To remove federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices, requires impeachment by the House followed by a Senate trial, with a removal from office requiring a 2/3s vote.
We've seen how Republicans view impeachments, so this doesn't look like it will happen.
US Constitution, Article III, Section 1:
"The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour,…
It's not just the ethical violations and lies in their confirmation hearings of some of the Justices. It's also the dismantling of established laws.
The 9th Amendment ensures that there are more rights than those in the Bill of Rights. The 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Amendments all concerned the right to privacy from the government. All of those Amendments were also made applicable to States through the 14th Amendment.
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The 9th Amendment:
Stops assumptions: Prevents the government from claiming that unlisted rights do not exist just because they are not on paper.
Protects hidden rights: Safeguards fundamental human rights like privacy, travel, or personal choices that are not directly written down.
Limits power: Keeps the federal government from assuming it has total power over areas not mentioned in the first eight amendments.
Roe v Wade was based on a right to privacy from the government. In his concurring ruling overturning Roe v Wade, Justice Thomas said what the majority ruling danced around, that the Justices were overturning the guarantee of the Right to Privacy.
There are a handful of other laws which are based on the right to privacy which are now in danger.
The right to privacy is at the heart of
1. The right to marry whomever you choose, be it interracial or same-sex.
2. (1963) Married couples had a right to privacy when attempting to obtain birth control (a later ruling extended that right to individuals).
3. Allowing you to homeschool your children or send them to a private or religious school.
4. HIPPA laws regarding your medical records.
The fix for the Supreme Court may come down to expanding the number of Justices via a Democrat majority in Congress.
