AOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
AOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s salvo seeks accountability over conservative supreme court justices’ ethics controversies
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Good. It is a start..Won't get anywhere but it is a start of a conversation
Why wouldn't it get anywhere?
In order to advance the measure, the Speaker of the House would have to allow it. He is an ally of the two. Then, once advanced, the House would have to vote to impeach, and the House is currently controlled by the gop, and they too are unlikely to impeach their allies.
So the chances of it getting anywhere are near-zero, for this year anyway. Next year could potentially be different.
honestly, even if the house is turned in november and they vote to impeach them, the next step is trial at the senate. it requires 2/3 of the votes, so they won't get convicted and removed
Yeah, fair point. A Senate trial would still be useful to publicly air all of the evidence though.
Thanks. I wonder why AOC is doing this now instead of waiting until after the elections when the House may (may) flip.
So that everyone running for a House seat can get their position on record before the election, I suppose
Politics. It's important that we keep this in the news cycle, so people remember why its important to work together to try to get these people thrown out. It also forces the gop to block the measures, which could potentially make them look like they are condoning corruption. Which they are.
Symbolism basically.
Kinda makes it sound like these judges are members of the party and can't be objective and therefore can't be judges then.
Republicans control the House and even if they didn't, there is nothing close to a majority vote of the House that want to impeach members of SCOTUS.
Damn, man. Well, I guess it's a first step.
Why would it get anywhere?
Because there is a process for these things. Now, can someone answer my question?
Republicans.
And conservative Democrats, which is most of the ones in Washington.
If they're going to use the "but what would Republicans do?" excuse for preserving the filibuster and pretending that the word of an unelected clerk is final on raising the minimum wage, you can bet your bottom dollar that they will on impeaching SCOTUS judges.
Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% on AOC's side here. I just don't trust right wing demagogues from both parties to not be in the way of justice like they almost always are.
Republicans
Fuck!
Because this article is from Wed 10 Jul 2024
Because conservatives control the house, which is the first step in impeachment. Even if the speaker allows it to come to a vote (he won’t) they will just vote it down.
Thanks.