This judge resigned because a 9th Circuit panel, under a system established by Congress (Article III), was going to recommend him for impeachment.Wow. Freakshow Trump appointee judge ordered to "voluntarily resign" after investigation finds chamber hotbed of sex harrassment, exchanging nudes with prosecutors. Crazy story. https://t.co/LeblMkKFIH
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 9, 2024
The houses of Congress have authority over their members because Article I explicitly gives it to them. Article III gives no such authority to the Justices of the Supreme Court. It implicitly reserves that power to Congress. They serve for life because they said, not because Article III says so.
Congress could establish oversight over the Supreme Court. Given the example of Clarence Thomas alone, why don’t they do so?
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