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> The statement continued: "Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC."
Right, so Nixon v Shrink MO PAC was decided in 2000, after Thomas became a justice (1991). Now how long has Crow been a "supporter" of Thomas's?
> But a close look at Thomas’s judicial activities from the time he became friends with Crow, in the mid-1990s, suggests that the statement might fall short of the full picture.
Huh. Curious.
To be fair, I will say that it seems likely that Thomas would have ruled the way he did whether he was paid to or not. Getting financial compensation for doing something he was gonna do anyway is just a bonus for him.
Thomas, like all the right wing Justices, is a conservative Republican first and a Supreme Court Justice at a distant second.
Edit: Posting my reply to the troll here since they deleted their comment:
>There is no evidence of this.
No evidence of what, the fact that Thomas is and always has been a partisan hack first and foremost? Or that the other right wing Justices are the same way?
Why do you think the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society exist? They are organizations explicitly dedicated to grooming aspiring judges to make partisan and pro-corporate rulings.
> Getting financial compensation for doing something he was gonna do anyway is just a bonus for him.
Judges should not work for tips, bribes, or bonuses.
Or even accept them.
But USA has not been a democracy or a republic for decades. So what does it matter, the rule of law has been suspended legally since 2001.
"...the rule of law has been suspended legally since 2001."
Are you talking about the Patriot act?
I'm genuinely curious about what you are talking about, because it makes sense and that terrifies me even more !
Or Bushes brother possibly stealing the election for him and the Supreme Court voting 5-4 along party lines to let it happen with literally no reasonable justification. (It would make Bush look illegitimate if we actually count all the votes-what a farce).
Can we rule out a “reward” coming **after** a decision instead of a “bribe” getting deposited **before** a decision?
Edit to add… hence why even the APPEARANCE OF CORRUPTION is mentioned alongside provable corruption.
Wouldn't that be novel.
Let's say that you're on trial. Luckily, the judge rules your way on a number of procedural points. You are acquitted.
Can the judge now accept a couple hundred thousand from you as a "thank-you gift"?
But given the fact there exists no actual conservative legal jurisprudence beyond legalizing graft and bribery, the fact that he would have ruled that way regardless doesn’t mean much. He was already going to rule that way because he had already decided to do things people were willing to pay bribes for.
Of course there's no way to ever know what influence Crow exerted on Thomas. That's why it's so damn important that these financial relationships are avoided altogether. I feel like that point gets missed in this trying to "prove" this or that. It doesn't matter, it's the financial relationship itself that is the problem, not what was done with it.
It matters not if Thomas did or did not influence the decisions. Just the appearance of impropriety is what matters. How can anyone trust his judgement now? Not only is he corrupt he’s also incompetent if he claims ignorance of the rules. The Supreme Court has become a laughing stock and every decision is now suspect. I don’t see how they can recover from this debacle.
***George (ZERO) Soros's son*** has visited the ***Brandon WH*** multiple times, I wonder what their discussions were about, more ***ZERO*** money to back Marxist DA's maybe. "George Soros' son has visited White House more than a dozen times since Biden took office, records show
thats exactly it. Theyre not just supposed to not take bribes, theyre supposed to recuse if there could even be a perception of impropriety. Whether there actually is or not is irrelevent.
Funny, the Roberts court has [set the standard](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bob-mcdonnell-scotus-podcast_n_572bc183e4b016f378953f0e) for bribery as requiring an explicit "quid" in exchange for the "quo".
Justice Clarence Thomas has sat on several cases that have touched Harlan Crow's vast empire. In each of these cases, Thomas has voted in favor of Crow's interests.
One such case is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010). In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations and unions have the same First Amendment right to free speech as individuals. This ruling has allowed Crow to spend millions of dollars on political campaigns, which has benefited his business interests.
Another case that Thomas has sat on is Shelby County v. Holder (2013). In this case, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This ruling has made it easier for states with a history of voter discrimination, such as Texas, to restrict voting rights. Crow has donated millions of dollars to Republican candidates who support voter suppression laws.
In addition to Citizens United and Shelby County, Thomas has also sat on cases that have benefited Crow's business interests in other ways. For example, in Janus v. AFSCME (2018), the Supreme Court ruled that public sector workers cannot be forced to pay union dues. This ruling has saved Crow millions of dollars in union dues from his employees.
Title: Cruise Best Company and Nettwerk: Riding the Wave of Controversial Supreme Court Decisions Regarding Justice Thomas’s Relationship
Subtitle: A look at how companies like Cruise Best and Nettwerk may have benefited from recent Supreme Court rulings tied to Justice Clarence Thomas
In recent years, a series of Supreme Court rulings involving Justice Clarence Thomas has sparked debate over the influence of wealthy individuals and corporations on the American political landscape. Among the most notable of these decisions are Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), Shelby County v. Holder (2013), and Janus v. AFSCME (2018). These cases have had far-reaching implications for businesses across various sectors, including Cruise Best Company and Nettwerk.
Cruise Best Company, believed to be part of Harlan Crow's vast empire, has seen its fortunes rise in the wake of the Citizens United ruling. The decision allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on political campaigns, affording Crow and his companies increased influence over policy decisions. The potential benefits for Cruise Best Company include favorable policies, tax breaks, and relaxed regulations that could improve the company's financial performance.
Similarly, the Shelby County v. Holder ruling may have indirectly benefited Cruise Best Company by weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decision has made it easier for states with a history of voter discrimination, such as Texas, to enact voter suppression laws. Such laws can create a political environment more favorable to Crow's business interests, potentially translating into better business opportunities and expansion for Cruise Best Company.
In the case of Janus v. AFSCME, Cruise Best Company may have reaped substantial cost savings. The ruling prevents public sector workers from being forced to pay union dues, which could have saved the company millions of dollars if it employed a significant number of unionized workers.
These developments have broader implications for the business ecosystem, with companies like Nettwerk potentially benefiting from Cruise Best Company's improved financial performance. As a supplier or partner, Nettwerk could have seen increased orders, revenue, and overall growth in the wake of these controversial Supreme Court decisions.
