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Mike Hammer's avatar

All I can say is thank god for you and Marc “The lord of free and fair elections” Elias.

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Suzanne's avatar

Well written. Everyone needs to read this!

Paul McElveen's avatar

EVERYONE NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION AND ALSO WATCH MSNOW! PBS NEWS!

Jeff Mullett's avatar

We need to prosecute the criminals on the Court! We have at least THREE Justices who've sold decisions for gifts, travel and vacations likely, since before Scalia died. The court may not have an Ethics Policy, but every level they participated in leading up to their appointments DID...and the Law is the Law and they've broken laws!

The Court is illegitimate until those members are prosecuted and removed.

JG's avatar

I absolutely concur. They must be impeached.

Declan's avatar

Agreed Jeff....!

Connie Larsen's avatar

Yes, get rid of the supreme court judges n the congressional members who are guilty for J6!!! Why the hell are they still in congress??

Noreen Lassandrello's avatar

All of the issues with SCOTUS and MAGA congressional members goes back to the fact that in the wake of Lincoln’s death, we never properly dealt with the Confederacy. And we are doing the same thing again. Biden’s administration held the Jan 6ers accountable only to have it all overturned by trump. We cannot have a president using his/her pardon ability to do so much harm. It’s become a joke.

Connie Larsen's avatar

You are so correct! But why do so many rethuglikkkrussians in congress ki$$ his 🍊🫏at every turn!! Unbelievable!! Vote 🔷🇺🇸🔷! Might not be perfect, but they will work for we the people! Lots to undo. Stop the ballroom, arc!

Ron Bravenec's avatar

Agree, but can’t happen as long as one needs 2/3 of the Senate to convict.

Jeff Mullett's avatar

They need to be arrested and convicted, once they've been convicted, Republicans can't keep them on the court.

Robin J's avatar

I turn 70 soon. Yes to retirement, at this age your body begins to fall apart. The brain isn’t far behind for many of us.

That said, one arm should include active impeachments. There MUST be consequences for defying the constitution, including law and ethics breeches.

jim king's avatar

IMPEACH AND DUMP TRAITORS, NAZIS PEDOPHILE PREDATORS AND ENABLERS , IMPERIALIST CRIMINALS, WAR MONGERS, CAREER CRIMINALS, CRIMINAL GRIFTERS, FASCIST PIGS, FRAUDSTERS, RACIST, AND CON REPUBLICONS EVERYWHERE. RELEASE ALL UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES AND JAIL CON RTRUMP. AVOID CON RTRUMP'S AND THE REPUBLICON'S RECESSION AND DEPRESSION. FIX CLIMATE CHANGE, FOR THE FAIR DEAL, NOT THE RAW DEAL. VOTE BLUE AND SAVE DEMOCRACY. STOP THE RTRUMP OLIGARCHY. BOYCOTT CRIMINAL RTRUMP & ELON- THE NAZIS. INVOKE 25th AMENDMENT AND DUMP CON REPUBLICONS.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

Pasting in your all caps rant every day -- sometimes more than once -- is not accomplishing anything.

Connie Larsen's avatar

I can see it better! Even with my glasses! I feel as you do!

Dawn H's avatar

I think this is a sensible idea. We need to reclaim our Democracy and those MAGA justices are a disgrace.

Randy Warren's avatar

The best and only way to prevent this from ever happening a second time is to institute a mandatory code of ethics at every level of the judiciary,at each level higher,the code gets harsher and more stringent,a term limit,and mandatory checks by an independent group to determine if and when any judge accepts bribes while calling them "gifts"!

Noreen Lassandrello's avatar

I agree but there are so many rules and laws being ignored at this point , it will

Take us decades to unravel. If one party holds all the cards, they can do anything and cheat to stay in power. Things won’t change until we see the Epstein class behind bars.

John McDonald's avatar

I agree. I think we’re beyond platitudes at this point, Brian. It’s time to fight fire with fire. SCOTUS has become an integral part of the MAGA fascist movement and is the product of a long game that we have watched unfold but have been too timid to confront. Its bought-and-paid-for conservative justices are unraveling our democracy in plain sight by means that would make Machiavelli himself proud. When we retake power—which is another thing we need to talk about—we need to increase the Court’s number to 13 to reflect the current number of federal circuits. This is not simply an activist court. This is a fascist court.

Connie Larsen's avatar

Some of the Treasonous, corrupt, greedy, grifting judges need to be removed! N don’t stop at the supreme level!

Dorothy's avatar

I could not agree more and say so every day!

Darlene D's avatar

As always, well written Brian and I couldn’t agree with you more!!

George Licina's avatar

My only quibble is on an eight year term. I would make it longer (10 or 12 or 15 years vs 8). A larger court may make 8 years effective though.

