Justice Samuel Alito said in an interview that Congress does not have the authority to regulate the Supreme Court, pushing back against Democratic efforts to mandate stronger ethics rules for the justices. Alito argued that the Constitution does not give Congress the power to regulate the Supreme Court. While Chief Justice John Roberts has also questioned Congress’s ability to act, he was not as definitive as Alito. Some Democrats rejected Alito’s reasoning, arguing that the Supreme Court should be subject to checks and balances. The ethics push comes after recent revelations about undisclosed trips and other ethics issues involving several Supreme Court justices.
Alito: congress can’t regulate us. But we can regulate congress and the executive branch.
Founding fathers: the fuck you just say?
The founding fathers wrote the constitution and then established judicial review. So I’d say theyre perfectly happy with the way that works.
The supreme court doesn’t regulate anything.