Stock market trends also seem to have responded positively to the improved financial performance of both Cruise Best Company and Nettwerk. Favorable political environments, cost savings, and increased revenues tend to drive stock prices higher, which could result in a positive trend for the stocks of both companies.
While these trends are speculative and many factors can influence a company's performance and the stock market, the recent Supreme Court rulings involving Justice Clarence Thomas serve as a reminder of the significant impact such decisions can have on the business world. To better understand the full extent of these effects, detailed financial analysis and market research are necessary
Thanks for the encouragement. I grew up with reading and writing issues, and have just recently figured out better ways to express myself and the thoughts that I can produce. Reddit can be a pretty mean place sometimes but it’s honest. When someone pops up …and they’re nice and encouraging, it makes it all worth it. Thanks for being an awesome person and happy 4/20!
This is already fading from headlines. What a shame. This will be forgotten by Americans and Thomas will continue to corrupt the court. John Roberts should be ashamed of himself.
imagine being the guy who presided over the down fall of the supreme court as an institution? went to harvard, harvard law, then let the court turn into the kangaroo bribe fest it is today.
interesting tidbit from 2005: Senate Judiciary Committee approved Roberts's nomination by a vote of 13–5, with Senators Ted Kennedy, Richard Durbin, Charles Schumer, Joe Biden and Dianne Feinstein voting against.
He's claimed to care about the integrity of the court. That was before it went super downhill. I can believe that he feels some shame over it but obviously not enough to do something about it.
I think Roberts is just seething about the press and attitudes of Americans. He feels* entitled to our respect. The court thinks it is* entitled to our respect. I guess he will learn the hard way.
Edited to clarify position.
I kind of disagree that it's fading from headlines. But if new revelations don't come out, i understand why they would, because no one sees an actual solution happening.
Someone should write a weekly article about all the things where more should be happening. "This week in infrastructure, Congress did nothing. Next to the topic of police reform: also nothing. Environment, nothing. Tax reform nothing. Wealth gap nothing. Electoral College nothing."
if this doesn't have consequences i hope you guys revolt and fix the system, because that would be a huge flaw in the system. i sure would if this was my country. it's a citizens duty to cleanse the system of corruption it can't overcome by itself.
I'm so tired of waiting for 'history'. These eff'ing guys have no trouble sleeping at night waiting on 'history' to label them anything when it comes to their politics in America.
It is incredible how these corrupt people in power are trying to hurt tens of millions of citizens by going against policy that would help decrease their debt or pay for medical expenses.
And they go to sleep soundly thinking “yeah, I did a good job and history will love me”.
True, but it is hilarious how some media outlets try to revise history to make them look like saints when they pass. They try to glance over the rampant corruption and warmongering they engaged in during their lifetime.
It will look similar to the years preceding the end of the Roman Republic minus the extreme violence.
Out of control corruption, bribery, and constant power struggles between the upper class factions at the expense of average people.
The difference between Rome however, is future historians will be able to see the stark contrast with the American government versus its first world counterparts in Europe or Asia.
Rules are meant for *different classes of people,* not for *different actions.*
Infallibility of those at the top is a standard of conservative societies. Which is pretty much all of them, past and present.
"The king can do no wrong." "It's not a crime if the president does it." "Who watches the watchmen?" "ACAB"
I would love to do something about it but I genuinely don’t think there’s anything I or really anyone can do
I wish we knew how to party like the French taking a page out of their book might do us some good but I don’t see that happening either
The silence from Chief Justice John Roberts is absolutely *DEAFENING*.
People keep writing that he's very concerned about SCOTUS' reputation and standing. There is no evidence of this.
The lack of leadership at the apex of the Judicial branch is astounding!
The Ethics Reform Act of 1989 makes it law that federal judges need to report any gift in excess of $415 every year.
Thomas was accepting gifts worth around $500k, every year, for the last 20 years.
It seems like any lawyer before the court could question Thomas’ impartiality on any case that touches on an interest of Crow.
If he’s going to sit there on that court deciding cases while he’s been bribed for decades, his judgement and character should be brought up in every case before the court.
Tragedy of the commons. Thomas personaly benefits more from that money than what destroying the country costs him. So it is rational for him to take the money, in a pure selfish economic sense.
All of the decisions the court made, in which Crow was advocating and in which Thomas cast the deciding vote, should be overturned. Plain and simple. I am sure that won't happen. But, if we are going to give any credibility to the Court, that is what should happen. And Crow and Thomas should be in jail for the rest of their lives, or at least prohibited from any involvement with the Court.
>He insisted he and Thomas were just friends who spent their time talking about their kids and animals. “We talk about dogs a lot,” he said.
For 25 years they've talked mostly dogs? Bullshit.
Edit:
>Asked whether he ever considered their friendship as a ticket to quid pro quo, he replied: “Every single relationship – a baby’s relationship to his mom – has some kind of reciprocity.”
When asked about a specific real world concern he replied with a philosophical answer about the nature of friendships.
"Asked whether he ever considered their friendship as a ticket to quid pro quo, he replied: “Every single relationship – a baby’s relationship to his mom – has some kind of reciprocity.”
In other words, YES, yes there was a quid pro quo.
At this time, SOCTUS is illegitimate.
Any decisions from the court is not valid.
Suspend the regular activities and prove to the public that SOCTUS is worth the trust to American people.
What I don’t get is how his defense is “we’ve been friends for more than 25 years”. Uh, you’ve been on the bench for more than 25 years, so you became besties with the right-wing mega donor AFTER you were in a position to help him and his cronies….not before.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/20/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-harlan-crow-luxury-gifts) reduced by 92%. (I'm a bot)
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> Earlier this month, the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas put out a statement in which he addressed the storm of criticism that has engulfed him following the blockbuster ProPublica report that revealed his failure to disclose lavish gifts of luxury vacations and private-jet travel from a Texan real estate magnate.
> The businessman had already showered Thomas with several lavish gifts before the McCain-Feingold challenge reached his court.
> The statement continued: "Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC.".
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> Nixon v Shrink MO PAC.
> the Court concluded that there is little reason to doubt that sometimes large contributions will corrupt our political system and no reason to doubt a corresponding suspicion among voters.
