gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 hours agoThe FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. We shouldn't be surprised.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldlaw@lemmy.world
arrow-up1359arrow-down1external-linkThe FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. We shouldn't be surprised.www.theguardian.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldlaw@lemmy.world
minus-squareceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down1·edit-26 hours agoEveryone knew this at the time. It’s telling that every Trump appointed justice has a degree of illegitimacy around them. Gorsuch’s seat should have been filled by Obama, Kavanaugh got deliberately under-vetted, and Coney-Barrett’s seat should have been filled by Biden.
minus-squaregAlienLifeform@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·8 hours agoEveryone should keep being reminded of this every time Brett makes a ruling. America’s judicial system is illegitimate until he’s dealt with.
minus-squareDlayknee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 hours agoHow would a sham Supreme Court judge be removed? I know there was talk of impeaching them but… is that actually a thing?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 hours agoIn a functioning government, yes. In a government hamstrung by idiot racist fascists, no.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoIt’s actually a thing, but it would require a degree of unity the country isn’t capable of.
minus-squareJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoHey now, don’t give me hope.
Everyone knew this at the time.
It’s telling that every Trump appointed justice has a degree of illegitimacy around them. Gorsuch’s seat should have been filled by Obama, Kavanaugh got deliberately under-vetted, and Coney-Barrett’s seat should have been filled by Biden.
Everyone should keep being reminded of this every time Brett makes a ruling. America’s judicial system is illegitimate until he’s dealt with.
How would a sham Supreme Court judge be removed? I know there was talk of impeaching them but… is that actually a thing?
In a functioning government, yes. In a government hamstrung by idiot racist fascists, no.
It’s actually a thing, but it would require a degree of unity the country isn’t capable of.
Or a good shot.
Hey now, don’t give me hope.