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“Chief Justice John Roberts said the impeachment of federal judges is “not an appropriate response” to disagreement with their rulings.
The extraordinary statement from the leader of #SCOTUS comes hours after #Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who tried to pause the deportation of hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members”
1/...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-18/us-chief-justice-calls-impeaching-judges-over-rulings-improper
2/ Via Joyce Vance:
The Chief Justice speaks out to protect democracy, at least as far as his own institution is concerned. Hopefully this signals an intent to stand for more. In the face of silence from the GOP, he has chosen to take this remarkable step of warning the president to back off.
3/ Roberts: "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
4/ Via Elie Mystal:
Maybe somebody shouldn’t have made a motherfucker absolutely immune from crimes…
Emptywheel:
Da Boys on Xitter gonna start claiming Roberts is a DEI hire, like they already started re ACB, aren't they?
@GottaLaff Seems a little bit late after you've declared pFOTUS is above the law, but thanks for checking in, John.
@fortboise srsly 
How have we gotten to the point where this is an "extraordinary statement". Should it not be the norm that the Executive Branch or Legislative Branch cannot call for a removal of the Judicial Branch just because they disagree with them?
@NJWookie @GottaLaff The Constitution grants defendants the right of appeal. And it grants Congress the right of impeachment / conviction. "Norms" aren't something Trump has ever honored, and now he seems Hell-bent on dishonoring the Constitution.
@GottaLaff I hope he has seen the absolute tantrum meltdown posted on TS by #POTUS earlier. It’s way past the concept of impeaching anyone in the judiciary. Racism, Slander, Libel, and threats. Maybe, just maybe #SCOTUS is beginning to understand what a monster they have unleashed; and they better get a hold of it PDQ, or the USA will be #Gilead
@HarriettMB We keep hoping.... I mean, what does it take -- Trump's eyes starting to glow red, and tentacles coming out of his ears or something?
@woozle @HarriettMB @GottaLaff Actually, that tentacle thing happened yesterday.
@rjblaskiewicz @HarriettMB @GottaLaff TentacleDemonald Trump: "They're the best tentacles, the greatest perfect tentacles. Homo-Sapo-Joe Biden never had tentacles. That's why he made such a mess, fumbling everything with his bony human hand-stubs. These are tentacles like you're never seen, and we're going to get great things done."
Soooo....does this mean Trump will now now issue an EO to fire ChiefJustice Roberts, claiming Article 2 give him the absolute authority to do it?
@Wileymiller Maybe Roberts should just look at his own rulings
@GottaLaff maybe he’s afraid of what he might see if he looks with eyes that actually can see.
Oh, mean like, thanks to his SC ruling, it would be perfectly legal for Trump to send in Seal Team 6 to "remove" Roberts?
@Wileymiller @GottaLaff The fuckers can’t say we didn’t warn them.
@GottaLaff
It’s The Battle of The Fail Forward and Upward Guys
@GottaLaff
This thought has definitely occurred to me. Do you think Roberts is too arrogant to understand that he helped to create this monster? I don’t think he wants his legacy to be the dismantling of the Constitution and Democracy. Karma is coming for him.
@GottaLaff He, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Barrett are Opus DEI hires.
@GottaLaff a reminder to the Felon and everyone that SCOTUS gave immunity at their discretion essentially. So here he’s saying back off- next time maybe not. Who really holds the power?
@GottaLaff The Supreme Court absolutely did not make a mother fucker absolutely immune from crimes.
In fact, in its ruling the Supreme Court actively stated that prosecution of Trump should continue for his crimes.
A whole lot of reporting gets that backwards. It does make for better headlines I guess.
@GottaLaff They created a monster.
They need to find a way to tame that same monster.
@GottaLaff
Coincidentally, i mailed a letter to Roberts yesterday pointing out that his bad decisions have led to the mess we're in.
@christymarx Good on ya!
@GottaLaff in other news, open barn doors ask horses to return
@GottaLaff That he even had to say it...
Bit late there, buddy...
@GottaLaff It’s something. Roberts is a snake, but he may not discern any tangible gain from allowing Trump to abuse the judiciary.
He probably wants courts to maintain the force of law, even if only to weaponize them against the Democratic Party.
@mister_shade02X2 That about sums it up
Boo 
Agreed.... Robert's is a disaster and can't even control his own court.
@GottaLaff
John Roberts is going to find out, after two years of fucking around. I wish I felt happy about it.
@GottaLaff I would not read Roberts's statements as anything but self serving. He is seeking to preserve his own office and the power that goes with it. His rulings belie any pretense for the respect for law as he gave the executive the power to be lawless and he is now dealing with the consequences which now are unsurprisingly not what he planned.
@GottaLaff Not everything is lost as long as #SCOTUS remember what their task really is supposed to be.
#resist #fascism #trump
@GottaLaff Well, that is problematic as it’s likely going to cause Presidents Musk and Trump to have minions assassinate judges who disagree with them.
#WeAreNotAmericaAnymore
@GottaLaff @RickiTarr Roberts is like, now wait here a minute, if you go after that judge you might come after me and that's a line I'm gonna have to draw.
@GottaLaff Well, let's see how far #SCOTUS is willing to go in engaging #POTUS and defending the #constitution and the institutions.
SCOTUS may be the best ally in preventing things from getting a lot worse.
@charly22 Oh in the US impeachment is not up to the judicial branch. It's a congressional process.
The Chief Justice is right to point out that such an impeachment would be inappropriate by existing norms and reasonable standards, but it's only an advisory opinion.
Constitutionally, Congress can impeach at will. It's purely up to them, and the Supreme Court has nothing to say about it.
@GottaLaff
This is consistent with what I read from legal opinions when the SC ruled that Trump was immune from prosecution in that instance. The details were that it wasn’t giving the president total freedom, it was giving the SC total freedom to make the final call on anything and everything. It was a power grab on the part of the SC, as many other rulings have done.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/07/05/the-supreme-courts-naked-power-grab/
@GottaLaff
Yeah.
That whole leopard eating people's faces thing...
@GottaLaff YOU empowered the Monster so NOW you think you can make it heel? not happening. Suck it scotus hozebag.