Justice Thomas accepted millions in gifts from right wing mega donor

[SMOGZINN]

If Roberts had any shred of decency and love of country he would ask Thomas to resign.

Even if he does Thomas could say no. Roberts would have no authority to force Thomas to resign.

 

[dank69]

Because Roberts isn't the freedom caucus type, more a traditional repug. ...

There is very, very little difference between freedom caucus type and traditional repug. One isn't afraid to say the quiet part out loud. That's it.

 

[kage69]

Can't subpoena Roberts because of Feinstein

They don't want to subpoena Roberts, went out of their way to say they weren't considering it. The word invitation was quite intentional (and appropriate) when you are dealing with a leader from an equal branch of government. GQP loves to project about over reach, and people like Dick Durbin are being careful not to give them slop to throw. Instead of acting like imperious repugs and making demands and threats, they're respecting protocol and passing the mic back to Roberts, allowing him to publicly acknowledge if he wants to be part of the solution or the problem to the massive, court rending corruption the whole country knows about now.

That woman needs to gtfo herself and resign. Her ego and repug obstruction are now bedfellows in halting Joe Biden's rights as President.

 

[kage69]

Even if he does Thomas could say no. Roberts would have no authority to force Thomas to resign.

I never implied he did, though when your supervisor wants you gone, there are things that can be done short of official termination to achieve that outcome. What would Thomas say if Roberts informed him 'You didn't even try to avoid the appearance of impropriety. You can resign, or I can be the first chief justice to call for the impeachment of another justice. Insist on defiling this court and you will be assigned no opinions to write, your legacy will be predominantly shame and silence. Leave now, on your terms. It will be easier than when a Dem controlled Congress does it for you.'

 

[SMOGZINN]

I never implied he did, though when your supervisor wants you gone, there are things that can be done short of official termination to achieve that outcome. What would Thomas say if Roberts informed him 'You didn't even try to avoid the appearance of impropriety. You can resign, or I can be the first chief justice to call for the impeachment of another justice. Insist on defiling this court and you will be assigned no opinions to write, your legacy will be shame and silence. Choose.'

Roberts could publicly shame him, and probably should if he refuses to resign, but even calling for his impeachment would not really do that much. There is just no way that a Republican House is going to impeach Thomas. I doubt they would impeach him if he publicly proclaimed that he sells his vote to the highest bidder. They would instead praise his entrepreneurial spirit and mumble something about Citizens United.

 

[Pens1566]

There are all kinds of things that COULD/SHOULD happen. The problem is that none of them WILL happen. Period.

 

[kage69]

There is very, very little difference between freedom caucus type and traditional repug. One isn't afraid to say the quiet part out loud. That's it.

I used to agree with this, not sure I do now. Dems attracted a lot of registered Rs last election, which only validated my doubts. I can't really recall ever hearing of any friends or family leaving the Repug party or their church prior to 2016, but since 2016 it's happened a lot.

We have a traditional repug as our governor in VT and he is nothing like your typical magat I'm happy to say. He disagrees with and disavows GQP shit all the time.

 

[HomerJS]

He bashed Roberts and stare decisis, said others uphold it when 'they didn't want to think.' Quite the comment coming from court's smallest mind, probably why it stuck with me. Implied he didn't trust Roberts with that 'we trusted each other prior to 2005' comment.

C'mon Mr. Institutionalist, have a little dignity FFS. You really want to ride or die with the insurrectionists and this corrupt AF sociopath who won't recuse in order to protect the traitor he married?

Oh please. Thomas primary job was to carry Scalia's briefcase.

 

[kage69]

Oh please. Thomas primary job was to carry Scalia's briefcase.

Please what? I just called the man "the court's smallest mind."

You get that I'm not exactly a fan, right?

 

[HomerJS]

Please what? I just called the man "the court's smallest mind."

You get that I'm not exactly a fan, right?

I was making a joke agreeing with your assessment of Thomas

 

[dawp]

saying impeach him is all fine and dandy but with McCarthy as speaker it will never happen.

 

[Pens1566]

saying impeach him is all fine and dandy but with McCarthy as speaker it will never happen.

Right. The only way Thomas leaves the court is when he descends into hell.

 

[Zorba]

I'm starting to think the Dems need to make this an issue, really run with it. Make the GQP wear this asshat proudly while investigations and a formal impeachment push all make it clear that SCOTUS repair cannot wait any longer. The Dems can get rid of the filibuster and save the SCOTUS if voters give them strong enough majorities, no more hostage taking from the likes of Sinema or Manchin.

They should start doing a hit campaign against him with ads the the pudding fingers ad. Disgust people that he is taking our rights while jet setting for free all over.

 

[hal2kilo]

Oh please. Thomas primary job was to carry Scalia's briefcase.

Where are you getting this. Was the hearing on CSPAN?

 

[kage69]

Where are you getting this. Was the hearing on CSPAN?

Tongue in cheek remark. Thomas was basically an oxygen-to-Co2 converter for the court when Scalia was alive. Offering expert legal judgment really isn't his thing though, more into retribution on Dems and getting paid.

 

[cytg111]

DOJ goes after Ginni on her jan 6th involvement, dropping the hammer, repeatedly, then Biden dangles a pardon if Thomas resigns.

Problem solved.

Of course in the process you too become the monster. Worth it? Fuck if I know.

 

[HomerJS]

The stench from Uncle Clarence is getting ranker and ranker

Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court

 

[Pens1566]

Not Thomas, but related ...

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/25/neil-gorsuch-colorado-property-sale-00093579

These jerkoffs are so fucking corrupt.

 

[hal2kilo]

Gorsuch joins the club of sneaky liars. Why doesn't he want us to know who bought his property not long after he joined the club.

Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property

The Supreme Court justice did not report the identity of the purchaser, whose firm has had numerous cases before the court.

www.politico.com

 

[MrSquished]

Of course all these righty wing justices are corrupt. It's easy to know they are evil fucks, so that's what evil fucks tend to do.

 

[kage69]

Roberts punted like a chump. So frustrating. I thought his rebuke of Trump on a few occasions might count for something wrt to Ginny and that whole treason/insurrection stuff. Guess not.

Religious people are so bad at being judges. I hope for a day when they are a rarity on the bench rather than a standard. Even RBG took an all expense paid trip to Israel, which I will condemn the same as any paid for luxury vacation for Uncle Thomas and Batshit Ginny. Something has to be done, the money, the recusals, at this rate the SCOTUS is going from joke to bad joke.

 

[brycejones]

The answer to this is simple. All government employees (including the HoR, Senate, Judiciary including SCOTUS, Executive branch) are subject to the SAME ethics rules. If it's a good enough rule for some low level bureaucrat to be required to follow it's good enough for everyone else.

 

[fskimospy]

The answer to this is simple. All government employees (including the HoR, Senate, Judiciary including SCOTUS, Executive branch) are subject to the SAME ethics rules. If it's a good enough rule for some low level bureaucrat to be required to follow it's good enough for everyone else.

This SHOULD be a simple answer but SCOTUS would declare itself immune from any ethics rules.

The only answer is expanding the court. It’s the only language they will understand.

 

[K1052]

Who would have ever expected the people appointed for life to such a powerful and unaccountable body could become cartoonishly corrupt?

 

[ivwshane]

Who would have ever expected the people appointed for life to such a powerful and unaccountable body could become cartoonishly corrupt?

The founding fathers did which is why they made it so congress can remove a Justice. What the founding fathers didn’t count on was that we’d have a two party system and one party would be anti democratic and have enough power to virtually grind congress to a halt.