[Hildy]

My God, these are the people who control the future of the Country. Our founding Father’s did NOT envision this. My Dad called them the High Priests and Priestesses. In a nation without God, this is what happens.

[LostInBayport]

Our founding Father’s did NOT envision this.

In defense of our founding fathers, people did not routinely live into their eighties in their day (so I assume). Had they conceived of that they might have put an age limit for SCOTUS.

[Pravious]

My God, these are the people who control the future of the Country. Our founding Father’s did NOT envision this.

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I was just thinking that. No one ever imagined these people would put their massive egos against the good of their country - but they obviously do, hanging in there decades after they should be propped up in front of a TV watching reruns of Judge Judy and “Golden Girls.”

[PapaBear3625]

My God, these are the people who control the future of the Country. Our founding Father’s did NOT envision this.

The power of judges comes from the civil service laws.

In Andrew Jackson's time, the Supremes issued an order to the executive branch in Worcester v. Georgia. Jackson allegedly responded "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" This was because any executive branch person attempting to comply with the judges rather than the President's wishes could be immediately fired.

What leftist court rulings do, is provide cover for leftist bureaucrats to act in leftist ways, and not be fired for insubordination.