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Peter Welch: “The salary of the justices is a legislative function.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Congressional Corner with Peter Welch on SNAP

Published | Video Starts at 09:28

That's the theory of the Constitution. So the authority of the court is to decide cases, but the jurisdiction of the court is a legislative function. The salary of the justices is a legislative function. There's a real distinction here. And when it comes to ethical standards, the Congress, the other judges have accepted legislation that has pass through Congress. So. (09:28–09:33)

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Asserts that the salary of the justices is determined by legislation.

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