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msongs

(67,438 posts) Mon Oct 26, 2020, 10:50 PM Oct 2020

dear SCOTUS judges - it is a crime to interfere with an election. you are not above the law

appropriate authorities should charge any justice who attempts to interfere IMO

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dear SCOTUS judges - it is a crime to interfere with an election. you are not above the law (Original Post) msongs Oct 2020 OP

They are not above the law, they are the law! AlexSFCA Oct 2020 #1

no it does not work that way. drray23 Oct 2020 #3

No they aren't. roamer65 Oct 2020 #4

"During Good Behavior" Mike Niendorff Oct 2020 #2

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

1. They are not above the law, they are the law!

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 10:52 PM

Oct 2020

literally, final say.

drray23

(7,637 posts)

3. no it does not work that way.

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 11:12 PM

Oct 2020

they are the final word on whether a law is constitutional or not which they decide when a case is before them. They still have to follow the law like anybody else. Until a law no longer stands, they are not above it.

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

4. No they aren't.

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 11:12 PM

Oct 2020

Impeachment.

Mike Niendorff

(3,462 posts)

2. "During Good Behavior"

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 10:55 PM

Oct 2020

That is the actual Constitutional phrase defining the limits on judicial terms.

Just sayin'.

MDN

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