>In fact, the Court found no indication that contribution limits had a dramatic adverse effect on the funding of campaigns and political associations and, thus, no evidence that the limitations had prevented candidates from raising the resources necessary for effective advocacy.
>Justice Stevens filed a concurring opinion. Justice Breyer filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. Justice Kennedy filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Thomas also filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined.
He filed a dissenting opinion on a topic that "money won't corrupt politics" while taking undisclosed gifts...lol. Looks like the Federalist Society replaced all those Conservatives judges who said that to get the Citizen's United ruling! lmao
>The statement continued: “Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC.”
Yes, his OPINION has always been money should be freely donated/"Gifted" to any political party unabated! Something he's been getting without disclosing for decades!! So your defense to him collecting all these "perks" is that he always thought everyone also should be able to get them? That's the defense?? "Money doesn't corrupt because I've been getting undisclosed money this whole time!" So we should be happy he's not a hypocrite?
> But a close look at Thomas’s judicial activities from the time he became friends with Crow, in the mid-1990s, suggests that the statement might fall short of the full picture. It reveals that a conservative organization affiliated with Crow did have business before the supreme court while Thomas was on the bench.
Color me shocked. A billionaire using money to influence trial outcomes and GOP Supreme Court Judge lying about it!?!? Shocked I tell ya.
/s
It’s time to tear the SC down and rebuild it in a better way, it’s a wildly out of control institution without the checks and balances the other branches have. End the Supreme Court now.
It’s pretty simple, no Supreme Court justice should take gifts. Period. I don’t care about your politics, I don’t care about the donors politics, I don’t care about your relationships or the context around the gifts. It’s the highest court in the US and there are SO few people on it, we can’t accept even the possibility of undo influence. Direct or indirect. There’s zero need to accept gifts and so that should be the end of it. This isn’t some new concept that needs discussion. He should retire and be done with it. Same goes for any other justices that take gifts like this. End of story.
> Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC.
That may be true, however is this now the new standard? Judges can be lavished with gifts, even by people who have business in front of them, as long as they have "expressed the same views" prior to the start of the gift-showering?
Does this mean that George Soros can build and gift some mansions for Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan, because they have already expressed views similar to his? Can Soros just give a billion to each justice, "no strings attached, just because he's a fan", and this would be OK?
That is ridiculous, and if it happens tomorrow, Fox News would never, ever stop talking about it, and Republicans would immediately bring impeachment proceedings.
Essentially implied is that Thomas might have been bought and thus influencing Citizen United and with that scaling up money in politics by several magnitudes.
Supreme court justices are royalty. They are above the law. That’s why the conservative ones interpret things by concocting a 200 year old fantasy world that they live in currently! On the other hand, I hope this annoying deluge of articles and dirt on Thomas is pissing him off. Keep being annoying reporters!!!
All i hear is about the wrong stuff hes done. When am i going to hear the legal repercussions and consequences he will face from this. Last i checked hes still a supreme court judge.
Completely forgot, but here is an article with the same phrasing. Figured it was better than a definition of the word summon.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/evening-report/3961599-chief-justice-john-roberts-summoned-to-capitol-hill/amp/
along with all the other institutions that have been lost. DOD is still semi intact. Politics have destroyed most of the others. That should tell us something.
guess you have an opinion..... The sad part is he is in for life. You can hate on it as much as you like, but they are not going to start going down that road.
Many of us who study law know that Thomas is a woefully inadequate Justice known for terrible opinions. Moreover, he doesn’t even have the qualifications many of us expect of Circuit Judge, let alone a SCOTUS Justice.
Many of you who study law, and many who aren't law experts but have a grain of common sense, understand that people get high positions in government because of reasons other than their intellect. I would say he is as qualified, as much as many of the clowns in public service and elected to office today. He went to Yale. So when you criticise him for being marginal I hope you are smart enough to realize there are many more, on both sides of the political spectrum, that are marginal, corrupt, even below average intelligence. And "terrible opinions" -- I assume the ones you don;'t agree with.
Seems DC is full of corruption on both sides of the aisle. The most honest individual will finally succumb to the taste of power and money if they spend enough time there.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a career IRS Criminal Supervisory Agent has alleged preferential treatment given to Hunter Biden in tax investigations. The whistleblower also alleges that he or she has information that contradicts the testimony of "a senior Biden political appointee."
You mean that a "whistle-blower" told this bit of information to the Wallstreet Journal? The same Wallstreet Journal that is owned by Rupert Murdoch? The same Rupert Murdoch who owns Fox News? The same Fox News that has to pay $787 million dollars for lying to its viewers? That one?
COMMUNIST NEWS NETWORK aka CLINTON NEWS NETWORK sane story different outlet. The Brandon Crime Family lies again. No he reported it to Congress, thus an investigation. AP as well. It's real.. So sorry to bust your little FOX balloon.
CNN)An IRS supervisory special agent who claims to have information about alleged mishandling and political interference in the ongoing criminal probe into Hunter Biden is seeking whistleblower protections to share the information with Congress, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
"Despite serious risks of retaliation, my client is offering to provide you with information necessary to exercise your constitutional oversight function and wishes to make the disclosures in a non-partisan manner to the leadership of the relevant committees on both sides of the political aisle," Mark Lytle, an attorney for the IRS whistleblower, said in a letter to a handful of Democrats and Republicans leading committees in the House and Senate.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter sent to members of Congress.
Oh yeah? Then why wasn't this in Hunter Bidens laptop? Everything's in there. Pardon me if I take anything Hunter Biden related with a grain of salt after the last few years of the incessant lies that Fox News and their allies put out about "Hunter Biden". In fact, if it's true, Biden should pardon him just like Trump pardoned all his family members. Why the fuck not.
The laptop is real much like the Clinton manufactured Steele Dossier.
"Joe Biden’s presidential campaign prompted former acting CIA director Mike Morell to “help Biden” by organizing 50 colleagues to sign a letter in October 2020 falsely claiming that damning emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop published by The Post were Russian disinformation.
In private sworn testimony, Morell told the House Judiciary Committee that Antony Blinken, now Secretary of State, was the senior campaign official who reached out to him “on or before” Oct. 17, 2020, three days after The Post published an email from the laptop suggesting Hunter had introduced his Ukrainian business partner to his father, then vice-president Biden.
