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@kckprince
July 15, 2025 at 5:54 pm
I honestly believe that this country needs a balanced Supreme Court to end all racism and promote equality and positivity. The fact that it has “equal justice for all” is ironic because this country hasn’t truly provided equal justice at all! Why did the Supreme Court even allow Trump to run and become president again, knowing that he is twice impeached and damaging this country?
@mnj9494
July 15, 2025 at 6:03 pm
RGB absolutely destroyed her career not retiring during Obama’s presidency. She failed her country.
@timz9862
July 15, 2025 at 6:35 pm
There should be a mandatory retirement age for every position in government. Especially, the presidency. There is a minimum age requirement. There should be a maximum.
@ulujain
July 15, 2025 at 6:39 pm
We here in Australia voted in a referendum (how we amend our constitution) in 1977 to introduce a mandatory retirement age of 70 for all federal judges, including those who sit in the High Court (our version of the SCOTUS). The referendum was carried with an 80% yes vote. If you guys had referenda to amend your constitution, I wonder what percentage of Americans would vote to introduce a retirement age for the SCOTUS?
@parthasarathibehera8463
July 15, 2025 at 6:56 pm
It’s very very difficult to amend the constitution of US unless you are George Washington himself.
@ferrous3869
July 15, 2025 at 6:53 pm
I have never once heard a scholar talking about this topic make the distinction between a “political” and a “partisan” court. THANK YOU.
@0jamil
July 15, 2025 at 6:57 pm
anyone who thinks that the current supreme court is not a partisan court is completely out of touch with reality
@peterbyrne7348
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 pm
George Bush Jr nominated an unqualified candidate and she was rejected by Senate Republicans. It still can happen
@brandonalsop1281
July 15, 2025 at 7:15 pm
Garland ruled that you didn’t have a second amendment right to keep arms he should have been no voted on that alone
@Snarkbar
July 15, 2025 at 7:17 pm
Calling Merrick Garland “incredibly moderate” is downright hilarious.
@WhoopityDoo
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 pm
What would you label him as and why?
@WilliamCarterII
July 15, 2025 at 7:19 pm
I would say that the Left has … never even had a person on the bench? The court is just infighting between classical liberalism (a right wing ideology) and reactionaries.
@68chewy
July 15, 2025 at 7:33 pm
Oh well, the ‘constitution says so’, nothing we can do but lay back and take it. All this commentary only strengthens my opinion the US is doomed to fascism.
@brandonalsop1281
July 15, 2025 at 7:34 pm
Justices should never make law. If they feel the need to do that they need to strike the whole legislation or leave the whole thing standing
@LucenProject
July 15, 2025 at 7:37 pm
WIRED!! Thank you for an episode that wasn’t 1/3 ads! It was amazing and I really got to focus in on this important topic!
@Cadychan
July 15, 2025 at 7:38 pm
28:27 – *looks directly at the camera*
@justseth26
July 15, 2025 at 7:46 pm
this made me really sad
@embreis2257
July 15, 2025 at 8:14 pm
21:50 [originalism] in constitutional law, this is a weird debate. interpreting the constitution through the eyes of its original writers is a sure way to create a fundamental disconnect between the law and the people it is meant to serve. our societies evolve, our needs change, technology advances and demands new solutions in law – interpreting all this with ancient concepts doesn’t do anyone any good. if a supreme court justice thinks that is how they should serve their country and the people, then they are utterly mistaken. all they do is ruin the institution, their reputation and the commonwealth they pretend to serve.
is there a constitutional court in any other advanced western country whose judges would even dare to interpret their constitution according to the concept of ‘originalism’? probably only the US has weird, wacko judges like that. 🙄
@LawJusticeStory
July 15, 2025 at 8:20 pm
Shouldn’t we, as individuals, be doing more to hold the courts accountable and make sure they stay nonpartisan? Feels like we’ve let too much slide.
@MiaSky-c5b
July 15, 2025 at 8:20 pm
Never once have I seen a scholar on this subject distinguish between a “partisan” and a “political” court. Thank you.
@inmanis2924
July 15, 2025 at 8:28 pm
the court is a partisan institution. that is no longer up for debate or “accepting”, it is fact.