Linda Woyach's avatar

Everyone gets a review of their job performance by their employer. The court should be no different. Start with 8 years. As for president there should be an age limit of no more than 65. We need presidents that are more in line with a revolving world. People aging get set in their ways so we need presidents that go with the times.

Spiceychocolate's avatar

I agree with all your steps, let's make this happen!

Rick's avatar

I think one more requirement should be that an equal number of judges from each party would be mandatory. The law should not be partisan.

patti smith's avatar

Nope! The GOP is now Maga, and they have no sense of fairness or balance. Can't help it-that's just the truth now.

Ron Bravenec's avatar

Agree. The Republican “Party“ is no longer a legitimate party. It is a fascist cult. It must be destroyed at all cost. Let a true conservative party rise in its stead.

dameemstr@icloud.com's avatar

Rather than expand the SCOTUS (an enormous expense to the beleaguered tax payer) why can’t Congress do their job for once?

Let’s impeach the bad actors and Justices who have already taken bribes?

Why not expel the three appointments who lied under oath, during their vetting process?

Why throw more money at a non functioning branch of Government?

Sick to death of Politicians who do not do their jobs……on BOTH sides of the aisle….and live well beyond their paychecks! How?

Ron Bravenec's avatar

Agree, but can’t happen as long as one needs 2/3 of the Senate to convict.

dameemstr@icloud.com's avatar

What will the excuse be when the Democrats have control again?

Please check me on this….Thomas was investigated for excepting bribes during Biden’s administration! Instead of the Democrats drawing up Articles of Impeachment, they handed their investigation over to AG Garland….who was still sitting on J6 conspirators he allowed to remain in our so called Governing Body!!! UNCONCIONABLE

Just as bad as being MAGA….the Democult refuses to open its eyes to @DNC and the role they are playing in our Country!

Replace all Corporate Democrats….amazingly things will get better for the working class!

Replace Schumer!

Retire any Dem above age 70 and replace with untarnished progressives who will spend our tax dollars on the people who actually PAY their taxes!

Life, Conflict & Chocolate's avatar

YES! Perfectly written and explained! THIS is what must get done!

OUR JOB is to get out and VOTE in huge numbers!

We're taking our Congress & Supreme Court BACK!!

💙🇺🇸💙

Declan's avatar

May I ask that since this court is illigitimate.....why would America abide their illegal ruling???

Declan's avatar

And the right wing would BLOW A GASKET & refuse to obey

Judy Peterson's avatar

Excellent presentation and analysis of the predicament we find ourselves in, Brian! This is a locomotive that's been barrelling down the tracks for a long time. The urgency has become critical. I would like to see you working hand in hand with Senator Whitehouse on the topic of the number of Justices. Equally important, he proposed a follow-up/monitoring/review system for ethical guidelines with stated consequences for violations. I'd also highly recommend involving Glenn Kirschner, who has given careful thought to safeguards and oversight. And others like Kim Wehle. The loopholes were custom-designed for this administration. It's a heartbreak!

jim king's avatar

IMPEACH AND DUMP TRAITORS, NAZIS PEDOPHILE PREDATORS AND ENABLERS , IMPERIALIST CRIMINALS, WAR MONGERS, CAREER CRIMINALS, CRIMINAL GRIFTERS, FASCIST PIGS, FRAUDSTERS, RACIST, AND CON REPUBLICONS EVERYWHERE. RELEASE ALL UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES AND JAIL CON RTRUMP. AVOID CON RTRUMP'S AND THE REPUBLICON'S RECESSION AND DEPRESSION. FIX CLIMATE CHANGE, FOR THE FAIR DEAL, NOT THE RAW DEAL. VOTE BLUE AND SAVE DEMOCRACY. STOP THE RTRUMP OLIGARCHY. BOYCOTT CRIMINAL RTRUMP & ELON- THE NAZIS. INVOKE 25th AMENDMENT AND DUMP CON REPUBLICONS.

Paul McElveen's avatar

Jim King can post whatever he likes! It is called Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press!

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

It's called "boring and redundant." Just because one CAN do something doesn't mean one SHOULD.

Donald Gallacher's avatar

Don't you mean RE-read it? The whole point of Daniel's complaint is that it's the same post constantly reposted. Which IS redundant.

Daniel M Kimmel's avatar

So why are so eager to censor ME? You obviously don't understand how social media works.

Paul McElveen's avatar

DON"TYOU DARE TELL ME WHAT I KNOW AN WHAT I DON'T KNOW, MISTER! I am NOT Censoring you! DON'T YOU DARE ACCUSE ME OF CENSORSHIP! GET A Crip on Reality! CHILL OUT!

Ethereal Fairy's avatar

Spammers are annoying, even if you agree with them.

Kathryn Travers's avatar

It all makes such good sense...that might be the only thing standing in the way of these steps moving forward.