Brazen power grab: Right-wing Supreme Court 'dripping contempt for federal regulation'

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2 ай бұрын

From environmental regulations to pharmaceutical approvals, the Supreme Court's right-wing activist justices can be seen this term trying to usurp to itself the federal government's regulatory abilities. Dahlia Lithwick, author of "Lady Justice," and host of the Amicus podcast, and Carrie N. Baker, professor of American Studies at Smith College, talk with Alex Wagner about Supreme Court conservatives' next big target.
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@franvarga709 2 ай бұрын

Question for Alito: Do you think a Judge knows more about medicine that a medical doctor??

@danieln.2590 2 ай бұрын

Alito: Are FDA employees all medical doctors?

@ireneroeder4977 2 ай бұрын

A Judge doesn't need to know anything at all about Medicine. All he needs is power to change what he doesn't like.

@PSdualwielder 2 ай бұрын

@@danieln.2590 are there any medical doctors within the supreme court judges?

@johnbrattan9341 2 ай бұрын

Question to Alito: Are you a member of the FDA? Question to lawyer: Are you a member of the FDA? Question to sane people: Why don't you ask the FDA? Seriously, it can't get stupider than this.

@robertzastrow4648 2 ай бұрын

@@ireneroeder4977AND also hopefully the maturity to acknowledge that the SC's actions/rulings have long term consequences. I'm not an attorney, but I would have thrown Alito's question back at him: "Sir, of course the FDA isn't infallible/incapable of making mistakes. Why, by the Court's recent rulings and personal behaviors, are the Justices acting as if they are infallible? Impeachment and removal can be applied to Justices. You may not have been elected to your present position, but were appointed by Congressional and Presidential power.

@RapperBC 2 ай бұрын

"Do you think the FDA is infallible?" "No, Mr. Alito. Do you imagine that judges who pretend to know more than the FDA are somehow less fallible?"

@benjaminsmith6411 2 ай бұрын

Indeed The real question shouldn't be about infallibility. It's about putting trust in the people or organizations that have studied the subject and have the most/best available information. No one has ever claimed infallibility. It's about reducing the risk and getting the best reasonable results. But in reality, we know that he really isn't interested in their fallibility, or getting the best/safest results. This is purely about imposing his own version of ethics on the sinful, unwashed masses.

@RapperBC 2 ай бұрын

@@benjaminsmith6411Alito's "question" surely was the most inane, puerile strawman attempted by a Supreme Court Justice in as many years as you'd care to count. Of course the FDA isn't "infallible", and *no one* has ever made that claim. No one. Ever.

@nigratruo 2 ай бұрын

Yes, more correctly "judges that rule on an area where they are neither qualified nor expert enough to rule is a sure recipe for failure!"

@RapperBC 2 ай бұрын

@@benjaminsmith6411"we don't think that question is really teed up *in any way* in this case." Such a kind way of saying: "You're blatantly engaging in a strawman argument, and you know it."

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

The Supreme Court has more authority than the FDA. Deal with it Kurt.

@willowmoon5063 2 ай бұрын

Every single Republican from state to supreme Court needs to be held accountable for acting on medical decisions that they are not licensed to act on.

@sherrygadberryturner9527 Ай бұрын

❤

@lberghaus Ай бұрын

That’s exactly what we need. A decade of accountability to bury this Trumpist era. Judgement and accountability.

@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi Ай бұрын

I am genuinely curious as a European id like to know Do you Merikans believe everything your govt tells you? That the FDA arent also corrupted by your evil system? You remember the FDA has been a party to coverups over asbestos, DDT and a variety of toxins in cigarettes and foods Look up FDA covering up toxic starch and DDT. Are americans really so blind they actually give the highest bodies in the land, like the FDA, a free pass just bc they are in charge? Americans really can not be as stupid as we think are they? Im being serious

@doug8321 Ай бұрын

they can be impeached.😊

@GhostOfMrPickles Ай бұрын

same should go for those trying to write laws on subjects they have zero understanding on, but rule based on 'belief' rather than facts.

@willowmoon5063 2 ай бұрын

The sheer arrogance of these people! The fascist supreme Court needs to go. Right along with Republican party and Trump.

@marlinweekley51 Ай бұрын

Now we know what the Afghans are putting up with with a theocracy run by terrorist government that believes in guns, violence against those who agree with them and deg ration and control of women. These aren’t my grandfathers “Christians “.

@changeamerica Ай бұрын

You don't like it because it's conservative. I didn't like it when it was liberal.

@EJWash57 2 ай бұрын

The FDA isn't infallible - and NEITHER ARE YOU, Allito. I'll take science over pinheadedness any time of the day!

@aaronthenorm5400 2 ай бұрын

...."science is true whether one believes it or not"!

