Agreed. Tom. Thanks for the excerpts from Lincoln, I hadn't read those before.
Along with the fact that The Supreme Court Justices are not immune, is another fact; nowhere in Article 3 does it say, or even suggest, that Supreme Court Justices must be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. That's just the way…
Agreed. Tom. Thanks for the excerpts from Lincoln, I hadn't read those before.
Along with the fact that The Supreme Court Justices are not immune, is another fact; nowhere in Article 3 does it say, or even suggest, that Supreme Court Justices must be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. That's just the way we've always done it, does not imply we must continue. I just re-read Article 3 to make sure I'm correct, I am. Frankly, I think it's a shitty way to select what should be the most important legal experts in the land. Better we find legal experts who know the Constitution at least as well as I do. Have had a solid and respected career in the law. Are willing to work for $278,000 (or whatever the salary is at the time) per year plus benefits and expenses. We also need a universal code of ethics that applies to all public servants - and yes, in a democratic, representative, republic like ours, even the president is a public servant (something that slipped the attention of Nixon, Reagan, and Trump).
Agreed. Tom. Thanks for the excerpts from Lincoln, I hadn't read those before.
Along with the fact that The Supreme Court Justices are not immune, is another fact; nowhere in Article 3 does it say, or even suggest, that Supreme Court Justices must be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. That's just the way we've always done it, does not imply we must continue. I just re-read Article 3 to make sure I'm correct, I am. Frankly, I think it's a shitty way to select what should be the most important legal experts in the land. Better we find legal experts who know the Constitution at least as well as I do. Have had a solid and respected career in the law. Are willing to work for $278,000 (or whatever the salary is at the time) per year plus benefits and expenses. We also need a universal code of ethics that applies to all public servants - and yes, in a democratic, representative, republic like ours, even the president is a public servant (something that slipped the attention of Nixon, Reagan, and Trump).
Fay, you just made a whole raft of superb points. Well done!
Don't forget Bush 'The Constitution is just a scrap of paper' Jr.
I hadn't heard that quote before. Who was Jr.?
Bush Jr, apparently
Thanks