Senator Chris Murphy has dismissed claims by the supreme court justice, Samuel Alito, that the Senate has ā€œno authorityā€ to create a code of conduct for the court as ā€œstunningly wrongā€.

The Connecticut Democrat made those remarks in an interview on CNNā€™s State of the Union on Sunday, adding that Alito ā€œshould know that more than anyone else because his seat on the supreme court exists only because of an act passed by Congressā€.

ā€œIt is Congress that establishes the number of justices on the supreme court,ā€ Murphy said. ā€œIt is Congress that has passed in the past requirements for justices to disclose certain information, and so it is just wrong on the facts to say that Congress doesnā€™t have anything to do with the rules guiding the supreme court.ā€

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    1 year ago

    What do you think judicial power is? The power to hold dinner parties itā€™s? Itā€™s literally the power to interpret the law. Its not written because everyone with half a brain can understand that.

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      1 year ago

      Then maybe a super strict ā€œas writtenā€ interpretation of the constitution is dumb.

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        Except that is an ā€œas writtenā€ interpretation because it would take intentionally misunderstand to not understand what judicial powers entail. You arenā€™t making a point against anything, just being dumb.