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Neither are you Kurt.

@maryadams-vs1zk Ай бұрын

We can cancel the Supreme Court, they are criminals,and we don't have to listen to criminals

@wanderer3004 2 ай бұрын

You know how Alito is going to vote. If it involves fascism, he's all for it.

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

You're the one who wants fascism....

@annmarieknapp Ай бұрын

He needs to be removed from court and so does Thomas for their immorality and ethics. They get millionaire and billionaires to fund their lives in extravagant ways. They don't deserve right to be on the court.

@JohnWarner-lu8rq Ай бұрын

No, that would be the left.

@wanderer3004 Ай бұрын

@@JohnWarner-lu8rq Uh oh, it looks like someone hasn't been paying attention and drank a whole lot of cult Kool-aid.

@JohnWarner-lu8rq Ай бұрын

@@wanderer3004 You're projecting.

@blinkonceonsunday1325 2 ай бұрын

The Supreme Court has no constitutional authority to ban any drug that isn't designated illegal by Congress or the FDA. Period. Their job is to interpret the laws as they are written, not to make judgments based on their own ideologies. If a drug can be proven to be a health risk, that would be another matter, but the plaintiffs have produced no evidence of that.

@Wyonative08 Ай бұрын

@blinkonceonsunday1325, The party and MAGAT's especially, including the Supreme Court are doing just that. Basing decisions on their own ideologies & ignoring the rule of law. It's wrong and it must be stopped. Since the SC is the highest entity in the Country regarding the subject, I'm not quite sure how that would be done. However, it's wrong & they shouldn't be able to get away with it. EVER.

@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi Ай бұрын

@GhostOfMrPickles Ай бұрын

yes, their reach exceeds their grasp.

@craftycreationsofdarksided2642 Ай бұрын

Yet...

@rcarter-ip8xd 2 ай бұрын

The simple answer to Justice Alito 's question "Is the FDA infallible?' Is, do you think a supreme court justice is infallible? They're Hypocrisy, is Outrageous.

@dallaslangevin8694 Ай бұрын

Their hypocrisy

@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi Ай бұрын

@santamariamarvy 2 ай бұрын

So Alito wants us to believe Lawyers instead of Chemist and Pharmacist/Doctors about medicines?

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

It's about the law.

@kathimeci5179 Ай бұрын

They will do whatever they can get away with to push their conservative agenda - not values, but agenda. As a whole, they have no values and do not care about the want of the people. We should also consider that part of this rogue court is the fault of the democrats who failed to appoint judges when they could. They let the Republicans overrun them. When the Republicans got tough, the Democrats went into hiding. Democrats must learn to fight fire with fire.

@herculesbrofister265 Ай бұрын

Lawyers? You mean pastors. Get it right. Religion is the weapon, the corrupter.

@somaday2595 Ай бұрын

Is there really any question about that?

@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi Ай бұрын

@moorhs69 2 ай бұрын

It's really scary how clever Alito thinks he is ...

@mstunameow 2 ай бұрын

Have you read his legal opinions, for example on Dobbs? They're an embarrassment. I already didn't like him, but still, when I saw his writing I was stunned. It's so unprofessional and, frankly, stupid.

@kjay5056 2 ай бұрын

Scary for you, refreshing for everybody else

@johnbrattan9341 2 ай бұрын

@@kjay5056 Huh? Who's "you?" And who's "everyone else?" You're scarier than Alito.

@cryptidsntunes 2 ай бұрын

Do not engage with the kjay troll. No intelligence there, not worth it!

@trudycolborne2371 2 ай бұрын

@@kjay5056High maternal mortality is a big turn on for you?

@jgberzerker Ай бұрын

This era of the Roberts Court will go down as one of the worst in SCOTUS history.

@Josh-99 Ай бұрын

The modern Supreme Court is fundamentally broken. It was never intended to take on the issues that they grab at these days, and certainly not to determine the extent and breadth of the powers entrusted to Federal agencies that were created by the other two branches of government. Our system is predicated upon the concept of checks and balances. What checks and balances are in place for the Supreme Court, which seems to be able to simply override the decisions of the other two branches of government with no way to have their own rulings countermanded. Note that the Supreme Court is staffed by individuals who are NOT directly elected and who serve for life, making them completely unaccountable to the American Public. It's time for the court to be reformed.

@christianseibold3369 Ай бұрын

I agree. Our checks and balances against the Supreme Court are extremely poor. I don't understand why it got this way, but we need to fix it fast. I say we start with 10-year term limits (10 years to ensue just enough time that a justice can be there for two presidents to offer a check on that president).