@ChantingInTheDark
July 15, 2025 at 8:30 pm
I have ZERO faith or trust in this “Supreme Bought”.
@MarrinerEcclesWasRight
July 15, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Thank you, Wired, for everything.
@KelsaRavenlock
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 pm
What is up with people online? RBG? That means RedBlueGreen.
A color model for electric displays has never held public office.
Stop being so lazy and stupid and referring to every person and thing on the planet with only initials.
If your unable to actually type Ruth Ginsburg then perhaps you shouldn’t be talking about her as you obviously don’t care about the person, position, or being understood by others.
@ikiruyamamoto1050
July 15, 2025 at 9:00 pm
This guy is a clown.
@Guitar_Girll
July 15, 2025 at 9:13 pm
can you o the wired autocomplete interview with the cast of zombies 4
@r0bst4rl1ng
July 15, 2025 at 9:17 pm
Wasn’t Bush v Gore about SCOTUS ruling on Florida law?
@rideswithscissors
July 16, 2025 at 7:21 am
16:56 I think they resemble each other a lot. Ike must have thought Brennan was a handsome devil, and appointed him.
@Nature-v3s
July 16, 2025 at 8:00 am
Nice sharing ❤❤❤
@AliKHamza-p2b
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 am
I am so happy I took your class Professor Vladeck!
@vincienzo
July 16, 2025 at 10:11 am
7:55 The photo used here is of the wrong Justice John Marshall Harlan. The man in the photo is of Justice John Marshall Harlan II, the grandson of of Justice John Marshall Harlan I, who actually wrote the dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson.
@AshleeAnnGolden
July 16, 2025 at 10:50 am
Really appreciated how informational this was, while managing to largely to stay out of the political fray. Thanks!
@NatalayaTube
July 16, 2025 at 11:24 am
“The incredibly moderate Merrick Garland.” Riiiiggghhhtttt
@SethTheOrigin
July 16, 2025 at 1:55 pm
Exactly. This law professor is very very obviously left wing
@RandallMoore-i6h
July 16, 2025 at 11:38 am
Lol, Scalia didn’t unexpectedly pass away. He was Clintoned.
@mickie6578
July 16, 2025 at 12:17 pm
He looks like an American girl doll
@user-fk8zw5js2p
July 16, 2025 at 12:47 pm
SV’s explanations made me think so hard that my brain brake.
@SonofRuss95
July 16, 2025 at 1:17 pm
I don’t think calling a Bryon White a Democrat nominee paints a full picture. Democrats and Republicans flipped ideology in 1964. White was selected in 62. JFK was a wealthy, white, catholic; JFK, while progressive in part, was largely centrist. White was likely not very progressive and I think that is reflected in his dissent.
@marvinjc3296
July 16, 2025 at 1:51 pm
There was nothing believable about the Kavanaugh accusations. He was accused, and that was it. No corroboration whatsoever.
@Sean-m1l
July 16, 2025 at 2:10 pm
… I knew it was going to drive off the “it’s bad now because we lost,” cliff. 🙄
@christianhubert2785
July 16, 2025 at 4:03 pm
A typical specimen of the Paragraph Cowboys, who will sell you your Chains and Shakles, as a liberation Tool….
@DRNKonTIDE
July 16, 2025 at 4:44 pm
I like this guy much better than the last lawyer you had on. He was very knowledgeable, entertaining, and factual, and at the end, I still have no idea how he leans politically. He’s a rare treat!
@shaggycan
July 16, 2025 at 4:57 pm
8:55 she totally did. Simply hubris.
@shaggycan
July 16, 2025 at 4:58 pm
8:55 she totally did. Simply hubris. Accept the premise, it’s partisan and probably will be now for a long time.
@yoongi_marrymebts
July 16, 2025 at 6:13 pm
Please invite bts
@randykeith1203
July 16, 2025 at 6:24 pm
We all know the actual highest court in the land is King Neptune
@Elliot.Blackwood
July 16, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Yes. She destroyed her legacy by being selfish and starting the country down a path that will not be recovered in our life time.
@mangos2888
July 16, 2025 at 7:04 pm
Sorry, bro. I’m still gonna be on the side that we should (have) expanded SCOTUS to 11 in 2021-22 as a high priority.
