Bear in mind that there are only 2 ways a Justice leaves SCOTUS: actual death or resignation. Inability to perform the duty is not a criterion. And there are no procedural avenues to removal (as I understand it).

flashguy

^^^ Not exactly....

The Constitution provides that justices "shall hold their offices during good behavior" (unless appointed during a Senate recess).
The term "good behavior" is understood to mean justices may serve for the remainder of their lives, unless they are impeached and convicted by Congress, resign, or retire.
Only one justice has been impeached by the House of Representatives (Samuel Chase, March 1804), but he was acquitted in the Senate (March 1805). Moves to impeach sitting justices have occurred more recently (for example, William O. Douglas was the subject of hearings twice, in 1953 and again in 1970; and Abe Fortas resigned while hearings were being organized in 1969), but they did not reach a vote in the House.
No mechanism exists for removing a justice who is permanently incapacitated by illness or injury, but unable (or unwilling) to resign.

I think that my President should show more of his caring side by making a nice "in person" visit to cheer up the old lady. Bring her a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day. Heh-heh-heh!

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You guys are crazy and breathed too much of your own fumes. No way anyone could hide the death of a justice for more than a few hours or a day. I'll bet any sum you care to name.

I'll go one further. RBG is a vehicle driven from within by tiny interplanetary beings who are themselves aging and doze off at the joy sticks. Prove me wrong.

Not that anyone would care what I believe, but if given the opportunity, I would argue that “good behavior” means not only staying out of trouble, but fulfilling the duties and obligations of the position (“behaving”) in a proper manner: I.e., at least showing up and performing the job is the minimum good behavior required by the position.

I stand corrected. (Not the first time, and probably not the last.) Thanks.

flashguy

Tell many anything the dems have been involved in lately they haven't corrupted.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
You guys are crazy and breathed too much of your own fumes. No way anyone could hide the death of a justice for more than a few hours or a day. I'll bet any sum you care to name.

Nah, I don't believe RBG has croaked, but I do believe they (The Dem's and the media) are making a conscience effort to hide her from view so none of us has any real idea what her true condition is. If it had been Justice Thomas who had cancer surgery and was supposedly working from home, you can bet every media establishment on the planet would be camped out trying to get a pic or video of him to broadcast nationwide.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Really? You think someone is hiding her death? That is some real tinfoil hat stuff. There's too much notoriety around a Supreme Court justice to hide that.

She's not dead.

But odds are she is an incapacitated state.

My mother died from lung cancer and I spent the last few weeks with her.

Odds are that RBG has lost a good deal of weight, most likely below 100 lbs. She is not eating. She is dying. The cancer very well might have spread past her lymph nodes to her brain, it is that quick. There is NO recovery from her condition, given her age and general health presented in the last 12 months. It is not tinfoil shit that "they" are keeping her on life support. Unlike my mother, RBG has unlimited medical support.

"They" don't care about her well being. They only care about The Seat.

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But odds are she is an incapacitated state.

Her son said she was up and about walking and working out. She showed up to the musical. She should have no reason not to make an appearance at work. Right?

I don't know why the Dems are so worried Roberts turned out to be one of them so it's a wash.

The longer they can stall, the better chance that someone else will get to make the pick for her replacement...

I’m ready for Amy Coney Barrett. Roberts needs to be neutralized.

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
RBG is a vehicle driven from within by tiny interplanetary beings who are themselves aging and doze off at the joy sticks. Prove me wrong.

I'm no fan of RBG , but If she had her surgery via a thoroscopy ( similar equipment to a laparoscopy )....she will only have a 3 or 4 small , 3/4 inch incisions that need to heal.
If she were younger and not so frail...I would expect that she could be at work by now. Due to her frailty, I can easily imagine that the docs would keep her at home for longer. I can imagine that she will recover.... Now, if she gets chemo as a follow-up to the surgery....all bets are off.

Perhaps she flew to Israel and volteered for the claimed new cancer treatment...

Pure, uncut tinfoil.

As far as I have read, there is still no proof that she is alive, well, or walking around. The media darling would have had 500 pictures taken of her by now if she was in good health.

Isn't the solution as simple as Trump sending a couple of FBI or Secret Service agents to her house and verifying her well-being?

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Bear in mind that there are only 2 ways a Justice leaves SCOTUS: actual death or resignation. Inability to perform the duty is not a criterion. And there are no procedural avenues to removal (as I understand it).

flashguy

One more:

Her fellow Judges could vote to send her on
The Long Walk ... 'to bring the law to the lawless."

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Originally posted by RichardC:

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Bear in mind that there are only 2 ways a Justice leaves SCOTUS: actual death or resignation. Inability to perform the duty is not a criterion. And there are no procedural avenues to removal (as I understand it).

flashguy

One more:

Her fellow Judges could vote to send her on
The Long Walk ... 'to bring the law to the lawless."

I nominate Baltimore or Detroit to serve as surrogate Cursed Earth for her Walk.