@rnedmondson Ай бұрын

A good start would be to dilute the power of individual judges by increasing the number of judges from 9 to at least 12, as in the UK. The traditional number for a jury is at least 12 so if it works for juries why not for the Supreme Court? A better selection procedure (a non-political expert panel in the UK) would also help but that would take longer to fix whereas the numbers issue could be fixed almost overnight given the political will.

@changeamerica Ай бұрын

Yeah, like legalizing homosexual marriage.

@Josh-99 Ай бұрын

@@changeamerica I didn't legalize homosexual marriage. It ruled that the laws preventing it were unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment, which is a true and correct verdict.

@l3igl2eaper 2 ай бұрын

Alito is the definition of Main Character Syndrome. He thinks the entire world revolves around him. His ego is disgusting at this point.

@MichaelTheRead 2 ай бұрын

The scary fact is that's not a trait unique to Alito. It's the entire christofascist republican conservative self-acclaimed "proud domestic terrorist" party, all the way up to their golden calf, donald "little t" trump.

@JohnWerner-te5zy 2 ай бұрын

Alito is a classic example of the Peter Principle ... and he is not alone.

@fauxque5057 2 ай бұрын

And yet he is only 1 vote out of 9

2 ай бұрын

@@fauxque5057but he has four accomplices. Time to expand the court. Long overdue anyway

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

You're projecting again Kurt. Your loneliness must be getting to you.

@vrvaughn 2 ай бұрын

“ALLOWING RICH PEOPLE & CHRISTIAN ZEALOTS TO RUN THE WORLD HAS BEEN TRIED BEFORE! WE NAMED IT THE DARK AGES FOR GOOD REASON!!” - Henry Musikar

@tomgames8616 2 ай бұрын

Didn't the crusades happen in that time frame?

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Please get an education.

@vrvaughn 2 ай бұрын

@@TheChopf26 Study some history before you bleat like the sheep you are.

@forgetful3360 2 ай бұрын

@@TheChopf26What's your point?

@gilsegura8587 Ай бұрын

you don't know your history- the dark ages was caused by the fall (bankruptcy) of the western Roman Empire which left Europe with a great political and economic upheavel and power vacuum. The Church stepped in to to preserve some kind of order and organization that spanned Western Christendom. The Church saved western Europe during those dark political and economic hardships.

@angelaadams3615 Ай бұрын

ALITO was the justice that was at a dinner function "BRAGGING" to the audience how his court had "gutted" Roe!!!

@JohnWarner-lu8rq Ай бұрын

As well he should. Roe V Wade was unconstitutional from day one.

@Gnofg Ай бұрын

@@JohnWarner-lu8rq the constitution is outdated. It was written before political parties existed. As soon as we had poltical parties it became outdated.

@JoePatABC 2 ай бұрын

It seems to me that the REAL question here is do we believe that the Supreme Court is qualified to make such determinations. As I understand the function of SCOTUS, it is to interpret the existing laws and insure their constitutionality. If we were to allow doctors to make policy decisions on aviation standards, or metallurgists to set standards for financial institutions both the aviation industry and our entire financial system would be in shambles in short order. SCOTUS, which is already suffering from a plethora of public skepticism, should stick to it's lane.

@zacharytigert6182 2 ай бұрын

The question isn't whether the FDA is infallible. It's why the judges time and again are posing as though they're better experts on these disciplines than those agencies that are full of experts.

@hikertrash2956 2 ай бұрын

Shouldn't have lied during covid, pushing for vaccines and hiding the side effects, pushing unconstitutional mandates, unelected beauricrats in gov agencies don't rule we the people! We elect our representatives, we have a Congress to pass laws. 😊

@chernobyl169 2 ай бұрын

Asking whether the FDA is infallible is making perfect the enemy of good. "It doesn't prevent ALL death, therefore it shouldn't exist" is a favorite argument of conservatives, especially the ones that profit from death.

@rebekahcuriel-alessi2239 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm too angry to think clearly.

@quintrankid8045 2 ай бұрын

Because the FDA was created by law?

@chrislayman538 2 ай бұрын

Do the justices think they are infallible?

@lillyfitzgerald4047 2 ай бұрын

Remove Alito. He is out of touch. He is driven by his own bigoted ideas and beliefs rather than the Law. This is not Conservatism. This is about power and bigotry. Remove him. He shouldn't and isn't above the law himself. While you are at it, remove Coney Barrett as well as Kavanaugh. Talking about money grabbing and greedy, look no further than Thomas.

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

It's obvious that you're the power hungry bigot.

@lorenkittel9459 2 ай бұрын

lied under oath

@vaf861 2 ай бұрын

He’s an originalist. There was no FDA in 1789. There is no need for one now. 😢

@Erndea Ай бұрын

@@vaf861you want to go back to the days of people getting away with selling snake oil?