@Zefram0911
July 16, 2025 at 7:42 pm
lol.. Kavanaugh “plausible” allegations.. sybau. the man was railroaded and drug through the mud with little proof.
@UGAShadow
July 16, 2025 at 7:53 pm
Not just being a Yes to the question of RGB’s legacy tells me that Law professors are still out of touch with reality.
@UGAShadow
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 pm
12:46 He didn’t ask when the last time the democrats had appointed the most justices.
@jon9103
July 16, 2025 at 8:08 pm
SCOTUS has already lost all credibility, they have revealed themselves as corrupt partisan hacks will to hand decisions over to the highest bidding oligarchs.
@Lord1cyrus
July 16, 2025 at 8:55 pm
good interview apparently.
@bzzi
July 17, 2025 at 6:36 am
Yes. Nobody remembers her now. Everything she did was undone.
@kevo6396
July 17, 2025 at 8:49 am
I would’ve been fine and looked the other way had the SCOTUS been filled with entirely left leaning justices. But now that there’s a couple more right wings, I’m LIVID 😤
@originalbigmike
July 17, 2025 at 9:34 am
The way you describe Miller makes me question everything else you have said, up to and including your name. Miller and his attorney didn’t even get to attend the hearing.
@cc_snipergirl
July 17, 2025 at 10:25 am
It’s only been since the rise of social media that diversity of opinion has been treated as some kind of crime against humanity rather than something to be celebrated
@lissadawes4243
July 17, 2025 at 11:01 am
The second question could have been answered by merely reading the Constitution. Is that where we’re at now. Emailing simple questions to a law professor?
@getnohappy
July 17, 2025 at 11:25 am
“better start believing in a partisan supreme court, you already have one”
@Quasithere
July 17, 2025 at 11:57 am
Yes, RBG most definitely destroyed her legacy. Purely egotistical to stay on.
@allred6505
July 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm
The nomination process is the opposite of what you want if you want to have a nonpartisan court
@PaulFakes
July 17, 2025 at 1:12 pm
The Courts now are entirely and explicitly partisan institutions.
@dearthditch
July 17, 2025 at 2:09 pm
“Borked” is still a used term. Even if some don’t know the origin. “Ketanji-ed” will eventually become a thing
@leon3589
July 17, 2025 at 2:21 pm
Ah yes, look at all this democracy. Truly not convoluted.
@FHL-Devils
July 17, 2025 at 2:26 pm
The Republican hypocrisy regarding ‘last 6 months before an election’ and the general acceptance of Americans regarding that is revolting.
@DeNaga1995
July 17, 2025 at 3:09 pm
Assuming democrats are left is hilarious
@patemblen3644
July 17, 2025 at 5:01 pm
So you supposedly have a separation of powers, yet your president gets to pick the members of the other power??
@jamesv.7041
July 18, 2025 at 9:12 am
That is not what he said nor how it works.
@BrickTamlandOfficial
July 17, 2025 at 6:22 pm
I think its funny how this whole wired conversation is just useless because this current administration is ignoring all norms and rules and just wingin’ it
@ChumblesMumbles
July 17, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Sorry, my man, but as a fellow lawyer, I can definitively say that there is no law anymore. Not any that matters. It’s whatever 5 (6 now) idiots on the Supreme Court says it is, and whatever the craziest fever dreams of the current President says it is. Checks and balances are dead and so is the law.
@Falcrist
July 17, 2025 at 8:05 pm
“…then we really are accepting the premise that the court is a partisan institution, and not just a judicial one.”
The court is a partisan institution whether *_YOU_* choose to accept it or not. There isn’t any reasonable debate to be had anymore.
@joshuaridgway3230
July 17, 2025 at 8:23 pm
I would say he is still very left wing and I think it’s not a foregone conclusion that the court will allow birthright citizenship to extend as far as it has is naive but plausible. I think it will be restrained somewhat.
@andrewriachi9222
July 17, 2025 at 8:32 pm
27:33 What about Andrew Jackson?
@jalenwiggins5831
July 17, 2025 at 9:14 pm
The first thing mf said i heard was axe 😂😂😂
@TimPeterson
July 17, 2025 at 10:00 pm
23:00 good pitch for the mental gymnastics team
@Nachito18V
July 17, 2025 at 10:53 pm
Very informative video. Great job WIRED!
