You inserted yourself into the ban conversation, so I asked your opinion on it. We agree. Thank you.

Regarding SCOTUS, we have impeachment for misbehavior. That is the only (or should be the only) control put on SCOTUS by another branch of government. If SCOTUS wants to enact a code of ethics for itself, then they should do so.

It is comical to think Congress might impose ethics obligations on SCOTUS such as no trading in stock of a company appearing before them, while Congress reserves the right to insider trade for itself.

Congress does have the power to increase and shrink the court at will, but that is a power that should not be exercised by either party. Once one uses it, the other will, too, and then we no longer have an independent judiciary branch of our government.