@stevenhenry5267 Ай бұрын

He had no business ever being appointed to the federal judiciary period.

@Mrliftalee Ай бұрын

They think that they are kings of America.

@michaelutech4786 Ай бұрын

What Alito knows or does not know is not relevant. It's simply not his authority as a supreme court justice to assume and abuse the authority of the FDA. What if Alito actually knew better? Should he then have the right to overrule his fellow justices who know less? Who would test that knowledge? And how do you make sure that the guy defining the test knows better than all of them? The FDA has the authority to define what's safe. The rules governing the FDA have the responsibility to ensure that the FDA operates on a sound scientific basis. The executive has to implement these rules and oversee the FDA. The supreme court may validate if the rules comply with the principles of the constitution - and nothing else.

@christianseibold3369 Ай бұрын

Precisely!.

@HollyearrowBrewer 2 ай бұрын

The Federalist Society's babies are making quite a nest for themselves on the bench.

@somaday2595 Ай бұрын

Would Leonard Leo say, "Only Federalist Society Catholics are qualified to sit on the Supreme Court"?

@mikemckenty3040 2 ай бұрын

I believe the FDA over the MAGA Supreme Court

@kjay5056 2 ай бұрын

Well they got covid virus right...ROLMFAO!!

@kenofken9458 2 ай бұрын

Yes, and that's saying something considering I have only a very modest trust in the FDA!

@matthewortiz7223 2 ай бұрын

Part of the new outfits is a mind readers hat..its the Supreme meaning there better then us..just ask Clarence give me a dollar Thomas

@williamcanada6195 2 ай бұрын

It is Probable that the FDA might make a mistake. However, Supreme Court Justices can be Dead Wrong !!

@fauxque5057 2 ай бұрын

How'd that vacks work out for you?

@Temporal_Assassin 2 ай бұрын

Biden needs to pack the court. Under Lincoln there were 3 Justices. We now have 9 because there were at that time 9 judicial districts, we now have 13. So there is no reason why Biden should not add 4 more.

@hansombrother1 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately the lawyers become intimidated when they get to the Supreme Court, instead of standing up to these ridiculous judges.

@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi Ай бұрын

@richardowens9061 2 ай бұрын

The Supreme Court's approval rating of less than 10% should be a wake up call to the Justices that their days are numbered, unless they start respecting the Constitution.

@PopROCKSLive 2 ай бұрын

"their days are numbered".... and how do you figure? You think they fear the people in any way? They don't care. They aren't scared and that's the problem.

@Ddax-td7qy 2 ай бұрын

But their days literally are NOT numbered.

@jeffreyenglish1815 2 ай бұрын

They’re not worried. They are about to install Trump as dictator.

@andypanda4756 2 ай бұрын

@@Ddax-td7qyYa, exactly. Lifetime appointments.

@larryb131 2 ай бұрын

They don't care. Lifetime appointments. The fix is in, the game is rigged!

@markusmencke8059 2 ай бұрын

Alito has no business to be a Judge. He is a Politician wearing Drag.

@PrimeObserver-1 2 ай бұрын

What are their intentions? They seem to want to rule the people rather than serve them.

@ClarityDetermination Ай бұрын

Leonard Leo

@JohnWarner-lu8rq Ай бұрын

They serve their oath of office and the Constitution, not the people.

@Ngoc-io2yl 2 ай бұрын

We don’t need this kind on judges.

@vincentl9396 2 ай бұрын

It is time for the Americans to overhaul the SCOTUS. The SCOTUS is getting too far to the right of the political spectrum instead of the center.

@aaronthenorm5400 2 ай бұрын

"Getting" too... past tense!

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Cool opinion. Fascist.

@vincentl9396 2 ай бұрын

@@TheChopf26 There is nothing fascistic about the Supreme Court of the United States staying neutral and having no bias towards either the left or the right side. It seems that you might not know the actual definition of fascism. Whatever Trump and the GOP are currently doing could be defined as fascistic. However, you don't have to take my word for it. You can research more about it if you'd like. Enjoy!

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

@vincentl9396 you don't want an unbiased Supreme Court, you want a one sided Supreme Court. You're a fascist.

@jumperpoint 2 ай бұрын

Alito and Thomas don't have the Constitution in mind when they hear cases anymore. The have their own agenda, and I have to wonder if someone is paying them to have it.

@Sephiroth144 Ай бұрын

Clarence Thomas: Wait, you're still wondering...?

@ChrisSonPEI 2 ай бұрын

Just a few weeks ago these same judges were beside themselves at the idea they, the court, were the best people to decide when a presidential candidate should be disqualified. Now here they are, looking to replace all regulators.

