove a Justice he, personally, would have to have done something wrong, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #18

Which is why this thread should be about McConnell and not Gorsuch ProudLib72 May 2019 #21

Exactly. Impeaching Gorsuch isn't the solution (apart from the fact that it won't happen). The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #24

I'm not so sure that attacking McConnell would be very effective ProudLib72 May 2019 #30

Gorsuch arguably personally did something wrong. gulliver May 2019 #23

No, Gorsuch can be impeached if the Congress decides he can be impeached. EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #37

How do you figure? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #39

If public opinion shift, they will remove him. EndGOPPropaganda Jun 2019 #40

OTOH a Supreme Court size of 15 sounds nice Recursion Jun 2019 #45

Well Roosevelt tried that. former9thward Jun 2019 #48

But the threat was enough to spook the justices. Recursion Jun 2019 #49

Nope. Xolodno May 2019 #19

Rehnquist was actually much worse any of the current justices. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #27

IIRC, he also got to say who was on 3-judge panels overseeing independent counsels... JHB Jun 2019 #56

NO. That bird has already flown. EndGOPPropaganda Jun 2019 #41

Huh? I heard what McConnell said...it doesn't change that Gorsuch was confirmed. tritsofme May 2019 #20

Might be easier to just add more justices when we take the WH Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #26

Or cut the number to seven, laying off by least seniority. gulliver May 2019 #28

HAHA. Adding is actually ok ! Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #29

Yes! 2 more justices... mcar May 2019 #33

He admitted he engaged in raw politics? And anyone is surprised by this? onenote May 2019 #31

You're adorable. nt TeamPooka May 2019 #36

Let's win both the House and the Senate in 2020 with 2/3 of the Senate and then ooky Jun 2019 #47

Impeach Them All clementine613 Jun 2019 #50

Without 20 GOP senate votes impeachment is meaningless Gothmog Jun 2019 #51

Jeeeze , one thing at a time. kacekwl Jun 2019 #52

And allow Trump to appoint an even further right justice? Fuck that shit. Initech Jun 2019 #53

I think we're stuck with those who have been installed. I do have another suggestion though. Vinca Jun 2019 #54

What McConnell did wasn't illegal Codeine Jun 2019 #55

You'd think McConnell being Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #59