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Recently I saw an article here about AOC calling for Congress to to strip SCOTUS of its ability to rule on abortion and at first I laughed because that's not how the separation of powers works. Article III is fairly straightforward and no where does if grant Congress any power at all. It reserves all Judicial power to the SCOTUS:

Article III.
Section. 1.
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

Section. 2.
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;—to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;—to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;—to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;—to Controversies between two or more States;— between a State and Citizens of another State,—between Citizens of different States,—between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.

Section. 3.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

So at first i just laughed and said "Crazy-eyes-AOC is doing crazy shit, lol" ... but then I read the article carefully and followed up on their reasoning and justification.


Article III is just 6 paragraphs long... I provided the text above from the national archives... but follow that link to Congress' website and look at how they interpret Article II. Over a 100 pages of BS where Congress claims authority to limit the SCOTUS in many significant ways.

Here are just a few of the highlights. Pages and pages of mental gymnastics that Congress currently claims is the law of the land. They claim the power to limit SCOTUS power, reopen cases, impose restrictions and ultimately to abolish the court of they see fit:

Limits to the Rule Making Power
Reopening Final Judicial Decisions
Imposing Non-Adjudicatory Function on Courts
Abolition of Courts

TLDR: Roe v Wade was a sacrificial lamb. They think that public support for 'women's rights' will empower them to overrule the SCOTUS via Congress. They will then use this power to overrule all Second Amendment rulings from the SCOTUS