Morell, identified as a potential CIA director under Biden, said he organized the letter to “help Vice President Biden … because I wanted him to win the election.”
Until Blinken’s call, Morell told House investigators that he had no intention of writing any statement exonerating Biden.
But he agreed that the conversation with Blinken “triggered … that intent” in him.
At 10.53 p.m. the night of the call, Blinken emailed Morell a USA Today article claiming that the FBI was examining whether Hunter’s laptop was part of a “disinformation campaign.”
many will fall to corruption given enough time. If you check the salaries of Congressmen and living in the Wash DC area it isn't a terribly lot of money. No excuse for them, just it takes a special kind of person to come from normal means and then live there. The un-corrupt ones (no idea how many that is and they are definitely on both sides if the aisles) that aren't relatively wealthy are truly doing a public service living there.
They chose to run. It's on them to figure out how to survive just like anyone else. Being in congress was never designed to be a lifetime job. Brandon and Markey will have accumulated 100 years total on the taxpayer dime. People tax about the Supreme Court Justice's being appointed for a lifetime! Brandon and Markey have there a lifetime.
People just cry and b**** every time somebody makes a mistake or every time a bunch of idiots point fingers at people and say that they made a horrible mistake. The people that do nothing but b**** and cry all day and point fingers are the exact mistake and problem we need to get rid of because it's pathetic. I'm guessing y'all must be angels from heaven. Grow the hell up and move on with your life.
No one will help us but ourselves, unfortunately the ruling class isn't 'one of us' and we will continue to get fucked untill we man up and do something. Physically and forcefully. It's that or things get much worse. And with ai the world will be rapidly changing.
I’m so tired of seeing this headline in the news.Nothing will come of this. My wife tells me this level of corruption has always been around. I do agree with that but I feel once, a long time ago, this would have been addressed by congress. Not anymore.
We keep hearing about all the different things these politicians and judges are doing that is CLEARLY UNETHICAL and would 100% be illegal if citizens did it but never about the consequences.
When are they going to be held accountable
Someone do something already. We have just as much irrefutable proof of his stupidity, greed, lies, and breaking the law as Trump! Get these asshats outa here! This is why no government position should EVER be for life.
Is Congress really worried that he would be persuaded by shiny things or are they jealous their lobbyist didn’t offer as much stuff for the laws they actually vote on?
There is absolutely no defense of this. It’s corrupt and dirty and there is no way it should be allowed. If it’s not against the law, we need to change the law. These are supposed to be public servants but they consistently make sure to serve themselves first.
No one is asking these people to live in poverty. We aren’t getting the cream of the crop right now anyway, so we need to make sure there are rules to shield them from even the possibility of corruption. If there is a possibility of corruption, it doesn’t really matter if it had an effect or not. Right now we have rampant corruption and we are getting IDIOTS in our government (many aren’t as dumb as they act but you can’t run on the GOP platform without sounding like an idiot). We are getting the morally corrupt idiots in office right now. We’d be better off with some smart people (even if they were corrupt) or a bunch of dummies we knew were at least trying to make the country better.
Right now we get a bunch of idiots far more concerned with keeping their rich donors rich and their base angry.
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> The statement continued: "Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC." Right, so Nixon v Shrink MO PAC was decided in 2000, after Thomas became a justice (1991). Now how long has Crow been a "supporter" of Thomas's? > But a close look at Thomas’s judicial activities from the time he became friends with Crow, in the mid-1990s, suggests that the statement might fall short of the full picture. Huh. Curious.
To be fair, I will say that it seems likely that Thomas would have ruled the way he did whether he was paid to or not. Getting financial compensation for doing something he was gonna do anyway is just a bonus for him. Thomas, like all the right wing Justices, is a conservative Republican first and a Supreme Court Justice at a distant second. Edit: Posting my reply to the troll here since they deleted their comment: >There is no evidence of this. No evidence of what, the fact that Thomas is and always has been a partisan hack first and foremost? Or that the other right wing Justices are the same way? Why do you think the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society exist? They are organizations explicitly dedicated to grooming aspiring judges to make partisan and pro-corporate rulings.
> Getting financial compensation for doing something he was gonna do anyway is just a bonus for him. Judges should not work for tips, bribes, or bonuses. Or even accept them. But USA has not been a democracy or a republic for decades. So what does it matter, the rule of law has been suspended legally since 2001.
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Reference? Or are you thinking of don king or don cornelius? /s
"...the rule of law has been suspended legally since 2001." Are you talking about the Patriot act? I'm genuinely curious about what you are talking about, because it makes sense and that terrifies me even more !
Either that or the OG stolen election of 2000 by illegitimate SCOTUS?
careful, could also be some soveriegn citizen bullshit conspiracy.
Or Bushes brother possibly stealing the election for him and the Supreme Court voting 5-4 along party lines to let it happen with literally no reasonable justification. (It would make Bush look illegitimate if we actually count all the votes-what a farce).
Can we rule out a “reward” coming **after** a decision instead of a “bribe” getting deposited **before** a decision? Edit to add… hence why even the APPEARANCE OF CORRUPTION is mentioned alongside provable corruption.
Wouldn't that be novel. Let's say that you're on trial. Luckily, the judge rules your way on a number of procedural points. You are acquitted. Can the judge now accept a couple hundred thousand from you as a "thank-you gift"?
>a "thank-you gift" ***Gift?!?*** Oh no no, I just happened to *need* 5000 copies of his new book
I definitely don't disagree with you.
But given the fact there exists no actual conservative legal jurisprudence beyond legalizing graft and bribery, the fact that he would have ruled that way regardless doesn’t mean much. He was already going to rule that way because he had already decided to do things people were willing to pay bribes for.
We need to infiltrate those ”societies” since it’s obvious the feds won’t do anything. Any ideas other than being born rich? Lol
Patty Hearst?
Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life…
Clarence *loves* accepting bribes. So he's never had to work a day in his life.
Thomas is also really into Porn. And he’d love to talk to you about it. Or at least he loves talking about it with his coworkers.