@nl817
July 18, 2025 at 12:02 am
This guy is a political and not objective or partisan. He just pretends he is. what a waste of a video.
@galey86
July 18, 2025 at 1:28 am
Everything RBG stood for and voted for is being systematically destroyed by the Republicans majority, so yeah, she should have stepped down. A glittering legal career that post the Trump justices will have achieved very little
@MrRrainbeau
July 18, 2025 at 2:40 am
After Scalia died and the Senate failed to act on Garland’s nomination, RBG wasn’t going to “retire” and let the farce get even worse.
@joeyakathug5215
July 18, 2025 at 3:08 am
I realized how bad the past generation was based on this video. How Supreme Court became a partisan tool, and the respect for the institution collapsed.
@invernosalvador1556
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 am
This vid got recommended to me right after seeing the CEO affair incidents at Coldplay concert 😂
@martingriff101
July 18, 2025 at 8:13 am
In relation to going against the supreme court, you forgot the trail of tears where they said native Americans could not be removed
President Jackson ignoring it by saying they made the ruling now let then enforce it.
@todddonaldson7974
July 18, 2025 at 8:13 am
What’s the going rate to bribe a Supreme Court Justice? Also… “Checks and Balances” this guy is adorable
@victoriamoledor1093
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 am
This vid convinced me subscribe to your channel. Outstanding presenter and content.
@djslip_irie
July 18, 2025 at 11:14 am
Dude.. release the names. Or leak it.
@inwalters
July 18, 2025 at 11:48 am
Here’s how to resolve the Supreme Court question. The first step is to recognize we have political parities. So when there is a vacancy, the president would create a list of 25 candidates that they think are qualified and put the names on a list in a sealed envelope. The other party would also name 25 candidates and put that list in a sealed envelope. The clerk of the Supreme court would open the two envelopes and compare the lists. If there was one name in common, then boom! that person is on the court – no one can complain because both sides have said that person is qualified. If more than one, pick your method of selecting one of them at random and the winner is on the court. If there are no names in common, the clerk informs both sides and tells them to select 25 more names, with neither side being able to name anybody on their first list. Repeat until a justice is selected.
@johnr2090
July 18, 2025 at 12:38 pm
very interesting information!
@AudioArcturia
July 18, 2025 at 3:13 pm
The next democratic super majority must institute a change – there should only ever be an even number of party-oriented justices. Allowing there to be a partisan majority is at its core a flawed idea.
@marcppparis
July 18, 2025 at 3:22 pm
RBG’s legacy has absolutely been tarnished
@admagnificat
July 18, 2025 at 5:15 pm
Can anybody explain exactly what is happening in the photo at 11:29? I have some guesses, but I’m really not sure what is going on, and so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
@branchingoutnurseries4403
July 18, 2025 at 5:40 pm
“incredibly moderate” my behind! and correct me if I am wrong but they applied the “Biden rule” regarding Merrick
@annasahlstrom6109
July 18, 2025 at 10:22 pm
Fun fact: President Taft was the only president to go on to serve on the Supreme Court.
@SonofNewo
July 18, 2025 at 11:40 pm
What a hack. Vladeck blames Kavanaugh for his confirmation process, not the liars who lied.
@cowebb2327
July 19, 2025 at 1:24 am
Merrick Garland is “…an incredibly moderate…” candidate. 😂 Just disqualified yourself as remotely objective.
@GeorgeWBushDid911
July 19, 2025 at 2:27 am
I like this guy. First non biased person speaking on a political topic on here in a while
@foxhound6364
July 19, 2025 at 2:48 am
Justice Thomas retiring or passing away would be heartbreaking. He has been the best judge to ever serve on the court. I dread the day we lose him.
@philipb2134
July 20, 2025 at 4:37 am
Thomas is the best “Justice” money can buy.
@tonismith1024
July 19, 2025 at 8:20 am
yeah, rbg could have resigned early so that stupid and woke activist like kentaji or demonic sonia could replace her. More eyes could have opened early when this happened.
@j-rey-
July 19, 2025 at 9:21 am
5 minutes in and this just made me so mad that I had to stop watching.
