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Just wondering.... and I'm too lazy right now to do my own research.
I want to punish those bastards!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)The Constitution says there's a Supreme Court, and if there wasn't any money there wouldn't be one - so it would be unconstitutional to defund the Supreme Court. However, Marbury v. Madison says the Supreme Court decides what's constitutional and what isn't, so if there was no Supreme Court, who would decide that having no Supreme Court would be unconstitutional? Probably the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which would effectively become the Supreme Court because there would be nobody to appeal to.
Yeehah
(4,524 posts)The Senate is supposed to advise/assent the President's Supreme Court nominees. Funny how they didn't do that for President Obama. Maybe that Constitution thingy only applies to Democrats.
SCantiGOP
(13,856 posts)Trump would love that.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)to pay the salaries of five of them.
AZ8theist
(5,339 posts)Trump only pays to one thing....himself
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)AZ8theist
(5,339 posts)Doturd does NOTHING that DOESN'T BENEFIT HIMSELF.
He is the epitome of a self serving scumbag.
csziggy
(34,120 posts)He'd set up a GoFundMe for his followers to pay for his chosen judges - then he'd take at least ten percent off the top for administrative fees.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)In any case, he'd make sure his black-robed lackeys are looking out for his sorry ass.
demosincebirth
(12,518 posts)hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)in a COKE can...
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)by a hair.
demosincebirth
(12,518 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)and I remember all the ladies in my office saying, "Yeah, you're a little bit like that." So, I cleaned up my act.
demosincebirth
(12,518 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)you need a good example of a bad example to be able to see something about your own life.
NutmegYankee
(16,178 posts)They could reduce staff expenses and budget, but the Constitution is quite clear that compensation (salary) can't be diminished while a judge is in Office.
sarisataka
(18,220 posts)Congress can declare the justices in contempt and hold them until they rule correctly
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)the Presidency and the majority in Congress is to increase the number of SCOTUS seats from 9 to 17.
After all the Repugnants should not be rewarded for what they have done which is what doing nothing would be doing.
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #8)
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Polybius
(15,239 posts)He or she will just say "I see your 17, and I raise to 29."
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)Polybius
(15,239 posts)But if we raise, they will raise. Keep it at 9, they won't get any more Justices in Trump's final year and a half.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)for atleast 20 years or more.
Polybius
(15,239 posts)Thankfully, there wasn't even a hint of a rumor of anyone retiring this June.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)we let them get away with it or should our guys take action to increase the number of SCOTUS seats to bring the court back into balance?
Polybius
(15,239 posts)I wouldn't do 17 either, I'd do 11 or 13.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)graeme_macquarrie
(29 posts)If both parties are willing to manipulate the make-up of the supreme court to achieve their own political ends, why would voters see any difference between us and the republicans?
Please consider that neither party has a majority of registered voters. Elections are decided by the unaffiliated voters siding with either party
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)The Constitution only requires a Supreme Court. Congress decides the number and make-up of the rest of the federal courts. If Dems had they Senate, the could take a court that McConnell packed with right-wingers and either eliminate the court, are change the number of justices on the court.
Volaris
(10,260 posts)Cut it's funding probably?(same as the navy---Constitutionally Mandated that it exist in some functional form)...
Congress can OUTRIGHT pass laws totally eliminating the standing Army tho, as far as I know (NOT Constitutionally Mandated), ...to your OP, the federal district courts are completely a creation of Congress, and Congress can expand, contract, or eliminate them as Congress damnwell sees fit.
I'm in no way suggesting messing around with them is a GOOD IDEA.