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by throw0101d 589 days ago
> If they overreach, which most parties do when given the opportunity, there are elections in 2 years and then 4 where they can be reprimanded and power can be reallocated.

Except that the US Supreme Court, the majority of whose members have a similar worldview, cannot be reprimanded in any meaningful way: just look at all the 'gifts' that Thomas has received and that nothing has been done about.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas#Nondisclosure_...

The USSC can just rule that any laws that are part of the 'reprimanding' are unconstitutional.