With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.

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  • DomeGuy@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Justices can absolutely be impeached, but Congress has three other levers they can pull to reign in a rogue court

    1. Re-size the court, as you stated.
    2. Specifically deny the court jurisdiction over certain matters.
    3. Define exactly what “good behavior” means
    4. Amend the constitution to do even worse.

    The first is most likely because it’s simplest and there’s precedent. The last is least-likely because there hasn’t been a successful amendment proposal since before Roe.v Wade.

    The middle two are fuzzier and more uncertain, and would need congress to either impeach or stand firm with a clear consequence if the court attempts to ignore such action. Either can start with a simple majority vote action of Congress, however, which makes them possibly more likely than the others.

    (Or maybe the Dems will sweep the 2028 midterms and President Jeffries can have a two-year term as “president fuck you”. Although I don’t think he has the temperament for it.)