This is chat I remember from the time whenever Trump stole Obama's last nomination. The theory (since it wasn't tested) is that Congress could say there are three judges on the supreme court, and kick out the spares (presumably last in first out). I'm at work so don't have the time to find the...
In the American context, this is really just the distinction between what is in the constitution and what is just Congressional law (is that a phrase?). That's why I was picking up on you saying that judges have a 'right'. Their position isn't necessarily as permanent as it appears, because of...
This isn't quite technically true. Whilst that's the rules at the moment, it's not in the constitution, so Congress could change things, by for example shrinking the court and then re-expanding it, giving the sitting president the ability to nominate the newly free slots.
The danger of course...
Not especially, just the explicit claiming of a mandate to negotiate and implement Scottish Independence if they win a majority of the vote share in Scotland.