@shane1279 2 ай бұрын

we have to flip both congress and the senate by a substantial margin if we are going to get rid of these judges in addition to winning the presidency. the president can not change this alone

@sujones8360 2 ай бұрын

The Supreme Court is also not infallible, especially Alito and Thomas.

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Neither are you Kurt.

@mstunameow 2 ай бұрын

Alito and Thomas are an embarrassment, even more than Beerguy and Cultlady

@MelioraCogito 2 ай бұрын

@@MYJEWISHLAMPSHADES NO!

@jojolouis 2 ай бұрын

@@MYJEWISHLAMPSHADES who cares about your "lampshades"? your comment is probably coming with a virus the way you keep posting the same idiocy.

@scotchbarrel4429 2 ай бұрын

💯, Biden needs to stack!

@Gryzor88 2 ай бұрын

Infallito, Corrupthomas, Cultlady and Beerguy make me wanna go day-boofing 🍺

@desmond-hawkins 2 ай бұрын

@@MYJEWISHLAMPSHADES cancer of KZfaq.

@mpista7182 2 ай бұрын

No human endeavor is infallible including the Supreme Court. This also includes YOU Justice Alito

@thiawroane Ай бұрын

The finest SCOTUS that money can buy!

@firstname6826 2 ай бұрын

Wow all these years I been seeing doctors and all I needed to do was ask the Supreme Court, who would've thunk it.

@somaday2595 Ай бұрын

But even if you could make an appointment, you would still need a huge wad of cash to see Thomas or provide a free Alaskan luxury vacation to see Alito.

@joerogain5025 2 ай бұрын

''FASCISM will come to America wrapped in the FLAG 🇺🇸 carrying a CROSS✝.'' Sinclair Lewis

@andrewstevenson118 2 ай бұрын

"Beware of false leaders. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." - Jesus

@MYJEWISHLAMPSHADES 2 ай бұрын

I HAVE A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR COMMENTING ON YT. ITS SCARY. 😁 YOU WILL LOVE IT. IN TIME EVERYONE WILL DO IT. 🃏

@MelioraCogito 2 ай бұрын

@@MYJEWISHLAMPSHADES ⇽ Don't you have Ukrainian soil to fertilise, tovarishch? I hear, _Bunker Dedushka,_ is now mobilizing school children… [WARNING: RUSSIAN TROLL ACCOUNT]

@ExistentialGojora 2 ай бұрын

@@rude1527 That was so rude of you. Oh wait. Sorry. That was meant for @troll1527.

@ExistentialGojora 2 ай бұрын

@@andrewstevenson118Sorta how people club you over the head with quotes from a fictitious dead guy.

@Flowerchild-lp8uh Ай бұрын

NO ONE Should have that much Power

@LukeKendall-author Ай бұрын

A better response to Alito's question may have been "No, but they have a rigorous and fair process for making decisions, and for checking those decisions - unlike the Supreme Court"

@richardalonzo2879 2 ай бұрын

How about , No Institution is infallible ……including the Supreme Court !! Oh, and the Supreme Court Justices are not Money grabbing , ask Clarence Thomas ?

@whererosemaryflourishes 2 ай бұрын

Great point! The hypocrisy and projection is real.

@alioxinfree 2 ай бұрын

Appoint 4 young Justices this term. Jan 2025 w/ Biden+Dem Majority legislate them all cycling term limits: each president gets the same number of appointments.

@Segalmed 2 ай бұрын

@@alioxinfreeManchin is still in the senate and he has set the standard that any Dem nominee will only get his vote, if there are also GOP votes for that candidate (A GOP nominee does NOT need any Dem votes for him to vote for). And Manchin is going to be replaced by a GOPster when he retires at the end of this term.

@ManuelSalasM 2 ай бұрын

How about no more baby killer pills?

@dayegilharno4988 2 ай бұрын

@@ManuelSalasM How about less women killer policies? Also: Semantics! A baby is a born human being... You're talking about zygotes, non-viable embryos and failed pregnancies.

@JTSA1234 2 ай бұрын

Ffs! That court is toxic!

@williamgrosbach4237 Ай бұрын

This is the entirely predictable consequence of packing the court with psychopaths and narcissists.

@matlew1960 2 ай бұрын

How much money does big pharma bribe lawmakers and judges, and not to forget the federalist society each year. That could change overnight if they start going after pharma corporation's profits.

@bobnomura2068 2 ай бұрын

Justices Alito and Thomas should be kicked out of the supreme court.

@Arkhanno 2 ай бұрын

Since when do judges hold medical degrees?

