Alito says Congress has ‘no authority’ to regulate Supreme Court

[mystery-ak]

Alito says Congress has ‘no authority’ to regulate Supreme Court
by Zach Schonfeld - 07/28/23 3:31 PM ET

Justice Samuel Alito said Congress has “no authority” to regulate the Supreme Court in an interview with the Wall Street Journal’s opinion section published Friday, pushing back against Democrats’ attempt to mandate stronger ethics rules.

Alito, one of the high court’s leading conservatives, is just one of multiple justices who have come under recent scrutiny for ethics controversies that have fueled the renewed push.

“I know this is a controversial view, but I’m willing to say it,” Alito told the Journal. “No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court — period.”

Although the Constitution enables Congress to structure the lower federal courts, it explicitly vests judicial power within a singular Supreme Court.

Alito and some legal observers argue that means Congress can’t prescribe certain regulations for the high court without running afoul of separation of powers issues.

Chief Justice John Roberts has also questioned Congress’s ability to act, but not as definitive as Alito’s new remarks. Many court watchers who disagree with the premise believe that Roberts’ questioning has given fodder to Republican objections.

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4125436-samuel-alito-on-congress-authority-to-regulate-supreme-court/

[mountaineer]

Certain members of Congress are completely ignorant and illiterate when it comes to the Constitution.

[Bigun]

Certain members of Congress are completely ignorant and illiterate when it comes to the Constitution.

  Despite the fact that all 535 of them swear the following oath every time they are sworn in:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

[mountaineer]

I doubt any Democrat member of Congress - even the lawyers - has actually read the Constitution.

[Bigun]

I doubt any Democrat member of Congress - even the lawyers - has actually read the Constitution.

Much less studied it!

[libertybele]

Certain members of Congress are completely ignorant and illiterate when it comes to the Constitution.

As well as some presidents, including Trump.  In Brandon's case he doesn't have a clue, he just does what he's directed to do and wanders around aimlessly.

[GtHawk]

Certain members of Congress are completely ignorant and illiterate when it comes to the Constitution.

When morons believe the Constitution is a living breathing document then they think it says whatever they want, reality be damned.

[mountaineer]

As well as some presidents, including Trump.  In Brandon's case he doesn't have a clue, he just does what he's directed to do and wanders around aimlessly.

True. That's why I thought a knowledgeable candidate like Ted Cruz would be such a welcome change.