[dware]

I’m curious - what will we do when SCOTUS twists the new amendments to mean whatever they want them to mean?

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm curious - if an amendment were passed that simply says the 17th amendment is hereby repealed, and original language fully restored, what would SCOTUS twist, given 120 years of state legislature selection of Senators? Be specific, don't say they just will and point to some other twist.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

To make it easier for you, this is a 2003 thread of mine containing a proposed amendment repealing the 17th amendment, patterned after the 21st amendment.

Is it twistable?

-PJ

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I’m curious - what will we do when SCOTUS twists the new amendments to mean whatever they want them to mean?

The key is to make any provision self-enforcing. Ted Cruz proposes an amendment to have the justices of SCOTUS serve during good behavior - as judged by a majority of the national popular vote and of the popular vote by state. If a justice fails to win a majority of the national popular vote and fails to win a majority in a majority of the states, he’s out. His proposal is that this “good behavior check” (my term) be applied to each justice on the second presidential election after his nomination, and every 8 years thereafter.

I suppose that is good; if you were willing to make SCOTUS appointees be the centerpiece of the elections, you could have it that their reconfirmation elections would be in non-presidential years. Which might fire up turnout in off-year elections, for good or for ill.

[biff]

We as a people, the president and the congress should ignore the SC and it’s words. All they have is their words. They have no authority to attack us, arrest us or prosecute us without our permission. They do not control any federal law enforcement agency, all they have is their words and when we ignore their words they have nothing.

I will ignore them, they have proven to not deserve the respect they have received for over 200 years, they have no honor.