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lemoncucumber | 2 days ago

You’ve got the first two backwards. The real accountability mechanism in the constitution for a rogue president/administration is impeachment by congress (which is a proxy for the people in theory). Unfortunately neither enough of congress nor enough of the electorate cares if the administration breaks the law.

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johnnyanmac|2 days ago

In theory, yes. Any supreme court interpretation can be overruled by a congress that is truly in lockstep.

Reality, is disappointing. Where we have a dealocked congress we try to switch around every 2 years while 9 people in the courts can re-interpret how they wish with basically zero reprecussions, for life.

Maybe the SCOTUS also needs terms limits thanks to modern medical advances. I don't think the founding fathers intended for courts to remain the same people for decades on end. It can be a very long term like the Federal Reserve, but we definitely need something.

rnxrx|2 days ago

How about we just start with SCOTUS having transparent (and enforced) ethics and corruption policies?