Gilead - Phase One Started

@Vivaci You are correct that justices are appointed for life. They can only be removed by impeachment. But there is no limit to the number of justices. It would be possible to pass legislation to increase the Court from 9 to 14 (or any other number of) justices for an interim period or permanently, thereby giving the president an opportunity to appoint the new justices.

Oh! And (sorry to sound so naive) if trump gets impeached, will the 3 justices that he appointed get impeached too? @windinhishair

@Vivaci No they will not. They were approved by the Senate, and serve for life or until they retire from the Court.

😕 *Sigh*

I knew that but was hoping there was a loophole like this somewhere 🤭@windinhishair

@Vivaci All three justices lied during their confirmation hearings on how they would approach Roe v. Wade, but now that they are in, they will be there for life unless impeached, and lying to Congress is not an impeachable offense, because all they have to say is that they changed their minds.

@windinhishair Characterless chameleons. 😾

On what grounds can they be impeached then? 🤔

@Vivaci It is similar to the presidential impeachment and would be whatever Congress decided was impeachable. Only one justice has ever been impeached, and that was on political grounds in 1804. Samuel P. Chase was acquitted by the Senate and served until 1811. One other justice, Abe Fortas, resigned under threat of impeachment in 1969 for accepting money to serve on the foundation of a man who was under investigation for securities fraud.

@windinhishair In that case, I hope (I want to wish something but I’ll say that in my mind. 🤐)

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@Vivaci What @windinhishair said. At this point, I don't really care about setting a precedent. The country's future is at stake, and the other side does not play by the rules.