“Igual justiça sob lei”
Estas são as palavras escritas acima da entrada principal do prédio da Suprema Corte em Washington DC. Leis dos Estados Unidos e, cada vez mais, serve como intérprete da Constituição, o documento escrito pelos Pais Fundadores e ratificado em 1789.
This seemingly simple idea defines the ultimate responsibility of the Supreme Court of the United States.
As the highest tribunal in the Nation, the Supreme Court is charged with resolving all cases and controversies arising under the laws of the United States and, increasingly, serves as the interpreter of the Constitution, the document penned by the founding fathers and ratified way back in 1789.
Evidentemente, o primeiro rascunho deixou um pouco a ser desejado, como foi alterado 27 vezes desde então. Os americanos para manter e portar armas, os 13
Famously, the 2nd Amendment allows Americans to keep and bear arms, the 13 th Proibido a escravidão e o 19 th proporcionou às mulheres o voto. Os 18 TH Baniraram a venda de álcool, mas reconheceram sua loucura e o 21 ST Rapidamente reverteu isso. Os juízes indicados pertencem ao presidente em exercício, o Senado deve aprová -los, mas como esses são empregos para a vida, as vagas não surgem com muita frequência. Tempo. O juiz atual Stephen Breyer, 83 anos, concordou em deixar o cargo e a busca por seu sucessor está em andamento. A juíza Ruth Bader Ginsburg, outra nomeada de Bill Clinton, cavou os calcanhares e deixou os pés da Suprema Corte primeiro. Como a primeira judia, e apenas a segunda mulher a servir na Suprema Corte, Ginsburg considerou que um emprego para a vida significava exatamente isso. Ele escolheu Amy Coey Barrett, um conservador cristão que é um defensor de
The Supreme Court is lead by the Chief Justice of the United States, currently the Honorable John Roberts Jr., and eight Deputy Justices.
The power to nominate Justices belongs to the sitting President, Senate must approve them, but as these are jobs for life, vacancies don’t come up very often.
But when they do, boy, are they contentious affairs.
After all, as political appointees for life, with the power to interpret the U.S. Constitution and to determine the laws of the land, appointing the wrong person can have dramatic impacts for a very long time.
Vacancies can also occur when sitting Justices succumb to pressure and choose to retire. Current Justice Stephen Breyer, aged 83, has agreed to step down and the hunt for his successor is now underway.
Breyer was a Bill Clinton appointee, and he reflects the mainly liberal politics of his Democrat nominee.
But other Judges haven’t been so keen to ensure a politically managed, fluid transition. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, another Bill Clinton appointee, dug her heels in and only left the Supreme Court feet first. As the first Jewish woman, and only the second woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court, Ginsburg held to the view that a job for life meant just that.
The problem for Democrats was she took her last breath during the reign of President Trump who got to nominate her successor despite her request that he didn’t. He chose Amy Coney Barrett, a Christian conservative who is a proponent of Textualismo eOriginalism, a fundamentalist view of the Constitution which believes in following the letter of the law as it is written rather than interpreting its relevance, even though it was daubed on parchment nearly 250 years ago.
That loss of a Liberal replaced with a Conservative shifted the political balance of the Supreme Court from 5-4 to 6-3 in further favour of Conservatives, so the pressure is on for Biden to select a Liberal as Breyer’s replacement.
Biden has gone further than that and announced he would like to appoint a Black, female Liberal Justice. It is also expected that he will look for someone younger than the current crop of Supreme Court Justices whose average age is 65 years.
Alguns nomes estão no quadro, alguns mais propensos que outros. A Casa Branca confirmou que o juiz distrital dos EUA J. Michelle Childs, 55 anos, está entre as mulheres que o Sr. Biden está pesando como seu candidato ao Supremo Tribunal. O juiz Ketanji Brown Jackson, 52 anos, que faz parte do Tribunal Federal de Apelações no Distrito de Columbia, e o juiz da Suprema Corte da Califórnia, Leondra Kruger, 45 também estão entre os nomes flutuados para preencher a próxima vaga. Alguns nos sites de direita estão dizendo que Biden também pode procurar mover o vice-presidente Kamala Harris para fora da Casa Branca após um tempo distintamente assombroso como vice-comandante em chefe. Isso parece improvável, pois o vice -presidente é presidente do Senado e pode precisar, portanto, votar votos para se nomear para a Suprema Corte. Não é ótima ótica.
There are some wild cards being proposed too. Some on the right-wing websites are saying Biden may also look to move VP Kamala Harris out of the White House after a distinctly underwhelming time as deputy Commander in Chief. That seems unlikely as the VP is chair of the Senate and may have to therefore cast a tie breaking vote to appoint herself to the Supreme Court. Not great optics.
Outros se perguntam se ele pode usar a nomeação para aliviar seus próprios problemas políticos. Alguns acham que ele pode considerar o senador da Geórgia Stacey Abrams, que está com a possibilidade de concorrer à indicação presidencial democrata se os dados de votação de Biden não melhorarem, mas isso parece improvável também. Candidato.
Whoever Biden does nominate in the coming weeks will be hotly disputed.
In keeping with the polarisation of everything else in the nation, it is unlikely both Republicans and Democrats will unite behind any candidate.
Há muitos no Partido Democrata que, embora simpatizados com a idéia de nomear mais mulheres de cor para o Tribunal Superior, estão preocupadas com o que é percebido pelo eleitorado.
De acordo com as pesquisas, a maioria dos americanos-e a maioria dos democratas-acredita que Biden deve "considerar todos os indicados possíveis" para qualquer posição aberta na Suprema Corte. Percepção de que o Tribunal é uma instituição política quando não deveria ser. While the decision to nominate lies entirely with the President, he would be well advised to select J. Michelle Childs, a federal judge in South Carolina who seems best placed to secure the most cross-party support and defuse any political tensions ahead of the mid term elections later this year.
Only months before a critical mid-term election, one which could see the Democrats lose control of Capitol Hill, Democrat strategists are concerned that the decision to limit who will be considered for the position based on gender and race only adds to the growing perception that the court is a political institution when it is not supposed to be.
Democrats are privately acknowledging that Biden’s handling of the issue has been clumsy at best and will be seized upon by Republicans as a further example of ‘identity politics’ dominating his thinking. While the decision to nominate lies entirely with the President, he would be well advised to select J. Michelle Childs, a federal judge in South Carolina who seems best placed to secure the most cross-party support and defuse any political tensions ahead of the mid term elections later this year.
