The new SCOTUS Code of Conduct urges recusal from a case to avoid the *appearance* of impropriety.
If Clarence Thomas followed the new code, he would recuse from Trump's presidential immunity case.
How could he appear to be impartial given his wife Ginni’s role in Jan. 6?
@rbreich We all know he's not impartial.
We all know he's corrupt.
The fact we can't do anything about it is disgusting.
He should be removed from the court entirely, and by force if necessary. It's not even in question that he's been compromised. It's a fact.
The Willis-Wade finding underlines 'appearance' perfectly.
I wonder what the SC would have found in such a case...not that it's in their purview, but I'd suspect they'd laugh uproariously at 'appearance' being a legal necessity. An 18% approval rating for them is too high...by 18%.
Republicans are allergic to the appearance of impropriety standard. That's because they love to take all the largess their donors and friends will lavish on them, and later proclaim that has nothing whatsoever to do with voting the way those donors and friends want them to. Point out the conflict and you are sure to be gifted with a red-faced sputtering lecture about their "honor" or some such thing.
All we have is us. Qui custodiet, dig?
Today's so-called Supreme Court is a very dark shadow of the former Supreme Court.
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