In Reply to: Can they place a condition on their retirement posted by DSCBruin on September 23, 2026 at 09:05:39
in the constitution. The congress can decide how many judges, where they meet, how much budget they'll have, even what areas can be carved out of their jurisdictional boundaries.
They can do whatever they want about how long their tenure would be, how they're selected, anything you can imagine that ends up shaping the court.
Article II, Section 2:
The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
The question here is about the will and the courage of the Democratic Party, not legal or constitutional obstacles … which is why we're thoroughly f*cked.