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And since the major decision makers of the Judicial branch are Executive appointees....

That's too simplistic an implication. Yes, they are appointed by the executive in power, but they have to be approved by congress and it is for life, which means that no single executive/legislature determines the entirety of the SCOTUS.

(not saying the Court is always right, of course)

They are also paid in dollars. If Bitcoin were an existential threat to the Federal Reserve banking system, I wouldn't expect them to rule in its favor. The dissenting opinion would probably be worth reading, but there's no way it wouldn't come down at least 5-4 in favor of their own paychecks.

> and it is for life

"during good behavior", actually.

Interestingly, no justice has ever been removed for bad behavior.

> Interestingly, no justice has ever been removed for bad behavior.

Plenty of lower court judges have been (and one Supreme Court Justice resigned in the face of impeachment, and so was certainly driven by office by the power of Congress to remove him, even if he wasn't, strictly speaking, removed.)

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