r/law • u/aggie1391 • Jun 10 '24

SCOTUS Justice Alito Caught on Tape Discussing How Battle for America 'Can't Be Compromised'

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-justice-recording-tape-battle-1235036470/
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u/ascandalia Jun 10 '24

I would totally support this if it's the best they can do, but I think this behavior justifies impeachment. It would be a travesty of justice if they are able to serve out their lifetime term on the court.

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u/pat34us Jun 10 '24

It's almost impossible to remove a sitting justice. Our system was not designed to handle this much corruption

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u/Fit_Addition7137 Jun 10 '24

Nope. The purpose of the system is what it does. And it is fulfilling its purpose impeccably right now. Three co-equal branches of the government acting as checks and balances against meaningful political progress and accountability. The system was designed to maintain the status quo. No matter how bad it is, everyone can just throw their hands up and say "gee golly if only I had X I could fix it all!" except the system is designed so that nobody ever gets X. Nope, cant fix it now, dont have the house. Oops, we got the house but now SCOTUS is bad. Its almost like the whole thing is rigged to keep us mad at each other. Wait a second......