Supreme Court

Minority Rule | Only a few set the rules for the majority.

The Supreme Court is composed of six judges from states that represent 15% of the population. Their judgment is influenced by the minority, not the majority of people. Corruption from billionaires keeps them rich while buying judges to rule in their favor.

Update: As of 5/17/2024, two judges were found to be disloyal to our country. They should be impeached!!!!

In 2021, at his house, justice Alito flew the flag upside down in solidary with the insurrectionist.

During the insurrection, justice Thomas’s wife, Ginni Thomas, texted support and encouragement to the president-Thomas pleading with [president’s office mgr.]Meadows [for President Trump] to continue the fight to overturn the election results. I will stand firm. We will fight until there is no fight left” “Help This Great President stand firm, Mark!!!  

Update: As of 5/3/2022, the court overturned 50 years of legal abortion in opposition to the will of the people. Two so-called conservative justices at their hearing said Roe vs Wade is settled law. The case was conf

irmed by several supreme courts in the past and seen as constitutional.  Base on their religious ideology, Thomas and Alito didn’t believe Roe vs Wade was decided correctly. Under oath, they lied and should be impeached and their votes nullified!

Update: As of 6/14/2022, the juror, Clarence Thomas, should recuse himself from any matters concerning 1/6/2021 [insurrection] because his decision will not seem independent (the court is currently seen as a joke). If he violates this ethical rule. He should be impeached.

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, far-right-wing activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, advanced bizarre conspiracy theories in her text messages to Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, urging him to resist certification of the 2020 election results. Also, Ginni Thomas attended the Jan. 6 populist rally.

  The first incident occurred when Ginni Thomas signed on to a letter seeking the expulsion of Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the Republican conference for joining the House Jan. 6 investigation committee; Clarence Thomas was the sole dissenter — standing in opposition to the rest of the court, including its three Trump appointees — in a decision allowing for the release of Jan. 6-related documents to said committee.

 

Minority Rule

The Judges of the Supreme Court interpret laws to decide if they’re constitutional or not for the country. Their verdicts impact all states unless they narrow their decisions. For example, they gutted the voting rights law of 1965 because they believed that racism no longer existed due to the election of President Obama. Now states DO NOT need permission before passing suppressive voting laws.

Our President is responsible for appointing judges to the supreme bench. Making it a political institution that puts minority desires before the country’s desires. For example, they allowed Texas to pass a huge anti-abortion law that places a $10K bounty on the head of anyone who assists the woman/girl having the abortion. Violating Roe vs Wade, Texas bans abortion beyond six weeks before many women even know they have conceived and encourages abortion clinics to close down and create long waiting periods for abortionists. Also, this vigilante law creates a culture of fear for doctors, riders (such as Uber drivers), employers, and counselors. They can be sued by anyone who claims that they assist abortionists. The $10K bounty and attorney fees are awards received no more than four years after the procedure if the case is won. If the case is lost

Since supreme court judges are appointed for life and manage constitutional law during a certain time, the bench should expand as the population grows and evolve.

The number of justices on the Supreme Court is not set by the Constitution, but it is determined by Congress. And when a party controls the presidency and Congress, the chances for altering the number of justices increases.  The Judiciary Act of 1789, signed into law by President George Washington on Sept. 24, 1789, assigned six justices to the Supreme Court; the election of 1800, the lame-duck legislation reduced the number to five.

• • • In 1807, Congress increased the size of the court to seven,
    • In 1837 the Supreme Court was expanded to nine justices.
    • During the Civil War, the court was increased to 10 justices
    • The Republican-controlled Congress passed legislation in July 1866 to shrink the court’s size to seven.
    • On April 10, 1869, Congress passed an act to amend the judicial system, increasing the number of justices to nine; the population was 38 million.
• Adding justices only requires a majority vote in both houses of Congress and the president’s signature. If all are controlled by the Democrats, the apparent conservative majority in the Supreme Court could very well be erased.

Since supreme court judges are not held to any standard when it comes to recusal and can vote on frivolous claims that are a waste of taxpayers money or overturn precedent that take away the public’s freedom, the court needs to be reformed.

Reform the supreme court by:

• • • • Expanding court size
      • Term limits
      • Limit the number of judges appointed by the president to two
      • Develop ethnical standards to include when to recuse from a case.

A History Of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

In the beginning, only white Christian men could be nominated, they needed no credentials like being educated in law. Senators required no formal confirmation.

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The U.S. Senate didn’t begin holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees until 1916. Legal historian Scot Powe tells NPR’s Guy Raz about what triggered the first hearing: Woodrow Wilson’s controversial nomination of Louis Brandeis. Powe traces the history of such hearings. Radio Interview

 

FAQ

How many districts do the supreme court cover?

There are 13 appellate courts that sit below the U.S. Supreme Court, and they are called the U.S. Courts of Appeals. The 94 federal judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a court of appeals.

 

Federal judges State judges

Judges are granted a lot of power; they determine the length of time an individual’s freedom remains behind bars, in an asylum, or in an addiction clinic. By trying to keep society safe, judges help reduce crime in the neighborhood by taking criminals off the street.

In Baltimore City and the rest of Maryland, judges are elected, appointed, or both to check the government and protect the people. They put limitations on all branches of government if citizens will be abused, and punish people for violating the law. Also, they protect the rights of minorities from that of the majority and protect the rights of the powerless from those in power to ensure that everyone shares equal treatment and fair play under the law. If judges decide fairly, then criminals will go to jail; mentally ill patients will do time and get help in an asylum; addicts will do time and get help from an addiction clinic.

The desire to live in a neighborhood with an attractive cultural trait–safety, increases the demand and value of the homes in the community.

A good and fair judge can help reduce crime in the neighborhood!

 

In Maryland, there are 66 judgeships. Each judge serves a different term depending on the court to which they belong and is appointed and/or elected.

Circuit court – 35 member court  – judges appointed by the Governor for 4 years, then elected by the voters to continue service for 15 years (1 term).

           Type of cases: trial and appeals

District court – 28 member court  – judges appointed by the Governor with consent from the state assembly.

           Type of cases: all kinds except trial and appeals

Orphans’ court – 3 member court – judges elected every 4 years. The Governor chooses the chief judge.

            Type of cases: wills, estates, and guardianship 

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