Just wondering about this. The Supreme Court is part of our third branch of government. We think of courts as settling matters. Cases are brought forth, both civil and criminal, and the court system has the final say. I have always thought of the courts as responders. They don't go out and find the cases, the cases are brought before them for decisions.

But when a country (ours) is in extreme crisis, with so many illegal things happening and an executive branch that flouts the law and even supports a commander in chief who is up to his eyeballs in corruption -- is it even possible for that branch of government to step in and do something? I mean, do something on their own. Initiate proceedings themselves, rather than wait for cases to be brought? I would like to understand how far the Supreme Court can go.