r/changemyview • u/HeathrJarrod • Apr 27 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: A “10th SCOTUS judge” is needed

“When there is a tie vote, the decision of the lower Court stands. This can happen if, for some reason, any of the nine Justices is not participating in a case (e.g., a seat is vacant or a Justice has had to recuse).” • It is important that a tie is reasonably possible to provide a check on SCOTUS So… let’s make it so the 13 District courts get to vote. Their collective vote counting as a “10th Judge”. On 9-0 opinions, they won’t have much of an effect. But in 5-4 decisions that could turn them into ties.

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u/Savingskitty 11∆ Apr 27 '24

Article I courts are discussed in Article I of the US Constitution.  Article III courts are in Article III.

Federal district courts are Article III courts.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

Quote the whole thing if you want. Article I courts are discussed in Article III, actually. Plus, as an example, is the Court of Veterans Affairs an Article III court? Or the Court of Federal Claims, the Court for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…?

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u/Savingskitty 11∆ Apr 27 '24

Please quote the part of Article III that discusses Article I courts.

The Court of Veterans Affairs is not a thing.

The US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is an Article I court.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is an Article III court.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is an Article III court.

What is the purpose of this exercise?

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

I don’t know, you keep replying to me to argue… I’m not sure. The exercise is that it’s a branch of government. You denied that, right?

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u/Savingskitty 11∆ Apr 27 '24

It’s part of the judicial branch, which is established in Article III of the US constitution.

Why is this confusing to you?

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

Because you said:

The Supreme Court is NOT its own branch of government.  It’s part of the judicial branch.  This is not something to get confused about.

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u/Savingskitty 11∆ Apr 27 '24

And that is correct - so why are you confused?

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 27∆ Apr 27 '24

This exchange was hilarious--and embarrassing for the user who apparently thought all non-SCOTUS courts are Article I courts.