WATCH LIVE: is holding an important hearing on promoting competition, rebuilding America’s economic leadership, and combating corporate profiteering.
Follow
House Judiciary Dems
@HouseJudiciary
Proudly working to protect and defend the safety, privacy, consumer rights, civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans. Chairman 
House Judiciary Dems’s Tweets
WATCH LIVE: is holding an important hearing on promoting competition, rebuilding America’s economic leadership, and combating corporate profiteering.
5
12
24
Tune in as I deliver remarks from Buffalo, New York.
1,422
1,404
5,255
Congress must reform the National Emergencies Act to ensure that future abuse will not occur. Otherwise, as Senators Church and Mathias warned almost 50 years ago, “the unmistakable drift toward [a] one-[person] government will continue.”
6/6
4
26
Show this thread
The bottom line: If the president declares an emergency and Congress does not like it, either Congress must convince the president to terminate their own emergency declaration or gather a veto-proof majority in Congress, which is very difficult to muster.
5/
1
3
16
Show this thread
The danger of unfettered executive power triggered by an emergency declaration has been a longstanding problem across administrations of both parties. Presently, a supermajority in Congress is required to stop the president from abusing this power.
4/
1
1
5
Show this thread
Topics to follow
Sign up to get Tweets about the Topics you follow in your Home timeline.
Carousel
Even more problematic is that the president does not need to show any relationship between the declared emergency and the statutory provision being invoked. Instead, the president is essentially given carte blanche freedom to act once an emergency is declared.
3/
1
1
6
Show this thread
There are least 123 distinct statutory provisions available to the president when invoking the National Emergencies Act. Provisions include the ability to test biological and chemical agents on humans and the ability to take over communications networks.
2/
1
2
6
Show this thread
Since 1976 when Congress passed the National Emergencies Act, US Presidents have declared the existence of 75 national emergencies. Of those 75 declarations, over 40 remain in effect. For nearly five decades this country has been in some form of a state of emergency.
1/
read image description
ALT
5
18
30
Show this thread
WATCH LIVE: is considering legislative reforms to increase congressional oversight and curtail executive abuse during times of national emergency.
20
33
The Buffalo shooter's beliefs in the "great replacement theory" are not from an obscure corner of the internet. They are beliefs held by today's Republicans.
Hateful rhetoric has consequences and goes against everything we stand for as Americans.
2:11
24.3K views
162
406
834
NEW: A D.C. Circuit workplace survey details instances of gender discrimination, bullying and racial insensitivity - and a reluctance to file formal complaints because of concerns about the judiciary's reporting system.
3
133
146
Show this thread
TOMORROW: At 9:30 AM EDT, will consider legislative reforms to increase congressional oversight and curtail executive abuse during times of national emergency.
1
9
25
All workers deserve & should expect basic workplace rights protecting them from harassment, discrimination & other misconduct. That federal judiciary employees are denied these basic rights is just flat wrong & must be remedied. We must pass the Judiciary Accountability Act NOW!
Quote Tweet
These survey results are appalling (but, sadly, not surprising) and demand reform, including @RepHankJohnson's Judiciary Accountability Act, which would provide 30,000 federal judiciary employees with rights & protections against discrimination, sexual harassment, & retaliation. twitter.com/amarimow/statu…
Show this thread
1
11
30
SCOTUS has eroded public confidence in more ways than one but the clear ethics violations by Justice Thomas are an emergency for our democracy.
I'm glad passed my bill with to enact a strong code of ethics and strengthen transparency on the Court.
9
35
134
#ICYMI: This week passed legislation requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to create its own code of conduct.
Recent ethical lapses by justices appointed by presidents from both parties underscores the urgent need for this legislation.
18
35
110
.: "The problem is not that Justice Alito's opinion leaked. The problem is that his leaked opinion would subjugate millions of women across America."
2:08
1.9K views
10
68
185
"The American people have good reason to question the legitimacy of this unrepresentative, unaccountable institution."
explains how the Supreme Court has been undermined in recent years by the actions of the justices themselves.
1:57
657 views
5
46
80
Despite recent ethical lapses on the Supreme Court including Justice Thomas’s refusal to recuse himself from a case regarding his wife’s involvement in #Jan6th activities, every Republican voted against creating a commonsense ethics standard for our nation’s highest court.
read image description
ALT
27
142
209
Show this thread
NEW: Today passed legislation to address the growing and persistent ethics crisis at our nation’s highest court by requiring the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct that would apply to both the justices and their employees.
22
95
225
Show this thread
. Supreme Court justices should be bound by code of ethics & recusal standards just like all other federal judges. Proud the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal & Transparency (SCERT) Act was marked up and passed out of Committee tonight.
7
34
91
🚨🚨🚨 H.R. 7647, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act was marked PASSED out of .
7
37
79
For hours now, my colleagues in the Judiciary Committee have been arguing against creating a code of ethics for Supreme Court Justices.
AGAINST a code of ethics.
C’mon guys.
2,397
13.2K
56.7K
Happening Now: is resuming its markup up of the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.
Quote Tweet
WATCH LIVE: @HouseJudiciary is marking up four bills today including the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, which will promote transparency and accountability for the Supreme Court.
youtu.be/Z6Um3ZwhDKU
13
39
The constitutional right to abortion is more at risk now than ever before.
Today, Senate Republicans again blocked the Women’s Health Protection Act—legislation that would protect abortion rights nationwide even if SCOTUS decides to overturn or weaken #Roe.
29
47
101
Show this thread
The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act will protect the judicial process from hidden conflicts of interest, safeguard litigants’ right to equal justice under law, and ensure justices of the Supreme Court are not above the laws they are entrusted to enforce.
5/5
3
30
137
Show this thread
Our constitutional system suffers when it looks like the Justices of the Supreme Court—the very people we entrust to maintain the rule of law—think that they, themselves, are above the law.
4/
4
21
119
Show this thread
Recent events—whether it be the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion, speeches given at closed-door events with parties to ongoing cases in front of the Court, or public appearances with political figures—all call out for scrutiny under a defined code of ethics.
3/
4
24
121
Show this thread
People are justifiably shocked when they learn that not only is there no code of conduct for the Supreme Court, but that the justices have steadfastly opposed the creation of one.
2/
3
32
118
Show this thread
We expect the justices of our nation’s highest court to hold themselves to the highest standards of ethical conduct, but, in fact, their conduct too often falls below the standards that most other government officials are required to follow.
1/
20
175
388
Show this thread
The Supreme Court is one of the nation’s most vital institutions. Its fidelity to equal and impartial justice, as well as the public's faith in the integrity of the judiciary, are foundational to maintaining the rule of law.
18
28
68
Show this thread
Next up: H.R. 7647, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, which would address the growing and persistent ethics crisis at our nation’s highest court.
1
14
28
Watch live⤵️
Quote Tweet
HAPPENING TODAY: @HouseJudiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act markup #SCERTACT bit.ly/3w2cRb3 #SCOTUS
2
4
15
🚨🚨🚨 H.R. 2992, the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act was marked PASSED out of .
read image description
ALT
2
7
16
Next up: The TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, a bipartisan bill that would require to develop tools for law enforcement agencies so that they can equip officers to respond to individuals with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
3
6
18
read image description
ALT
3
16
27
The Public Safety Officer Support Act also ensures that officers who are disabled as a result of traumatic events receive the support and care that they need.
6/6
2
10
Show this thread