(June 23, 2024 at 5:36 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote:(June 18, 2024 at 6:05 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The corrupt justices are already in the pocket. Any justice who wants more money, or lately finds conscience, will suddenly find leaks showing past buyoffs in the press undermining him. The buyers don't need to pay any more. No need for barons to borrow money when they can twist an arm or three.
Lifetime tenure for justices was a good idea a couple of hundred years ago, to guard against executive dismissal. Nowadays, it serves to protect these same judges against bribery charges. Perhaps one justice should have to stand re-election every federal election cycle? Perhaps there should be an independent standing Inspector General and staff charged with investigating this corruption?
Comments pro and con invited.
Requires a change to the Constitution. Ain't gonna happen.
Just need to enforce the ‘shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour’ bit. No need to change the Constitution, just use it. Taking undeclared gifts (‘bribes’) is not ‘good Behaviour’.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