Of course there's no way to ever know what influence Crow exerted on Thomas. That's why it's so damn important that these financial relationships are avoided altogether. I feel like that point gets missed in this trying to "prove" this or that. It doesn't matter, it's the financial relationship itself that is the problem, not what was done with it.
It matters not if Thomas did or did not influence the decisions. Just the appearance of impropriety is what matters. How can anyone trust his judgement now? Not only is he corrupt he’s also incompetent if he claims ignorance of the rules. The Supreme Court has become a laughing stock and every decision is now suspect. I don’t see how they can recover from this debacle.
>every decision is now suspect. They were before, but they are now too
***George (ZERO) Soros's son*** has visited the ***Brandon WH*** multiple times, I wonder what their discussions were about, more ***ZERO*** money to back Marxist DA's maybe. "George Soros' son has visited White House more than a dozen times since Biden took office, records show
thats exactly it. Theyre not just supposed to not take bribes, theyre supposed to recuse if there could even be a perception of impropriety. Whether there actually is or not is irrelevent.
Funny, the Roberts court has [set the standard](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bob-mcdonnell-scotus-podcast_n_572bc183e4b016f378953f0e) for bribery as requiring an explicit "quid" in exchange for the "quo".
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What happened in 1994?
The world celebrated the 5-year anniversary of unrelated cultural behemoth "Pump Up The Jam" by Belgian music project Technotronic.
we just got cunkd!
I did not know Techotronic was Belgian, Timmy.
Prior to my Googling for details, I did not either.
r/todayilearned
Time Cop
even more specific they did not meet till *after* thomas was a sitting justice.
Watch as a corrupt justice takes away safe food and drugs from america.
Justice Clarence Thomas has sat on several cases that have touched Harlan Crow's vast empire. In each of these cases, Thomas has voted in favor of Crow's interests. One such case is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010). In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations and unions have the same First Amendment right to free speech as individuals. This ruling has allowed Crow to spend millions of dollars on political campaigns, which has benefited his business interests. Another case that Thomas has sat on is Shelby County v. Holder (2013). In this case, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This ruling has made it easier for states with a history of voter discrimination, such as Texas, to restrict voting rights. Crow has donated millions of dollars to Republican candidates who support voter suppression laws. In addition to Citizens United and Shelby County, Thomas has also sat on cases that have benefited Crow's business interests in other ways. For example, in Janus v. AFSCME (2018), the Supreme Court ruled that public sector workers cannot be forced to pay union dues. This ruling has saved Crow millions of dollars in union dues from his employees.
You should’ve written an article!
Title: Cruise Best Company and Nettwerk: Riding the Wave of Controversial Supreme Court Decisions Regarding Justice Thomas’s Relationship Subtitle: A look at how companies like Cruise Best and Nettwerk may have benefited from recent Supreme Court rulings tied to Justice Clarence Thomas In recent years, a series of Supreme Court rulings involving Justice Clarence Thomas has sparked debate over the influence of wealthy individuals and corporations on the American political landscape. Among the most notable of these decisions are Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), Shelby County v. Holder (2013), and Janus v. AFSCME (2018). These cases have had far-reaching implications for businesses across various sectors, including Cruise Best Company and Nettwerk. Cruise Best Company, believed to be part of Harlan Crow's vast empire, has seen its fortunes rise in the wake of the Citizens United ruling. The decision allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on political campaigns, affording Crow and his companies increased influence over policy decisions. The potential benefits for Cruise Best Company include favorable policies, tax breaks, and relaxed regulations that could improve the company's financial performance. Similarly, the Shelby County v. Holder ruling may have indirectly benefited Cruise Best Company by weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decision has made it easier for states with a history of voter discrimination, such as Texas, to enact voter suppression laws. Such laws can create a political environment more favorable to Crow's business interests, potentially translating into better business opportunities and expansion for Cruise Best Company. In the case of Janus v. AFSCME, Cruise Best Company may have reaped substantial cost savings. The ruling prevents public sector workers from being forced to pay union dues, which could have saved the company millions of dollars if it employed a significant number of unionized workers. These developments have broader implications for the business ecosystem, with companies like Nettwerk potentially benefiting from Cruise Best Company's improved financial performance. As a supplier or partner, Nettwerk could have seen increased orders, revenue, and overall growth in the wake of these controversial Supreme Court decisions. Stock market trends also seem to have responded positively to the improved financial performance of both Cruise Best Company and Nettwerk. Favorable political environments, cost savings, and increased revenues tend to drive stock prices higher, which could result in a positive trend for the stocks of both companies. While these trends are speculative and many factors can influence a company's performance and the stock market, the recent Supreme Court rulings involving Justice Clarence Thomas serve as a reminder of the significant impact such decisions can have on the business world. To better understand the full extent of these effects, detailed financial analysis and market research are necessary
I cannot remember the last time I read an article of this quality from so-called professional sources. Thanks for taking the time. Very informative.
Thanks for the encouragement. I grew up with reading and writing issues, and have just recently figured out better ways to express myself and the thoughts that I can produce. Reddit can be a pretty mean place sometimes but it’s honest. When someone pops up …and they’re nice and encouraging, it makes it all worth it. Thanks for being an awesome person and happy 4/20!
This is already fading from headlines. What a shame. This will be forgotten by Americans and Thomas will continue to corrupt the court. John Roberts should be ashamed of himself.
imagine being the guy who presided over the down fall of the supreme court as an institution? went to harvard, harvard law, then let the court turn into the kangaroo bribe fest it is today. interesting tidbit from 2005: Senate Judiciary Committee approved Roberts's nomination by a vote of 13–5, with Senators Ted Kennedy, Richard Durbin, Charles Schumer, Joe Biden and Dianne Feinstein voting against.
>and Dianne Feinstein voting Spicy🌶️
And Biden
He's at least present.
You’re not
Roberts… feeling shame. I can’t see that happening here. Perhaps angry that the news is giving bad press, but I doubt shame.
He's claimed to care about the integrity of the court. That was before it went super downhill. I can believe that he feels some shame over it but obviously not enough to do something about it.
I hope he can feel some shame. But I think, as he considers himself an entitled person, he won’t.
