• TheFonz@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Can’t judges be impeached?

    Why are you downvoting? Judges can and have been impeached. The comment above implied this wasnt true.

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      11 months ago

      That’s not a mechanism the people control, especially with rampant gerrymandering by the GOP.

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        11 months ago

        This is so uncharitable. There’s a reason for this mechanism and it’s not true. The Senate was a democratic majority just a few years ago so it’s not impossible. The issue is we are always holding on by a thin margin to either the house or Senate. I don’t think we should be advocating for assassinations on Lemmy or any platform.

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          11 months ago

          A supreme court justice requires a senate super majority to remove, and it’s never been done successfully.

          Again, I’m not advocating anything, but if a system of government is no longer representing the will of the people, actively working to hurt those people, and the people have no mechanism to peacefully recall a high ranking member of the government, especially a lifetime appointment, the only option left is violence.

          This is just a statement of fact.

          Honestly, I think the founding fathers did it intentionally.