@blacknrd05
July 19, 2025 at 11:20 am
SPOILER:
she did
@NJintheImagination
July 19, 2025 at 5:46 pm
We need a Constitutional Amendment requiring mandatory retirement for President, VP, all members of Congress and all federal judges at age 75.
@michaeltres
July 19, 2025 at 7:07 pm
Imagine accepting the premise that the court is a partisan institution (9:24). Just imagine the decisions you’d make if lived in reality instead a dream world.
@StephenPoor
July 19, 2025 at 9:33 pm
Congress has now abdicated its power to check the other two branches.
@Estanir
July 20, 2025 at 1:08 pm
Basically yes, since the previous impeachment and January 6th as well
@fredm.2699
July 20, 2025 at 5:51 pm
Congress hasn’t abdicated.
The people voted for Trump’s yes men.
Trump’s yes men have the majority seats.
Trump’s yes men outnumber people who can truly check the president.
@francismallard5892
July 19, 2025 at 11:07 pm
Calling Merrick Garland a moderate is like calling Ted Kennedy a good driver.
@philipb2134
July 20, 2025 at 3:52 am
Et the cumumum speritu
@lexgray42
July 20, 2025 at 2:42 am
this is one of the more depressing videos i’ve ever seen.
@philipb2134
July 20, 2025 at 4:16 am
It’s not all rainbows and unicorns in the real world.
@MrAlfable
July 20, 2025 at 2:02 pm
Biggest gripe about Kavanaugh hearings was they spent so much time on the allegations and almost no time focusing on the fact that he just wasn’t qualified. The Supreme Court should be a place for special legal minds, Kavanaugh is just a rich kid who bought his way through law school, he never argued a case in court, he never held a leadership position, he never did anything of legal merit, he got appointed to be a district judge cause he was buddies with Bush and it was done solely with the intention of placing him in a position of being an anti-Roe v Wade judge who could be called upon for a Supreme Court role when it opened up.
@morganmcallister2001
July 21, 2025 at 1:07 am
Considering how much Trump despises the Bushes, you still haven’t answered the question of why Kavanaugh was chosen
@adamc5057
July 20, 2025 at 2:33 pm
Yes, she destroyed her legacy. Narcissism isn’t reserved for conservatives.
@4x4r974
July 20, 2025 at 5:06 pm
Laws retain the contemporary meaning and context in which they were written. If you want a new meaning, pass a new law.
@fyshfysh
July 21, 2025 at 6:29 am
very interesting and really well explained, thanks very much
@k-isfor-kristina
July 21, 2025 at 6:44 am
The fact that Trump was allowed to replace rbg 2 months before the election when Obama wasn’t allowed to replace Scalia is the biggest double standard
@timfriday9106
July 21, 2025 at 6:58 am
you can make it a lot easier to pack to court by abolishing the filibuster. and honestly… sometimes you need a shock to the system to ‘fix’ it. I think the current court absolutely need to be ‘fixed’ or ‘packed’ or completely reimagined. like having a rotating set of justices who hear cases instead of only 9, but having like a full bench of 14, but only 9 at a time, hear a case, so there are ‘backups’ and a justice dying ior retiring doesn’t throw the court into disarray and there isn’t a ‘rush’ to replace a justice, that can be abused by political entities, like with the case of amy coney barret.
@andyhuber
July 21, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Great job, Steve! I look forward to your newsletter every week.
@danielgiordano413
July 21, 2025 at 5:49 pm
Did you seriously, and with a straight face, suggest Garland was an “incredibly moderate” candidate? Come on man. He prosecuted a former president on novel (and reversible) charges
@havibav1342
July 21, 2025 at 10:11 pm
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@Politizer
July 22, 2025 at 1:24 am
“If we get to a point where a president could stick his thumb in the Supreme Court’s eye and have no similar political backlash…” — If? We’re already at that point.
