Historians will trace the end of our republic and the beginning of the oligarchy to Berg vs. Obama. The SCOTUS simply refused to do their job even though we give them lifetime employment to shelter them from the political consequences for their decisions - - all so they would uphold the constitution.
There were and are plenty of FReepers on the wrong side of history.
Beg to differ. They’ll point to the Senates failure, asking party lines, to vote to impeach Clinton. That was the point where Congress decided they were more interested in their own party than they were the nation.
lifetime appointment as a shield does nothing when you are involved in other illegal or immoral activity that can be used to blackmail you. You can still lose things you value through such blackmail, and you can still be impeached and removed from your position for doing things that are illegal.