Samuel Alito Warns Congress to Back Off

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125. There is a good case to be made with Article 3 Section 1

Article III

Section 1.
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour,and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.

Several things in this section point to Alito being full of shit. The first one is receiving compensation. It is, as per the section, contingent on their good behaviour, and since it is the Congress that pays them, the Congress determines what behaviour is good enough to warrant compensation or ability to hold their office, as long as same standards apply to all judges. Congress also determines what the "stated times" are.

Second, the phrase "The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts" suggests that the standards of "good behavior" of the inferior courts apply equally to the supreme court. The inferior courts have a code of ethics that spells out what good behaviour is. At the very least, their rules must apply equally to the supreme court, according to an originalist interpretation of this section.

Of course, Justice Alito is free to hold himself up to a higher standard, but not a lower one.