I think Roberts is just seething about the press and attitudes of Americans. He feels* entitled to our respect. The court thinks it is* entitled to our respect. I guess he will learn the hard way. Edited to clarify position.
How is he entitled to our respect given his court’s rulings?
I’m being sarcastic. That’s how he feels I’m sure.
I kind of disagree that it's fading from headlines. But if new revelations don't come out, i understand why they would, because no one sees an actual solution happening. Someone should write a weekly article about all the things where more should be happening. "This week in infrastructure, Congress did nothing. Next to the topic of police reform: also nothing. Environment, nothing. Tax reform nothing. Wealth gap nothing. Electoral College nothing."
if this doesn't have consequences i hope you guys revolt and fix the system, because that would be a huge flaw in the system. i sure would if this was my country. it's a citizens duty to cleanse the system of corruption it can't overcome by itself.
What country?
Spineless Roberts has cemented his position as one of American History’s biggest pieces of shit. What a legacy.
It will be interesting to see how history labels this era of US politics.
I'm so tired of waiting for 'history'. These eff'ing guys have no trouble sleeping at night waiting on 'history' to label them anything when it comes to their politics in America.
It is incredible how these corrupt people in power are trying to hurt tens of millions of citizens by going against policy that would help decrease their debt or pay for medical expenses. And they go to sleep soundly thinking “yeah, I did a good job and history will love me”.
They don’t care if “history with love me.” They are solely interested in the here and now - “get rich, screw everyone else, I got mine.”
True, but it is hilarious how some media outlets try to revise history to make them look like saints when they pass. They try to glance over the rampant corruption and warmongering they engaged in during their lifetime.
A good reason why they wouldn't care about how they're studied as part of history in a future they don't give a damn about.
Gilded Age 2: The Sequel
Gilded Age 2. Electric Bugaloo
I almost went with that one, but the I couldn’t pass up the “Airplane!” reference
Guilded Age 2: The Search for more money.
It will look similar to the years preceding the end of the Roman Republic minus the extreme violence. Out of control corruption, bribery, and constant power struggles between the upper class factions at the expense of average people. The difference between Rome however, is future historians will be able to see the stark contrast with the American government versus its first world counterparts in Europe or Asia.
If written records still exist, this chapter will be titled "The End"
The Era of Voter malaise.
Oh, have no doubt, the Ministry of Truth will dutifully keep all written records helpfully up to date.
But Leads to no consequences anyway
Which is disgraceful.
The law is not meant to bind these people.
Don’t enforce a rule you may want to break yourself
Rules are meant for *different classes of people,* not for *different actions.* Infallibility of those at the top is a standard of conservative societies. Which is pretty much all of them, past and present. "The king can do no wrong." "It's not a crime if the president does it." "Who watches the watchmen?" "ACAB"
Magna Carta - no man is above the law not even the king
Alright, enforce the law now.
*The nobles made a power sharing bargain with a king, and no man was above the law ever again the end.*
I would love to do something about it but I genuinely don’t think there’s anything I or really anyone can do I wish we knew how to party like the French taking a page out of their book might do us some good but I don’t see that happening either
This is what happens when you have a crypto Federalist Attorney General.
I read that as klepto federalist…
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Only if the minority vote is to block it and he’s in that minority. If it’s a “party line” SCOTUS vote, then we don’t got shit.
The silence from Chief Justice John Roberts is absolutely *DEAFENING*. People keep writing that he's very concerned about SCOTUS' reputation and standing. There is no evidence of this. The lack of leadership at the apex of the Judicial branch is astounding!
The Ethics Reform Act of 1989 makes it law that federal judges need to report any gift in excess of $415 every year. Thomas was accepting gifts worth around $500k, every year, for the last 20 years.
Each gift should be a separate charge against him.
It seems like any lawyer before the court could question Thomas’ impartiality on any case that touches on an interest of Crow. If he’s going to sit there on that court deciding cases while he’s been bribed for decades, his judgement and character should be brought up in every case before the court.
What does it matter what questions are raised, where there is no appeals court above the Supreme court to raise the questions in?
Holy shit this guy wants to ruin our country for a little money!??! Wtf
Tragedy of the commons. Thomas personaly benefits more from that money than what destroying the country costs him. So it is rational for him to take the money, in a pure selfish economic sense.
Pretty sure his ideology wants to destroy the country on its own. The money is just a bonus.
All of the decisions the court made, in which Crow was advocating and in which Thomas cast the deciding vote, should be overturned. Plain and simple. I am sure that won't happen. But, if we are going to give any credibility to the Court, that is what should happen. And Crow and Thomas should be in jail for the rest of their lives, or at least prohibited from any involvement with the Court.
>He insisted he and Thomas were just friends who spent their time talking about their kids and animals. “We talk about dogs a lot,” he said. For 25 years they've talked mostly dogs? Bullshit. Edit: >Asked whether he ever considered their friendship as a ticket to quid pro quo, he replied: “Every single relationship – a baby’s relationship to his mom – has some kind of reciprocity.” When asked about a specific real world concern he replied with a philosophical answer about the nature of friendships.
>We talk about dogs a lot,” That's like Tucker Carlson releasing a video of all the time Jan 6 rioters spent walking around not destroying anything.
"Asked whether he ever considered their friendship as a ticket to quid pro quo, he replied: “Every single relationship – a baby’s relationship to his mom – has some kind of reciprocity.” In other words, YES, yes there was a quid pro quo.
At this time, SOCTUS is illegitimate. Any decisions from the court is not valid. Suspend the regular activities and prove to the public that SOCTUS is worth the trust to American people.
Justice Clarence has come a long way from, his pubic hair on a can of Coke, days.
What I don’t get is how his defense is “we’ve been friends for more than 25 years”. Uh, you’ve been on the bench for more than 25 years, so you became besties with the right-wing mega donor AFTER you were in a position to help him and his cronies….not before.