@UncleWorldwyd
July 22, 2025 at 4:28 am
The RBG answer seems to overlook the critical point that people are using hindsight to criticize RBG for not foreseeing the completely unprecedented politics of the future. It was completely *reasonable* for RBG — just like every other American — to be unaware that August-December 2009 was the last window she could have been easily replaced by Obama, before Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat went to a republican in special election. After that, Senate Republicans weaponized the filibuster at unprecedented levels, and then Senate Republicans crapped on the Constitution and refused to even give consideration to a President’s SCOTUS nominee. If it were not for these new attacks by Senate Republicans, it is quite possible RBG planned to step down in the last year of Obama’s term. 9:56
@TheTravAbides
July 22, 2025 at 2:54 pm
There were zero plausibility to what Kavanagh was accused of and you lose all credibility with me when you utter such obvious nonsense.
@ltaylor770
July 22, 2025 at 6:07 pm
Plausible accusations against Kavanaugh? Pleeeease.
@paulnoles
July 23, 2025 at 7:06 am
No way she could have predicted that the US would so quickly fall into a neo-fascist post-truth hellscape that it has today.
@Lori-xt2lf
July 23, 2025 at 12:41 pm
They serve for life to reduce threats and influence.
@Traye76
July 23, 2025 at 12:50 pm
We should stop disclosing who voted what way. Hopefully that would allow people to take politics and public opinion out of it. Hopefully.
@Daynja1
July 24, 2025 at 4:05 am
14:30 Forgot to mention that birthright citizenship didn’t exist until the supreme court reinterpreted the 14th amendment in 1898.
@Masonsgreenhouse
July 24, 2025 at 4:26 am
Why does no one regulate or cap predatory interest rates for americans
@wetbadger2
July 24, 2025 at 12:56 pm
Why can’t Clarence Thomas be removed for misconduct?
@seancarreno1944
July 24, 2025 at 1:53 pm
10:59 This guy is smarter than he know that ever since Regan appointed Souter and him acting in a good faith principle way as a justice and how much of a debacle that was for Regan no republican justice since then had all been appointed based on ideology rather than qualifications or principles
@admagnificat
July 24, 2025 at 7:14 pm
At 29:55 — How does Congress control the Supreme Court’s docket in 2025? I know that Congress had — historically — more direct control over the Court’s docket in the long ago past, but these days I thought that it was the justices themselves who decide which cases to hear (via whether they grant certiorari or not). Am I missing something here with regard to congressional control over the Court’s docket in 2025?
@thereshope0001
July 25, 2025 at 7:25 am
14:18 pro AIPAC money 😅
@BlueJay6441
July 25, 2025 at 9:53 pm
Garland was a moderate? And he said that with a straight face.
@practicalmedicine4359
July 26, 2025 at 9:38 am
This was one of the best Wired “someone answers questions” that I’ve ever heard. On the downside, I knew the answers to some of these questions before I graduated high school. We actually got taught the process. In school.
@Aviator27J
July 26, 2025 at 9:34 pm
I’m glad he pointed out Justice Harlan’s dissenting opinion in Plessy because it’s one of my favorites of all time. It’s worth a read even if you aren’t used to legal speak because he’s basically telling the majority of the court to F off with their ignorant ways of thinking. After reading the filth throughout the majority opinion, it’s refreshing to read Harlan’s dissent so you can restore some faith in humanity.
@sky_rokit
July 27, 2025 at 5:54 pm
13:08 What the heck is going on with this photo
@dongquixote7138
July 27, 2025 at 9:14 pm
Not retiring was the best thing Saint Ruth ever did.
@Pailncclt
August 5, 2025 at 5:56 pm
😂
@somewhereupthere785
July 28, 2025 at 6:41 am
If the Supreme Court can be influenced on which cases to take, they can equally be influenced on their decision of the case. I think Trump just opened the curtains on how easily evrything is corruptable.
@Phlucious
July 28, 2025 at 3:02 pm
17:38 IMO this change began when it came clear that political and societal change required not just passing the laws but also OFFICIAL, enforceable interpretation of the laws. Think Roe v Wade, Brown v board of education, etc. Undermining the power of Congress through ignoring the laws that they passed meant that change had to come through the justice department. Unfortunately, now we see that the justice department is also getting undermined. All of the changes coming through the Supreme Court and executive orders should be coming through legislation in Congress, but Congress is getting frozen by things that should be small and quick, like Epstein, passing a budget, etc.
