Roberts didn’t even personally address the lawmakers. Supreme Court Legal Counsel Ethan Torrey, writing on behalf of Roberts, replied instead, saying simply that, “The Chief Justice has asked me to acknowledge your letter dated June 27, 2023, and to thank you very much for bringing your concerns about these important matters to his attention.”
Lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and legal experts have since called for Roberts to face a subpoena that would force him to answer for Supreme Court corruption.
Stop talking about it and do it. Each day the issue goes unaddressed, the public’s confidence in the court decays. We’re at the point where in a normal political arena, there would already be an impeachment investigation in play. Roberts is betting on either Trump winning or having a divided legislature in 2024 so that everything can be swept under the rug.
Dems are currently in the minority in an extremely partisan House, unfortunately, so AOC can’t do much other than applying public pressure.
ETA: vote.
there was a time when congress would have acted. where the fuck are they?
Extreme gridlock and, sadly, bigger fish to fry with a complete Inability to pass core-function bills like budgets due to that gridlock. Why gridlock? Ask McConnell and McCarthy
The Republicans in Congress have no interest in cooperating.
When?
I wonder if Congress can withhold SCOTUS operational funding until something is done? Sure, the justices can take expensive vacations funded by billionaires, but if that is the way it is gonna be, they can get used to hearing cases in a Publix parking lot.
Power of the purse belongs to Congress and this is all about respecting separation of powers, right?
Well we know that Thomas favorite pastime is hanging out in Walmart parking lots so he may enjoy that.
Fuck this SCOTUS. No one is above the law. They need to answer for their crimes and be held accountable. No one should be guaranteed a job for life either.
Lifetime appointees with no accountability reject call for accountability. Shocking
Let them eat cake.
Man sent a literal read receipt. It’s beyond time these greater-than-thou judges had some ethics.
What’s really infuriating is they always have this shit eating, condescending grin. They completely lack any humility.
