Aljun, It is true that presidents, with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, appoint the justices. But once the justices are approved by the Senate they can and do act independently and dictatorially. SC Justices sit in office for life. Theoretically they can be impeached. But how many justices in your lifetime have been impeached?
In my lifetime it is exactly ZERO. In your lifetime too, probably. That's because like all dictators, the Supreme Court justices have enablers in the Legislative as well as in the Executive branches. The solution is to limit the terms of justices. Force them to retire when they hit 70, which is the case with Philippine SC justices. This way, justices must face the American public and defend their past decisions once they leave office. Today, justices leave the office in horizontal positions or in wheel chairs, burdened by dementia. And by the way, there are far fewer Democratic billionaires, so don't even go there. C On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:31 AM, 'Aquilino Alcantara' via Center for Good Governance <[email protected]> wrote: > so how much does the billionaires on the other side contribute? ... > > who puts those judges in the supreme court? ... the president vetted by > congress ... so? ... whats the beef? ... > > *From:* "Cesar Lumba [email protected] [DLSHS59]" < > [email protected]> > *To:* World-Wide Fil Alliance <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; CFGG Assoc. *CFGG > CFGG <[email protected]>; 62ndforum < > [email protected]>; Archersnook <[email protected]>; > Moonglow <[email protected]>; " > [email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2014 10:37 AM > *Subject:* [DLSHS59] 21st Century Feudalism > > > The Las Vegas Sun published one of my letters again. More than 80% of > my letters are published by the Sun. > > LETTER TO THE EDITOR: > This is 21st-century feudalism > By Cesar Lumba, Las Vegas > Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 | 9:24 a.m. > View more of the Sun's opinion section > > - Editorials - the Sun's viewpoint > <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/opinion/editorials/> > - Columnists - local and syndicated writers > <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/opinion/columnists/> > - Letters to the editor - readers' views > <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/opinion/letters/> > - Write a letter to the editor > <http://www.lasvegassun.com/contact/letters/> > > The Supreme Court says money in politics is free speech. That being the > case, the Koch brothers, having given an estimated $200 million to their > political causes this election cycle, have equaled the voices of at least 2 > million Americans. > Sound like a feudal system with a twist? You’re darned right. > Grass-roots Democrats must scrape the bottom of the barrel to come up with > the estimated average $100 they contribute to the Democratic campaigns. But > people like the Koches and the unnamed contributors who funnel their dark > monies through Karl Rove have already bought and delivered the elections > for the Republicans. > This is like the Revenge of the Billionaires. There’s no stopping them. > Thanks to our reactionary Supreme Court, the voices of the country’s > handful of ultra-conservative, tax-hating and tax-avoiding billionaires are > worth a whole lot more than the voices of as many as 50 million American > voters. > These billionaire American aristocrats don’t care about issues like the > living wage, equal pay for equal work, immigration reform, shoring up the > middle class, the economy, health care for all, etc. They know today’s > elections are not about issues. Today’s elections are about who can write > the most million-dollar checks. > Shame on the Supreme Court for its Citizens United decision. > And the Supreme Court promises more of the same in the future. 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