@gAlienLifeform to politics • 7 hours agoThe FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. We shouldn't be surprised.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square18arrow-up1344arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: politicsnewslaw
arrow-up1340arrow-down1external-linkThe FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. We shouldn't be surprised.www.theguardian.com@gAlienLifeform to politics • 7 hours agomessage-square18file-textcross-posted to: politicsnewslaw
minus-square@ceenotelink34•edit-22 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-square@gAlienLifeformOPlink17•4 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-square@Dlaykneelink4•3 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-squareOptionallink4•3 hours agoIn a functioning government, yes. In a government hamstrung by idiot racist fascists, no.
minus-square@NABDadlinkEnglish2•3 hours agoIt’s actually a thing, but it would require a degree of unity the country isn’t capable of.
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.