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Novara

(6,115 posts)
19. The SCOTUS needs an oversight body with real teeth to enforce ethics
Mon May 20, 2024, 05:55 AM
May 2024

And I mean ENFORCE. It's clear they can't self-regulate. The oversight body should have authority to force recusal of justices who won't voluntarily recuse, and they should have authority to exact punishment for ethics violations.

I believe it's possible to create such a thing - Congress should just go ahead and do it and see how far they get with it (because of course it will be challenged). Congress does have some oversight functions of the SCOTUS. Maybe it's time to flex their muscle.

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Recuse is the least of it. If you don't believe in the constitution, resign. You can't be there. onecaliberal May 2024 #1
Alito's bent. He has gotta go. oasis May 2024 #2
What fucking good has ever come from some extra judicial Aviation Pro May 2024 #3
What are our president's thoughts on the corruption of the Supreme Court? OzzieDog May 2024 #4
SCOTUS does not answer to the White House. They are subject to Congress, and Congress has impeached ... marble falls May 2024 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2024 #16
Pres Biden's Got This, Ozziedog.. TY for Cha May 2024 #18
Biden has said repeatedly that he doesn't want to expand SCOTUS FakeNoose May 2024 #20
January 6th wasn't a riot... AZ8theist May 2024 #5
I think we do fight back but media are owned by big money rainy May 2024 #6
If he won't resign - he should be impeached. nt TBF May 2024 #7
Too Obvious At This Point HandmaidsTaleUntold May 2024 #8
He and Thomas should both resign but they won't BlueKota May 2024 #9
I think the bigger story is that Alito was going to stop Pence from certifying the Electoral College Votes ... aggiesal May 2024 #10
call on him to resign prodigitalson May 2024 #11
Recusal at the very least. Martin68 May 2024 #12
This Prominent judicial advocacy group could be correct with this statement. republianmushroom May 2024 #14
call for him to RESIGN, not just recuse. The longer this nutter is on SCOTUS the more damage he will do to democracy. onetexan May 2024 #15
Time for a hammer to drop on this phony fuck Blue Owl May 2024 #17
The SCOTUS needs an oversight body with real teeth to enforce ethics Novara May 2024 #19
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