Legal Scholar Says Supreme Court Could Become a “Pointless Institution” | Amanpour and Company
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Published 2023-05-17
Originally aired on May 17, 2023
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All Comments (21)
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It became pointless when it decided Bush v Gore. It became a joke when McConnell didn't allow Obama his nomination. Itis purely political now.
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Essentially, the Roberts Court response is, 'We don't owe the American people a bloody explanation for anything that we decide.'
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SCOTUS is supposed to promote reason not treason
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I'm not expert but what this guy said is spot on. The Justices have lost all credibility when we can't trust their judgement.
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A Supreme Court Justice's job is to rule on laws based on only the Constitution. Not based on their personal beliefs, their religious beliefs or deposits into their bank accounts. Our current Supreme Court has failed miserably on all counts!
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Scotus is corrupt. Thank you for further shining a light in this disgusting darkness.
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Not only shadow docket, but evidence of bribes & other corruption by justices have also undermined confidence in SCOTUS.
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The towering arrogance of Alito, Thomas and Roberts is truly infuriating.
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McConnell's shenanigans regarding filling seats is another factor undermining trust in the court
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I have lost respect for all three branches of the government. I have no respect for the Supreme Court since the Citizens United decision.
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If they can't read income disclosure forms.. I can't trust their opinions about legal matters.
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The Supreme Court has no independent enforcement mechanism. If other branches of government decide to ignore its decisions, there is nothing that the Supreme Court can do about it. All that it would take would be for other branches of government to determine that Marbury vs. Madison was incorrectly decided, and the Supreme Court would be neutralized. This is a scary prospect, as we need a strong check on the legislative and executive branches, and especially on state governments, which are capable of the greatest evils. However, we need actual judges on the Supreme Court, but we currently have extremist priests masquerading as judges, and they need to be removed. The institution as it now stands is illegitimate.
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No transparency equates to no accountability. So much reform is needed. Corrupt, unethical and unjust.
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We are witnessing the folly of lifetime appointments without any recourse for violations of ethics and laws. This is one of the foremost problems in this country.
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Absolutely. I'm even more impressed with Vladeck. The institution is utterly corrupted, unfortunately.
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The motto of the absolute Bourbon kings of France was, “never apologise, never explain!” The Supreme Court appears to have adopted the same motto.😊
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I’ve lost all respect for the SC which is sad day for me. In the last few years my eyes have really been opened and it’s shattering to see how truly corrupt our govt is. We elect completely easily manipulated unqualified personalities to run the country. We allow mad men/women to dictate our rights.
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There is nothing in the constitution that gives the Supreme Court the power it claims to have.
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When you give 9 people absolute power and authority they no longer believe that they are pubic servants. This Supreme Court thinks that they are all kings and that we, the American public, should defer to our "betters".
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SCOTUS IS POINTLESS ALREADY