@MichaelTheRead 2 ай бұрын

There was a time where all members of U.S. government actually held paying jobs outside of governorship. They were working people just like you and me. When people could be trusted to be honorable, this worked. As soon as people realized they could run for government office and then benefit themselves and their business or industry, it stopped working and we had to start hiring "politicians" who had no third-party monetary associations of any kind, to avoid conflicts of interest. The concept of lobbying and lobbyists by extension were invented to circumvent that hurdle. Thus, we have our current-day system of government, where you have as much Freedom™as you can pay for. Which is why the billionaire-class exists and why they work so hard to keep the rest of us dirt-poor.

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

They don't need to. Their job is the law.

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

@MichaelTheRead yet you want to re elect career politician biden...... hypocrite.

@iancowan3527 Ай бұрын

We're dealing with a tainted court! Nothing passed or struck down should hold weight!

@anvb5a1 Ай бұрын

It's like ... if you doubt your DOCTOR, do you ask for a second opinion from someone who studied law? ....

@checkeredflagfilms 2 ай бұрын

perhaps the court should ask themselves that question.

@benjaminsmith6411 2 ай бұрын

Exactly They would probably bristle at anyone questioning their expertise at law, but they seem to have little problem questioning everyone else's expertise at their particular fields of study and training.

@avishevin1976 2 ай бұрын

By Alito's line of questioning, every single American should be questioning SCOTUS decisions. When they rule something to be unconstitutional, we should be second-guessing them.

@kjay5056 2 ай бұрын

You going to leave the country when Trump gets back in office? Cher said the same thing and never left. All hypocrites.

@avishevin3353 2 ай бұрын

@@kjay5056 There is not even a _hint_ in that comment to anyone leaving the country, and there is not even a hint of anything about Trump in that comment. By replying as you have, you've proven yourself an illiterate liar. AKA, a republican.

@cryptidsntunes 2 ай бұрын

I don't think you understand what "hypocrisy" means@@kjay5056

@Mikathedog100 2 ай бұрын

@@kjay5056Trump hasn't got back in yet. Why would Cher leave already?

@PSdualwielder 2 ай бұрын

@@kjay5056 is there a better way to admit you're a fascist without saying you're a fascist? you would like nothing less than Trump voted back in and close off the country so there's nobody else in it but maga ultranationalists, do you fantasize this all day?

@kpepperl319 2 ай бұрын

I don't think supreme court justices are infallible, especially when they try to practice medicine without a license.

@brendamiller8856 Ай бұрын

This is bad !! Way out of control!!! 😞🥴

@itsjustme6632 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone think this court is infallible?

@johnbrattan9341 2 ай бұрын

Or any person? Or any agency? Alito is scary.

@professorwill8400 2 ай бұрын

@@johnbrattan9341 And it is scary stupid !

@johnbrattan9341 2 ай бұрын

@@professorwill8400 Huh?

@telebubba5527 2 ай бұрын

It's a really, really dumb question to start with. It shows a blatant lack of any education whatsoever. The person who asked this, Allito, should be recused from the Supreme Court and banned for life from anything to do with Justice. Nobody's infallible by definition. It's what makes us human and not robots. Apparently Alito thinks he's a robot and therefore has no business in a courtroom. We haven't handed over control to robots yet and are not planning to do so.

@Teeveepicksures 2 ай бұрын

@@johnbrattan9341 He's a dead-eyed catholic getting older and slower in a rapidly changing world. His mantra is revenge and doing as much damage as possible before Jesus calls him home.

@thomasclark3348 2 ай бұрын

Old enough to remember when Justice Alito argued against judicial activism during his confirmation hearing.

@frostfree7 2 ай бұрын

About half the current Court lied in their confirmation hearings.

@brianfinn4105 Ай бұрын

“Justice “ Alito is a real piece of work.

@george-st-george Ай бұрын

Thank You !!!

@swoondrones 2 ай бұрын

The corruption of the legal system is just insane. politics over law and logic.

@liberalshaveitallbackwards4667 2 ай бұрын

I blame radical progressives

@MelioraCogito 2 ай бұрын

@@liberalshaveitallbackwards4667 _“I never meant to say that conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny it. Suppose any party, in addition to whatever share it may possess of the ability of the community, has nearly the whole of its stupidity, that party must, by the law of its constitution, be the stupidest party.”_ -John Stuart Mill, *Considerations on Representative Government* (1861) Welcome to the _“stupidest party”_ in America: the _Repuglican_ Party-the *Stupid Peoples’ Party.* _“I love the poorly educated.”_ -Dementia J _“Loser”_ Trump (23 Feb 2016)

@user-rr1jw9cz1u 2 ай бұрын

& $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

@herculesbrofister265 Ай бұрын

More like religion over everything.

@liberalshaveitallbackwards4667 Ай бұрын

@herculesbrofister265 Good. America needs to get back to the Judeo-Christian values that made it the best country in the history of the world. We are in decline and Democrats are excelerating the decay

@mountainman4859 2 ай бұрын

Sam Alito is the worst Supreme Court Justice in modern American history.

