Editor,

Americans are losing faith in our Supreme Court, and it’s easy to see why.

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edkahl

The Constitution's Framers structured the Constitution to promote the separation of powers and protect the federal courts from undue influence by Congress and the executive branch. Among the federal courts, the Constitution grants the Supreme Court special status.

Wilfred Fernandez Jr

Rational Americans have faith in their Supreme Court because they live in a country controlled by law, not by the whims of an emotional court of public opinion. And that is also the reason no one is punished for implications nor accusations.

Ray Fowler

There are clearly arguments for both sides of this issue.

Can the present system work for both sides? Congress has the authority to pass legislation that may amend a SCOTUS ruling. Congress is also the only entity that can impeach and remove jurists for bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors.

Jorg

With the Court packed with Catholics, there is already more than enough "faith", - which of course is a good part of the problem! Why aren't non-believers better represented? That's a group larger than any religious category, even in our somewhat backwards country!

Jorg

Dirk: Do you question President Obama and President Biden’s intelligence, as well as the intellect of those they selected for the SCOTUS?

SMpool

"Lack of ethics from Congress is wilfully ignored!" cry the people who support George Santos.

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Dirk van Ulden

Yes Jorg, we should have more AA light weights on the Court that were selected by Obama and Biden. They are the true representatives of our dumbed-down population.

SMpool

If everyone who wanted to move to Kentucky moved to Kentucky, California would be better off.

Jorg

Would/should increase the average IQ in both states.

LittleFoot

Any why is that? Care to elaborate?

LittleFoot

You want to change the entire American system thats been operating more or less on a net positive up until 2+ years ago because of your selective outrage. Your entire premise is that you are angry with the historic operational method of the American Supreme Court (noting J6 + abortion as primary concerns hits that you are emotionally compromised) and you think there should be more micromanaging by people not educated on the same level as the justices themselves. You dont assign an engineer to fly the plane. You dont apply the same set of constraints to a mayor as you do the president. The facts that the Supreme Court are life appointments with no oversight from the other branches are fundamental to the function of our country and the continuity of our legal history. Ya know....checks and balances....we learned this in 5th grade. But common core has made our kids and their so-called custodians into proverbial slugs. Your outrage should not be taken seriously because you only want to hold one "side" accountable. Wrong is wrong and right is right no matter what light you see it in. When the only tool you have is a blue hammer everything looks like a red nail. Where is this energy for Nancy Pelosi -Diane Feinstein- Chucky Schumer - Hillary/Bill? All i ask is people be fair and impartial when dealing with immorality and ethics. Lady Justice is blind - not emotional and pedantic. The fact that one of these justices cant or refuses to define what a woman is should be the most troubling thing to any sane person. But it seems today like sanity is thrown to the wayside in favor of giving people safe spaces to coddle their predatory ideas that are disguised as altruistic. "Democracy" has become a proxy word for control and "political correctness." Bunch of indoctrinated Bolsheviks and they dont even know it. The perfect drones. I should have been smarter and moved to Kentucky with my brother.

acomo

Then move. Bye, bye.

Terence Y

Ah, yes, the quality of insight and commentary we’ve come to expect from GE52 (as well as others afraid to face the present). Meanwhile, the lack of ethics from Congress (as well as state and local legislators) is willfully ignored. Legislators need to take care of their own house before telling anyone else how to run their house. Perhaps legislators could first find someone to help one of our SC justices learn the definition of a woman… This is one reason Americans are losing faith in our SC justices, not the SC.

acomo

As usual, hilarious post!

Jorg

GE52: Critics of Justice Brown Jackson for her response to the childishly silly question about definition of women, make me wonder what do they know about women, if anything at all?

If anything at all, she should have responded more sarcastically.

Dirk van Ulden

Jorg - sarcasm requires intelligence, clearly lacking in her case.

Jorg

Dirk: Just for the record: For a claim like that to be taken seriously, requires someone with greater intellect than her.

LittleFoot

Jorg - are you even married?

LittleFoot

What a childish response.

Dirk van Ulden

Don't worry LittleFoot, Jorg actually always answers his own questions without even knowing it.

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