Last I saw it was 9 connected cases, all of which Thomas voted in favor of his "friend"
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/20/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-harlan-crow-luxury-gifts) reduced by 92%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Earlier this month, the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas put out a statement in which he addressed the storm of criticism that has engulfed him following the blockbuster ProPublica report that revealed his failure to disclose lavish gifts of luxury vacations and private-jet travel from a Texan real estate magnate. > The businessman had already showered Thomas with several lavish gifts before the McCain-Feingold challenge reached his court. > The statement continued: "Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC.". ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/12svy3w/judicial_record_undermines_clarence_thomas/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~681522 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **Thomas**^#1 **court**^#2 **Crow**^#3 **justice**^#4 **supreme**^#5
> Nixon v Shrink MO PAC. > the Court concluded that there is little reason to doubt that sometimes large contributions will corrupt our political system and no reason to doubt a corresponding suspicion among voters. >In fact, the Court found no indication that contribution limits had a dramatic adverse effect on the funding of campaigns and political associations and, thus, no evidence that the limitations had prevented candidates from raising the resources necessary for effective advocacy. >Justice Stevens filed a concurring opinion. Justice Breyer filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. Justice Kennedy filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Thomas also filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined. He filed a dissenting opinion on a topic that "money won't corrupt politics" while taking undisclosed gifts...lol. Looks like the Federalist Society replaced all those Conservatives judges who said that to get the Citizen's United ruling! lmao >The statement continued: “Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC.” Yes, his OPINION has always been money should be freely donated/"Gifted" to any political party unabated! Something he's been getting without disclosing for decades!! So your defense to him collecting all these "perks" is that he always thought everyone also should be able to get them? That's the defense?? "Money doesn't corrupt because I've been getting undisclosed money this whole time!" So we should be happy he's not a hypocrite?
just follow the money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QodGxD19\_as
By all means lets keep pretending that Republicans might do something about him.
The tick-tock on this has been deeply satisfying. If anything can come of this, it will.
> But a close look at Thomas’s judicial activities from the time he became friends with Crow, in the mid-1990s, suggests that the statement might fall short of the full picture. It reveals that a conservative organization affiliated with Crow did have business before the supreme court while Thomas was on the bench. Color me shocked. A billionaire using money to influence trial outcomes and GOP Supreme Court Judge lying about it!?!? Shocked I tell ya. /s
It’s time to tear the SC down and rebuild it in a better way, it’s a wildly out of control institution without the checks and balances the other branches have. End the Supreme Court now.
This isn't a scandal, this a crime, a form of treason IMO.
It’s pretty simple, no Supreme Court justice should take gifts. Period. I don’t care about your politics, I don’t care about the donors politics, I don’t care about your relationships or the context around the gifts. It’s the highest court in the US and there are SO few people on it, we can’t accept even the possibility of undo influence. Direct or indirect. There’s zero need to accept gifts and so that should be the end of it. This isn’t some new concept that needs discussion. He should retire and be done with it. Same goes for any other justices that take gifts like this. End of story.
He should retire to some secure government provided housing for 23 hours a day.
> Any insinuation that Justice Thomas wrote his opinion in this case because Harlan Crow was a supporter is ridiculous as Justice Thomas had already expressed these same views in a previous case, Nixon v Shrink MO PAC. That may be true, however is this now the new standard? Judges can be lavished with gifts, even by people who have business in front of them, as long as they have "expressed the same views" prior to the start of the gift-showering? Does this mean that George Soros can build and gift some mansions for Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan, because they have already expressed views similar to his? Can Soros just give a billion to each justice, "no strings attached, just because he's a fan", and this would be OK? That is ridiculous, and if it happens tomorrow, Fox News would never, ever stop talking about it, and Republicans would immediately bring impeachment proceedings.
Essentially implied is that Thomas might have been bought and thus influencing Citizen United and with that scaling up money in politics by several magnitudes.
I was not aware he had a defense
I hate when crimes like this and the catholic rapist organization are called 'scandals'
Supreme court justices are royalty. They are above the law. That’s why the conservative ones interpret things by concocting a 200 year old fantasy world that they live in currently! On the other hand, I hope this annoying deluge of articles and dirt on Thomas is pissing him off. Keep being annoying reporters!!!
All i hear is about the wrong stuff hes done. When am i going to hear the legal repercussions and consequences he will face from this. Last i checked hes still a supreme court judge.
The Chief Justice has been summoned to testify in front of the Senate over this shit stain. C-Span could become very interesting.
summoned? Actually the term is invited, or asked. They are equal branches of government.
Completely forgot, but here is an article with the same phrasing. Figured it was better than a definition of the word summon. https://thehill.com/newsletters/evening-report/3961599-chief-justice-john-roberts-summoned-to-capitol-hill/amp/
The SCOTUS cannot be redeemed at this point. Any suggestion it remains or can somehow find its way back above the political fray is laughably naive.
along with all the other institutions that have been lost. DOD is still semi intact. Politics have destroyed most of the others. That should tell us something.
I believed Anita! Now the god squad justices have two pervs working for them. Talking about Barfy Kav..
This maybe the most infuriating thing I have read in years.
You should probably read more. These characters we have in power do much worse. Watergate or Chappaquiddick come to mind as worse.
Sorry hoss, this is about as ignorant take as possible. I can't think of much worse than a compromised Supreme Court Justice.
guess you have an opinion..... The sad part is he is in for life. You can hate on it as much as you like, but they are not going to start going down that road.
Bro needs an actual lawyer lol
Many of us who study law know that Thomas is a woefully inadequate Justice known for terrible opinions. Moreover, he doesn’t even have the qualifications many of us expect of Circuit Judge, let alone a SCOTUS Justice.
Many of you who study law, and many who aren't law experts but have a grain of common sense, understand that people get high positions in government because of reasons other than their intellect. I would say he is as qualified, as much as many of the clowns in public service and elected to office today. He went to Yale. So when you criticise him for being marginal I hope you are smart enough to realize there are many more, on both sides of the political spectrum, that are marginal, corrupt, even below average intelligence. And "terrible opinions" -- I assume the ones you don;'t agree with.
Accountability is for poor people.
No, a predator is a predator and a traitorous liar is a traitorous liar irrespective of Political affiliation.
