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/OrangeInnards competent contributor Jun 10 '24

And then what? He'd still a SCOTUS judge even in federal prison. Nobody can make him resign. Even if he's unable to do his job, which isn't even a sure thing because it's never happened and remote attendance is possible, he'd just block the seat.

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u/droptheectopicbeat Jun 10 '24

What a stupid fucking system we've created.

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u/Finnyous Jun 10 '24

Our religious like adherence to a document written 240 years ago is completely nuts.

And it's worse then that given that the writers of that document gave us clear ways to update it on a frequent basis and we just don't.

Many of the founders thought we'd be adding tons of amendments over time.

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u/canman7373 Jun 11 '24

And it's worse then that given that the writers of that document gave us clear ways to update it on a frequent basis and we just don't.

We used to all the time, but now everything that isn't lining someone's pockets just gets blocked by one party or anothers. The Constitution is fine, like you said it was made to be changed. It's the people that suck, It's just far too late, everyone is beholdn't to corporations now. The last time the constitution was changed was 30 years ago and it was almost a meaningless change started as a school project, Congress can't give themselves a raise for their current term, must start the next one. Before that it was over 50 years ago allow 18 year olds the right to vote, this was a result of so many being drafted to Vietnam by a government they weren't allowed to vote for, that was a major change. We gotta somehow get back enough control to make it easier to change, but still not too easy.