Democrats — especially progressives — have increasingly expressed more anger at the high court in recent years.

“Alito’s next opinion piece in the WSJ is about to be ‘I am a little king, actually. The Constitution doesn’t explicitly say I’m not,’” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) quipped.

  • adroit balloonEnglish
    264·
    10 months ago

    Alito: “Regulate us, I dare you!”

    Congressional Dems: “Hold our beers…"

    • FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.orgEnglish
      114·
      10 months ago

      More like this:

      Congressional Dems: “If we say really mean things about Alito, it’s cool that nothing changed, right?”

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      Alito: “Regulate us, I dare you!”

      Congressional Dems: “Hold our beers…"

      Narrator voice: They did not actually regulate Alito. Ever. And they sip wine instead of beer.

      the-democrat 🍷 🍷 the-republican

      • NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social
        98·
        10 months ago

        People said the same shit about the trump indictments right after all that shit happened with the election interference. Justice is a slow and methodical process and I’m tired of explaining it to dipshits like you who want to post a cool comment on some random social media site like you’re calling them out on something new. Can you please shut the fuck up and open a book next time? Thanks.

        • sadreality@kbin.social
          54·
          10 months ago

          A lot of bravado over here… Do you feel like you are playing on the team? Some strong emotional responses.

        • norbert@kbin.social
          1·
          10 months ago

          Remember that time that rich and powerful member of the elite ruling class got held accountable for fucking anything?

          Me neither.

          • Zorque@kbin.social
            11·
            10 months ago

            Hey, they get held accountable sometimes… when they affect other rich and powerful members of the elite ruling class.

        • RickRussell_CA
          22·
          10 months ago

          Can you explain it to dipshits like me? As I read the Constitution, impeachment is the only remedy to remove a Federal judge, and success requires a supermajority of the Senate.

          • Boddhisatva@kbin.social
            1·
            10 months ago

            The Exceptions Clause states “In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.” (emphasis mine)

            Congress can regulate SCOTUS. In point of fact, Congress can define what cases the court has jurisdiction over with the exception of “Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party.” In those cases, SCOTUS has final say per the Constitution, but in all other cases, Congress could assign final appellate authority to a lower court.

        • keeb420@kbin.social
          22·
          10 months ago

          There’s more the justice dept an do then what the currently gridlocked congress can do.