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Rhiannon12866

(222,249 posts)
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 02:01 AM Sep 2023

'DOJ and Congress need to investigate this man': Expert calls for ethics probe into Clarence Thomas



Supreme Court members have drawn fresh scrutiny for some ethics lapses, alleged in a new report from ProPublica, after the nonprofit media organization revealed how Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas accepted lavish trips from Republican billionaires that they failed to disclose. Joy Reid and her panel discuss. - The ReidOut - MSNBC - Aired on 09/22/2023.


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'DOJ and Congress need to investigate this man': Expert calls for ethics probe into Clarence Thomas (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 OP
Probably half the conservatives Old Crank Sep 2023 #1
It's truly getting that way, but when was the last time anyone recused themselves?? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2
Surprisingly a fair number of recusals Old Crank Sep 2023 #6
After the next election when we control both houses again KS Toronado Sep 2023 #3
Senator Whitehouse has been working hard on this investigation, he regularly appears on news shows Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #4
Apparently, it will require that a progressive USSC Justice be proven guilty of graft....... jaxexpat Sep 2023 #5
Thomas needs to be impeached LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #7

Rhiannon12866

(222,249 posts)
2. It's truly getting that way, but when was the last time anyone recused themselves??
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 03:32 AM
Sep 2023

It's a sad day when we can no longer trust the Supreme Court. "Everything TFG touches dies..."

Old Crank

(4,653 posts)
6. Surprisingly a fair number of recusals
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 07:14 AM
Sep 2023

Here is an article with data from 2018. About 3% of cases.
Mostly stock ownership issues it appears with Alito and Kagan leading the way.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/alito-kagan-top-justices-in-supreme-court-recusal-black-box-1

KS Toronado

(19,580 posts)
3. After the next election when we control both houses again
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 03:40 AM
Sep 2023

we should start impeachment proceedings against all the Judges who appear to be dirty.

Rhiannon12866

(222,249 posts)
4. Senator Whitehouse has been working hard on this investigation, he regularly appears on news shows
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 03:43 AM
Sep 2023

And I sure hope that he's successful. I looked it up and the last and only SCOTUS impeachment was in 1805!

 

jaxexpat

(7,794 posts)
5. Apparently, it will require that a progressive USSC Justice be proven guilty of graft.......
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 05:32 AM
Sep 2023

before our DOJ will deal with graft in the USSC.

You see, there are actually three tiers to American justice:
> the poor, who bank roll our for-profit prison system
> the rich, who bankroll the counsel-at-hire-who-perpetually-delay justice system
....and finally
> the "crime is invisible unless both-sides-do-it", egalitarian at all costs, aspect of our justice system

So, in the spirit of "can do" will one of our progressive justices, please, accept a free cup of coffee, (maybe even a pastry) from a climate scientist or ERA proponent so we can see these criminal perversions of justice taken down and out, finally.

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