10-14-2020, 12:13 PM
(10-14-2020, 12:05 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: As bfine correctly pointed out a SCOTUS justice is a federal judge, so it was a fine distinction to begin with. But yes.
I agree with you, but not on this part. All other federal judges exist because Congress establishes their courts. The SCOTUS, however, is established by the Constitution, making the justices constitutional officers. The nuclear option for SCOTUS was not on the level with using it for lower court judges or executive appointments.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