@rhondaguerrero2869 Ай бұрын

No but neither is he !

@howardleban5524 Ай бұрын

Fairly certain that the FDA is held in higher regard than the supremes at his point.

@lynnrunningdeer7364 2 ай бұрын

It's against the law to practice medicine without a license🤬. It's also illegal to bribe judges. Why is Harlan Crow and Lenard Leo not sitting in a federal penitentiary🤨🤬? Our judicial system needs a major overhaul like thirty years ago🤬.

@fauxque5057 2 ай бұрын

It's interesting how you all never bring up George Soros. Wonder why that is? It's fine with you all that he's installed numerous DA's and Judges across the Country but totally unacceptable when a Conservative donor gets involved. Clear definition of hypocrits

@b.comeau2597 2 ай бұрын

Agree….there should never be people influencing and bribing justices. Justices should be totally neutral and accountable to equality in all decisions that benefits everyone regardless of party affiliation.

@melindaunknown6411 2 ай бұрын

Rich, old, white guys.

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

That's not happening.

@combatepistemologist8382 2 ай бұрын

There is no requirement that a judge be a lawyer, although some legal training is required. I can envisage a judge who is a scientist. There are plenty of qualified attorneys who could provide expert guidance as law clerks, but such a judge could see things at a higher level. Maybe then we could see some actual justice being done.

@markbernier8434 2 ай бұрын

Alito would need a decade of study to be able to ask the right questions.

@janicebrowningaquino792 Ай бұрын

OUTRAGEOUS!

@spud2go 2 ай бұрын

No court has second-guessed the FDA because that would be a GUESS! Alito is an authoritarian derp.

@MrRossman2 2 ай бұрын

Justice Alito, do you think the Supreme Court is infallible?

@dawnr7798 Ай бұрын

I’m so embarrassed that Alito is from my hometown.

@curiousnerdkitteh Ай бұрын

So glad I don't live in Freedom Country.

@larryb131 2 ай бұрын

Alito is the worst thing that ever happened to the supreme court. He is the reason the supreme court has zero credibility now.

@srh2301 2 ай бұрын

Really? And what about Traveling Thomas and his MAGA hag? Not worse?

@muhammadsteinberg 2 ай бұрын

Ahem! Clarence Thomas enters the room!

@johnmadison3472 2 ай бұрын

I would argue Thomas, but point taken.

@thelakeman5207 2 ай бұрын

I think Thomas is in the same boat as Alito.

@JohnWerner-te5zy 2 ай бұрын

it is not a boat, it's a luxury yacht. @@thelakeman5207

@TT-di4qz 2 ай бұрын

This is why we need term limits and the people need more input in our judicial branch. These folks think they are infallible. And the arrogant self righteousness is astonishing.

@Kithara111 2 ай бұрын

A better response would have been: No, I don't think any institution or individual is infallible.

@user-pp1yp2ig4j 2 ай бұрын

What we need a ban on is lifetime appointments!

@volkerhaiges1205 2 ай бұрын

This Lawyer has to address Alito as your Honor, a guy who has zero honor or moral in him. A guy totally disgusting and corrupt to his core. 🤮🤮

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Cool opinion. You would address him as your honor too.

@aulii11 2 ай бұрын

What a bunch of arrogant jerks! I wish someone had had the presence of mind to answer Alito's question regarding infallibility of the FDA by asking whether he believes the SC is infallible!

@jimcypher Ай бұрын

Deplorable.

@thejudge8892 2 ай бұрын

Agree , no Credability.

@barbaraeslick558 2 ай бұрын

No one on that court is fit to practice medicine

@JimmeShelter 2 ай бұрын

The FDA cannot create law.

@illawarriorhill70 2 ай бұрын

No drug is 100% safe. It's a numbers game between help and harm.

@QMorrissey 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. If we use Ailto’s logic our institutions should not be able to regulate anyone or anything.

@illawarriorhill70 2 ай бұрын

@@QMorrissey We would even ban peanuts!

@thomasfplm 2 ай бұрын

And anyone who does maintenance in vehicles should be stopped from doing it, because they might fail and it might cause an accident. Also, we should not allow any driver/pilot who can't prove they are infaillible to drive/pilot a vehicle. The same goes for engineers, doctors, soldiers, cops, etc.

@bwmcelya 2 ай бұрын

Alito’s question: “Is the FDA infallible?” It begs the counter question: “Is judge Alito infallible?” Off the rails. Again.

@Melrose51653 2 ай бұрын

The inability to leave their politics and arrogance at the door is shameful.

@catzndogz22 2 ай бұрын

Hubris has no limits. Untouchable justice knows everything there is to know about everything.

