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[ProPublica] Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court (www.propublica.org)

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In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Im pretty sure I will be dead before we have a functioning supreme court if that ever even happens at this point.

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

As they are lifetime appointments, our only options are either packing the courts, impeachment (which requires 2/3 votes,) or human mortality.

The Constitution allows for the impeachment and removal of justices in much the same manner as a president: The House can vote for impeachment, and then a Senate trial is held, with a two-thirds vote needed to convict. source

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It will require a constitutional amendment, and one of the two parties in this country tries to act like you can't change the constitution, even though we changed it as recently as the 1990s, and have effectively averaged 1 amendment per decade

[–] Generic-Disposable@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the court can be expanded without an amdendment.

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I meant meaningful long term change that removes corrupt justices through due process and can't just be undone the next time one party or the other holds both houses and the presidency

[–] Generic-Disposable@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

If it gets undone by the next administration it can be redone by the one after that. Honestly at this point I don't give a shit if the supreme court has a thousand judges on it. More the merrier. Bring it on.