@sajjanpaudel2582
July 29, 2025 at 10:38 am
In Nepal district and high court judges retire at 63 and supreme court judges retire at 65. Also to be a supreme court judge, judges need to have at least 7 years of experience as high court judges or a first class officer of the judicial service for 12 years or have atleast 15 years of experience as a distinguished advocate. The US way for doing things seems weird
@grahamcollins5416
July 29, 2025 at 8:38 pm
The Citizens United answer was ideological and weak.
@JerzeeeDevil
July 30, 2025 at 10:39 pm
As for life tenure, the framers probably could not have imagined justices living into their eighties. Also, although justices claim to be neutral when it comes to resigning, the facts show they tend to resign during an administration of their favored political party.
@rodrigomaximo1034
August 5, 2025 at 10:52 am
Living till 80+ wasn’t some unknown phenomenon back then. Ben Franklin lived till 84, for example
@swimfaniij
July 31, 2025 at 9:31 am
Thomas is an insidious goblin, and Alito is a spineless coward
@Killer_Kovacs
July 31, 2025 at 9:53 am
Garland is not a moderate
@user-nr3lv6rz7n
July 31, 2025 at 2:00 pm
You say A Law is “how” one “interprets “ or base on their “experiences” ultimately for the sake of diversity. WOW It sounds so wonderful and and JOY yes JOY
@hughmungus7425
August 1, 2025 at 5:32 am
3:58 This part is not true. We know how Obama and Biden’s SCOTUS picks are going to rule with 99% certainty. They are partisans. We don’t know how Trump’s picks will. Trump’s picks are not partisan–they’re Textualists and Constitutionalists. They rule based on the original meaning or original intent of the Constitution.
@emeraldforcier4098
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 am
There’s nothing Supreme about this disgraceful court.
@z00ropa
August 2, 2025 at 8:14 am
All of this talk about what to do about the court is pointless. This country isn’t going to survive Trump.
@TheHound402
August 2, 2025 at 3:16 pm
THIRD LIE: The purpose of the Court is not to expand its reach. It is merely to cut down the other two branches in regards to the Constitution.
@TheHound402
August 2, 2025 at 3:30 pm
FIFTH LIE: Again, the suggestion that Originalism was created recently is absurd. The bigger point is that non-Originalism is a modern concept.
@TheHound402
August 2, 2025 at 3:38 pm
SIXTH LIE: We have no accountability for small-time District Court judges, why are we discussing the SCOTUS all of a sudden?
@parrishjesse
August 3, 2025 at 12:00 am
Why do we as AMERICANS allow this type of behavior/corruption. WAKE UP PEOPLE
@parrishjesse
August 3, 2025 at 12:07 am
And the funny thing is that if you watch this video and read this then you already know. Show whatever party you are why it’s all corrupt.
@mike9512
August 3, 2025 at 12:23 pm
Did Trump and foreign powers buy SCOTUS so they no longer stand for the constitution or law and order? Yes, yes they did. Cool, well until that changes, I’m less interested in what they are supposed to do, I’m more concerned about what they are actually doing to destroy the country.
@justincredubil
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 pm
Calling Merrick Garland “extremely moderate” is wild…
@solido888
August 4, 2025 at 10:52 am
Whether or not you “accept the premise that the court is a partisan institution”, it *IS* a partisan institution.
@Nightbeatle0703
August 4, 2025 at 12:59 pm
7:54 that picture is John Marshall Harlan ll which is John marshal Harlan’s grandson who also served on the Supreme Court but is not the justice he is referring to
@stvdagger8074
August 5, 2025 at 10:08 am
As to confirmation hearings being effective – the fact that Ketanji Brown Jackson is a Supreme Court Justice shows that they are not.
@quintessences
August 5, 2025 at 11:16 am
1:10 so you’re telling me this entire time we have basically had a system in which you don’t need a law degree or any sort of law practice to be a Supreme Court justice that doesn’t seem right and under the wrong circumstances, this will definitely get abused
@101shadeira
August 5, 2025 at 11:12 pm
We need term limits
@NotFluplaxio
August 6, 2025 at 5:26 am
14:04 the real part everyone needs to take to heart.
@hugofriberg3445
August 6, 2025 at 10:12 am
Having politicians appoint an independent justice doesn’t seem like a way to ensure an apartisam court