Hello Everybody,
The same Constitution that says Republicans can confirm Barrett weeks
before the election, that allows them to retroactively impose a new
and novel partisan requirement (same-party control of the Senate) on
judicial confirmations, also says Congress can add as many seats to
the Supreme Court as it wishes. It says Congress can strip the Supreme
Court of its jurisdiction to hear certain kinds of cases. It says the
judiciary is as subject to “checks and balances” as any other
institution in American government and that the people through
their elected officials have the right to discipline a court that
works against their will.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/opinion/barrett-biden-mcconnell.html
Lemme see if I got this right -
* The Congress can expand the Supreme Court to whatever number it
wants. Or do nothing, thus allowing the President to keep adding as
many justices to the Supreme Court as he/she sees fit.
* The Congress can limit the jurisdiction the Supreme Court has
on certain issues. Or whatever issues the Congress decides to limit
the Supreme Court to.
* The Congress can cut funds. Thus limiting the justices of the
Supreme Court to writing their opinions in crayon.
* The Congress can expand or limit other federal courts. Or simply
dissolve it, thus saving lots of taxpayer dollars.
* All the US Constitution says is there has to be a Supreme Court.
No mention is made as to number of justices. Although there would have
to be a chief justice, as there must be at least one justice to make
up a Supreme Court.
--Lee
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