L4sBotInvestigation Uncovers More of Clarence Thomas’ Undisclosed Freebies from Wealthy Pals
SmolderingSaunaQuelle surprise…
Moyer1666I mean I assumed what we found out wasn’t the end of his corruption and I assume this isn’t either. I don’t trust him so I’ll never know. He needs to be impeached.
These guys have no shame.
I wish I was surprised. What a sham court
And we’re stuck with it for the foreseeable future.
henfredemarsThe greatest harm isn’t even in the actions of the court itself, but it is in the undermining of institutions and confidence in a just system even further.
I got a bogus moving violation ticket in a ghetto. Decided to fight it. Watched as minority after minority got their ass handed to them in traffic court. Cops are super rude about everything. Few months later I get jury duty. Hispanic man accused of a violent crime…ok yeah. I have already seen how the sausage is made.
Now I didn’t get picked they had enough before they even got to me but I admit I would be very disinclined to take the justice systems word. Maybe that is the wrong attitude to have. Just because the justice system is very very imperfect doesn’t mean that there is no crime.
Everytime the justice system does something like this. Mistreats minorities or the poor, refuses to go after the powerful it weakens it’s authority. And we are all worse off.
I agree, never trust the justice system to get things right. But also, don’t let the poor reputation of the justice system get in the way of protecting victims of crime in cases involving minorities.
Minorities are much less likely to get the attention they need from investigators when they’re the victim of a crime. And like everyone, they’re often victimized by someone from their own community.
It’s an incredibly nuanced problem that isn’t easy to sum up in an easily digestible comment.
Pitchforks
French height shorteners.
mr_sparkleMust be nice to be openly corrupt and not have any consequences.
SpezCanLigmaBallsI know right. It’s like the meme of “nothing ever happens” but for real. People get fired for having weed in their piss and this dude is manipulating a whole country based on who gives him the most money
Guy from the Navy came for a demonstration and he wouldn’t let us buy him a McDonald’s cheeseburger.
Meanwhile at work I can’t take a gift over five dollars and if I get like a box of chocolate I leave it in the break room.
Amazing how much integrity you must show is inverse to the amount of damages not showing it will cause.
donut4everAre they corrupt? Absolutely. Will anything happen to them? Absolutely not. The shit these people get away with would put your average joe in prison for 10,000 years if not just straight up hung.
So…why is no one dealing with all the corruption coming out?
Because they police themselves
The judges have judged the judges and found no wrongdoing on the part of the judges.
At this point just investigate the entire SCOTUS and let the cards fall where they may. If all need removed when the dust settles, so be it.
brandon must declare this session illegitimate and do the cases again after he’s removed
he has the power, he can just say it. andrew jackson just did what he wanted didn’t he
You’re right, but Biden won’t do shit, he’s a status quo boomer in a suit.
And I’ll be voting for him again next year.
In another universe, Anita Hill went on to become president after 1991
More reasons we need to end lobbying and update disclosure rules to include anything they didn’t buy themselves.
EfficaciousSkinkThese “justices” are a national disgrace and make a mockery of our justice system. They must be impeached and removed and ethics and honor restored. (This requires a 2/3 vote in the Senate which is unlikely to happen since many senators are equally corrupt and need to be removed as well.)
yeah bruh the repub sc is illegitimate and openly corrupt. fuck ‘em.
If Biden wanted an excuse to stack the court then this is it.
Flying SquidAnd here I thought he slept in his camper in Walmart parking lots like he told us. Could it be that a Supreme Court justice actually lives a life of luxury?!
astral_avocadoIs there a legislative mechanism or body that has the power to investigate the SCOTUS? Or are they beyond punitive measures? Honestly asking for an experts opinion here
I honestly don’t know, but if there was, it would require the people who wanted them in the position in the first place to agree to implement it. I don’t see that happening.
mercSince the Supreme Court is at the top of their branch of the government, it would have to be another branch, either legislative or executive.
The US congress has the power to impeach (i.e. charge with a crime / misdemeanor / transgression) a justice, and send that case to the senate for a trial.
Unfortunately, the US congress is Republican-controlled, so you’d have to convince a very significant fraction of the Republicans to vote to investigate and charge the guy whose corruption is leading to so many wins for their side.
The other option is a criminal investigation by the FBI, which is part of the executive branch. But, that would require that what Thomas did violated federal laws. I doubt he actually broke bribery laws, or would be stupid enough to break them while he suspected he might be under a federal investigation.
If only the founding fathers had any background in game theory. This system of “checks and balances” only works when the majority of the people involved have noble, self-sacrificing ideals.