The Supreme Court is a monarchy. There really are no rules its members have to adhere to. Simply claiming they’re judging impartially (cross their hearts and hope to die) will suffice. If they judge with a bias that may be as bright as day to a SCOTUS observer, it’s still hard to prove on a Senate floor where the only remedy exists.
Since the GOP has already packed the court with right-wing extremists, it behooves Democrats to add four more justices and institute some kind of term limits. Roosevelt tried it, and faced opposition from his own party for it, sho it was never enacted, but given that the current composition of the Court plans, among other things, to dismantle all of the New Deal programs that weren't originally considered unconstitutional, it seems like a good idea to revisit those ideas. Of course, the only way for it to happen soon enough for it to prevent the catastrophe that is now taking shape is for Dems to pick up at least 2 and possibly 3 Senate seats in November, which the punditry tells us ain't gonna happen.
Since the GOP has already packed the court with right-wing extremists, it behooves Democrats to add four more justices and institute some kind of term limits. Roosevelt tried it, and faced opposition from his own party for it, sho it was never enacted, but given that the current composition of the Court plans, among other things, to dismantle all of the New Deal programs that weren't originally considered unconstitutional, it seems like a good idea to revisit those ideas. Of course, the only way for it to happen soon enough for it to prevent the catastrophe that is now taking shape is for Dems to pick up at least 2 and possibly 3 Senate seats in November, which the punditry tells us ain't gonna happen.