QUOTE FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE:
Justice Alito tells the @WSJ that Congress has no business policing SCOTUS. "I know this is a controversial view, but I’m willing to say it... No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period."
Really? How about this:
ARTICLE III
Section 1 The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
My guess is that selling out to anyone that has a vested interest in a matter before the Court would not be considered "GOOD BEHAVIOUR." Since the Constitution says nothing about the SCOTUS being the Judge of what is "GOOD BEHAVIOUR," it must be found elsewhere. Congress can Impeach these Justices for various offenses, and they are not Immune from Criminal Charges. It therefore would make sense to allow Congress to establish Proper Moral/Ethical Guidelines.
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