@richyp64 2 ай бұрын

The only way out of this is to vote blue no matter who. 💙💙

@sandyd3686 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍 get OUT and VOTE straight ticket 🩵 💙 🩵 💙 🩵 💙 all the way 🩵 💙 🗽💪🇺🇸🎉🎉

@jeffdavis5841 2 ай бұрын

And then pack the SC and impeach Thomas and Alito.

@richardowens9061 2 ай бұрын

@@jeffdavis5841 Kavanaugh and Barrett should also be impeached for lying their way onto the bench.

@rude1527 2 ай бұрын

I'll be voting 👉🍊🍊🍊👈

@Defender1876 2 ай бұрын

@@jeffdavis5841 thomas more so seen as he is a conflict of interest

@JohnWarner-lu8rq Ай бұрын

This entire scenario concerns one particular thing, not medicine as a whole. Therefore, what matters is how it applies to the Constitution, and how much research Alito has done on both subjects, which none of here will ever know.

@hansombrother1 Ай бұрын

So now the Supreme Court can replace the FDA?

@wolkewolke7704 2 ай бұрын

Alito and Thomas always play foul games. they have to be impeached

@fauxque5057 2 ай бұрын

Still only 2 of 9. 2 to 9 decisions can't change anything. Still need 3 more votes. So your solution is to impeach 5 Justices until you get the Court that rules solely on feefees and not the Constitution

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Coop opinion.

@EJWash57 2 ай бұрын

I know what Alito said, but what I heard was "WE know better - now obey us!"

@timothywilson1486 2 ай бұрын

God will condemn them them all Hello gate is open They do not FEAR the true God. Bummer.

@marvink7969 2 ай бұрын

I would suggest that justice Alito ask an attorney the next time he gets sick and needs to know what medication to take. Obviously no doctors in fallible, so why not just turn to somebody in the legal business for medical advice.

@suzellechaput15 Ай бұрын

Scary! 😮

@boredgrass 2 ай бұрын

Justice Alito would be well advised to borrow some humility and ask himself wether he and his fellow Maga justices are infallible...

@Joe00Cool187 2 ай бұрын

There needs to be a SCJ for every federal appeals court. 13 appeals courts, 13 SCJ. Simple math. These folks are autocratic and fascist; it's past time for "guardrails" to be put in place that protect every citizen!

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Cool opinion.

@marygoround1292 Ай бұрын

Justice Alito is a "not so nice word"

@noelgenoway9360 Ай бұрын

Judge Alito do you think the Supreme Court is infallible? That is the question the should be asked????

@Schaneification 2 ай бұрын

Wrong Question :The Question Is the u.s. supreme court IN FALLIBLE ?

@InquisitiveMind23 2 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@richardowens9061 2 ай бұрын

They are nine people with no power to enforce their rulings. They need to be reminded about that in no uncertain terms. They are on a fast track to irrelevance.

@inthehouse1960 2 ай бұрын

They have no ability to enforce their decisions.

@richardowens9061 2 ай бұрын

@@inthehouse1960 Isn't that what I said?

@Defender1876 2 ай бұрын

@@richardowens9061 um yes you did

@kendalledwards4848 2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY !!! I JUST POSTED A SIMILAR COMMENT BEFORE READING YOURS, AND WHY ARE 80% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, GOING ALONG WITH WHAT 6 RIGHT WING, CONSERVATIVES JUDGE !!!??? ESPECIALLY, SINCE WE ALL KNOW THEY'RE CORRUPT !!!???

@kjay5056 2 ай бұрын

You must be a faithful viewer of MSNBC...they convinced you of that...SMH!! They actually apply the constitution. It hasn't been followed for so long you can't recognize it when you see it.

@oa5167 2 ай бұрын

JUDICIAL MAJOR OVERHAUL. THIS IS just ridiculous how bladen and bolden these judges have acted.

@flyingcloud9253 Ай бұрын

That Alito is guilty of hubris! He could ask that question of himself....is he infallible?

@MusicLover-uy7pc 2 ай бұрын

Why aren´t these judges removed from office´? They kied under oath, took money, and,,,,,

@TheChopf26 2 ай бұрын

Fascist.

@anadasingh3456 2 ай бұрын

The Supreme court is a joke. No country except the United States allows political parties to appoint their own judges.

@robinholland1136 2 ай бұрын

How can it be that nine people can decide the health and well-being of millions of people? Outrageous!

@craftycreationsofdarksided2642 Ай бұрын

How can it be crusty, primarily old, primarily white, primarily men feel they can stick their noses in my lady bits and make decisions or restrict my options? Actually, there are 2 cases in front of SCOTUS that could allow SCOTUS to usurp the powers of regulatory agencies.