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> There are only two ways to get rid of a Supreme Court judge: they retire or they die.

They can be impeached by congress.

That would require them to have commited impeachable offenses. That bar seems to be extremely high considering the kind of conduct that doesn't seem to meet it.

> considering the kind of conduct that doesn't seem to meet it.

What are you talking about? I'm just pointing out that retirement and death are not the sole means of leaving the bench.

Apparently the wife of one of them was instrumental in attempting to overthrow our Republic. Is that not an impeachable offense? How is fucking treason not impeachable? I feel like I am losing my mind here, people.

Do you consider yourself liable for transgressions committed by your spouse?

Well, if we go back to 2000, said justice refused to recuse himself from ruling on the presidential election despite his wife being on the winning candidate's presidential campaign and transitional administration.

Seems a fair reason for the house to conduct an investigation to decide whether to send the matter to the senate for trial. Note none of that actually depends on Gore having won the vote, BTW.

I'd also like to know more about said justice's wife's role in the last election and if she involved her husband in any way to prepare for yet another Supreme Court intervention.

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