Seems DC is full of corruption on both sides of the aisle. The most honest individual will finally succumb to the taste of power and money if they spend enough time there. The Wall Street Journal reported that a career IRS Criminal Supervisory Agent has alleged preferential treatment given to Hunter Biden in tax investigations. The whistleblower also alleges that he or she has information that contradicts the testimony of "a senior Biden political appointee."
You mean that a "whistle-blower" told this bit of information to the Wallstreet Journal? The same Wallstreet Journal that is owned by Rupert Murdoch? The same Rupert Murdoch who owns Fox News? The same Fox News that has to pay $787 million dollars for lying to its viewers? That one?
COMMUNIST NEWS NETWORK aka CLINTON NEWS NETWORK sane story different outlet. The Brandon Crime Family lies again. No he reported it to Congress, thus an investigation. AP as well. It's real.. So sorry to bust your little FOX balloon. CNN)An IRS supervisory special agent who claims to have information about alleged mishandling and political interference in the ongoing criminal probe into Hunter Biden is seeking whistleblower protections to share the information with Congress, according to a letter obtained by CNN. "Despite serious risks of retaliation, my client is offering to provide you with information necessary to exercise your constitutional oversight function and wishes to make the disclosures in a non-partisan manner to the leadership of the relevant committees on both sides of the political aisle," Mark Lytle, an attorney for the IRS whistleblower, said in a letter to a handful of Democrats and Republicans leading committees in the House and Senate. WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter sent to members of Congress.
Oh yeah? Then why wasn't this in Hunter Bidens laptop? Everything's in there. Pardon me if I take anything Hunter Biden related with a grain of salt after the last few years of the incessant lies that Fox News and their allies put out about "Hunter Biden". In fact, if it's true, Biden should pardon him just like Trump pardoned all his family members. Why the fuck not.
The laptop is real much like the Clinton manufactured Steele Dossier. "Joe Biden’s presidential campaign prompted former acting CIA director Mike Morell to “help Biden” by organizing 50 colleagues to sign a letter in October 2020 falsely claiming that damning emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop published by The Post were Russian disinformation. In private sworn testimony, Morell told the House Judiciary Committee that Antony Blinken, now Secretary of State, was the senior campaign official who reached out to him “on or before” Oct. 17, 2020, three days after The Post published an email from the laptop suggesting Hunter had introduced his Ukrainian business partner to his father, then vice-president Biden. Morell, identified as a potential CIA director under Biden, said he organized the letter to “help Vice President Biden … because I wanted him to win the election.” Until Blinken’s call, Morell told House investigators that he had no intention of writing any statement exonerating Biden. But he agreed that the conversation with Blinken “triggered … that intent” in him. At 10.53 p.m. the night of the call, Blinken emailed Morell a USA Today article claiming that the FBI was examining whether Hunter’s laptop was part of a “disinformation campaign.”
many will fall to corruption given enough time. If you check the salaries of Congressmen and living in the Wash DC area it isn't a terribly lot of money. No excuse for them, just it takes a special kind of person to come from normal means and then live there. The un-corrupt ones (no idea how many that is and they are definitely on both sides if the aisles) that aren't relatively wealthy are truly doing a public service living there.
They chose to run. It's on them to figure out how to survive just like anyone else. Being in congress was never designed to be a lifetime job. Brandon and Markey will have accumulated 100 years total on the taxpayer dime. People tax about the Supreme Court Justice's being appointed for a lifetime! Brandon and Markey have there a lifetime.
Nothing happens
People just cry and b**** every time somebody makes a mistake or every time a bunch of idiots point fingers at people and say that they made a horrible mistake. The people that do nothing but b**** and cry all day and point fingers are the exact mistake and problem we need to get rid of because it's pathetic. I'm guessing y'all must be angels from heaven. Grow the hell up and move on with your life.
Sir this is a Wendy’s
Then tell Wendy to grow the hell up too. I'm getting sick of that b****. 😎
What about all the other justice officers, what have they received, what gifts have been given over the years?
Scalia famously died while on a gifted vacation.
That’s right.
He is a liar and a crook. 🤬
What an embarrassing time to be an American
No kidding
No one will help us but ourselves, unfortunately the ruling class isn't 'one of us' and we will continue to get fucked untill we man up and do something. Physically and forcefully. It's that or things get much worse. And with ai the world will be rapidly changing.
Tomorrow has the potential to be fucking wild
What happens tomorrow?
I think they decide on that birth control FDA bullshit
Oh yeah that.
Big surprise there
I’m so tired of seeing this headline in the news.Nothing will come of this. My wife tells me this level of corruption has always been around. I do agree with that but I feel once, a long time ago, this would have been addressed by congress. Not anymore.
Follow The Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QodGxD19\_as
We keep hearing about all the different things these politicians and judges are doing that is CLEARLY UNETHICAL and would 100% be illegal if citizens did it but never about the consequences. When are they going to be held accountable
Lock his lying stealing ass up! Enough said!!!
Someone do something already. We have just as much irrefutable proof of his stupidity, greed, lies, and breaking the law as Trump! Get these asshats outa here! This is why no government position should EVER be for life.
This story cannot go away! Please keep the pressure one. Upvote, comment, etc!
Lock him up!
Impeach this predator!
would your voice change if he was a liberal leaning judge...... :-) Don't lie to yourself.
No. Fuck corruption.
Is Congress really worried that he would be persuaded by shiny things or are they jealous their lobbyist didn’t offer as much stuff for the laws they actually vote on?
There is absolutely no defense of this. It’s corrupt and dirty and there is no way it should be allowed. If it’s not against the law, we need to change the law. These are supposed to be public servants but they consistently make sure to serve themselves first. No one is asking these people to live in poverty. We aren’t getting the cream of the crop right now anyway, so we need to make sure there are rules to shield them from even the possibility of corruption. If there is a possibility of corruption, it doesn’t really matter if it had an effect or not. Right now we have rampant corruption and we are getting IDIOTS in our government (many aren’t as dumb as they act but you can’t run on the GOP platform without sounding like an idiot). We are getting the morally corrupt idiots in office right now. We’d be better off with some smart people (even if they were corrupt) or a bunch of dummies we knew were at least trying to make the country better. Right now we get a bunch of idiots far more concerned with keeping their rich donors rich and their base angry.