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The court isn't influenced by money.

pstuart 4y ago
It was in its composition -- https://www.acslaw.org/analysis/reports/dark-money/ https://www.acslaw.org/analysis/reports/dark-money/
- mlindner 4y ago
  A far left wing organization isn't a very good source.
  - malermeister 4y ago
    A far right wing court isn't a very good court, yet here we are.
    - mlindner 4y ago
      The court isn't very far right. They're middle of the road if anything. Lest we forget, they upheld obamacare and shot down Trump's border walls.
      - malermeister 4y ago
        That was a very different court.
      - pstuart 4y ago
        Not far right to you. I'm curious what you think exemplifies far right.
gaws 4y ago
> The court isn't influenced by money. You buy the senators who choose the judges and the presidents who appoint them.
- mlindner 4y ago
  Senators don't choose the judges, they just allow or reject them. And no, no matter what anyone says, there is no structure in the US such that direct bribery of politicians is legal. Lobbying is not bribery.
  - taco_philips 4y ago
  - user68858788 4y ago
    Genuine question, what is lobbying if not legalized bribery? It’s hard to think it’s anything else when things like this happen - https://youtu.be/CARiB_eYwys https://youtu.be/CARiB_eYwys
    - mlindner 4y ago
      They can't spend it for arbitrary purposes. It must be spent on campaigning for election.
      - gaganyaan 4y ago
        You really don't understand that that then influences how politicians vote, which is called bribery? Your civics education has failed you.
  - stjohnswarts 4y ago
    wink-wink nudge nudge back=slapping PACs are absolutely legalized bribery.
    - mlindner 4y ago
      The politicians have no access to the PAC campaign donations other than directing them to spend it for the purposes of the campaign. A politician can't use their PAC to buy themselves a house or a fancy car.
stjohnswarts 4y ago
lol. they just flat out lied about Roe and "settled law" during their interviews and you're standing up for them? Come on. They absolutely sold their soul to get on the bench, there's not a single doubt there. Except Thomas, he is just a plain old evil grumpy old man.
- pstuart 4y ago
  The report about making liberals miserable, if true, should be grounds for an impeachment trial: https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-told-clerks-he-wants-to-make-liberals-miserable-2022-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-told-clerks-...

It was in its composition -- https://www.acslaw.org/analysis/reports/dark-money/ https://www.acslaw.org/analysis/reports/dark-money/

mlindner 4y ago
A far left wing organization isn't a very good source.
- malermeister 4y ago
  A far right wing court isn't a very good court, yet here we are.
  - mlindner 4y ago
    The court isn't very far right. They're middle of the road if anything. Lest we forget, they upheld obamacare and shot down Trump's border walls.
    - malermeister 4y ago
      That was a very different court.
    - pstuart 4y ago
      Not far right to you. I'm curious what you think exemplifies far right.

gaws 4y ago

> The court isn't influenced by money. You buy the senators who choose the judges and the presidents who appoint them.

mlindner 4y ago
Senators don't choose the judges, they just allow or reject them. And no, no matter what anyone says, there is no structure in the US such that direct bribery of politicians is legal. Lobbying is not bribery.
- taco_philips 4y ago
- user68858788 4y ago
  Genuine question, what is lobbying if not legalized bribery? It’s hard to think it’s anything else when things like this happen - https://youtu.be/CARiB_eYwys https://youtu.be/CARiB_eYwys
  - mlindner 4y ago
    They can't spend it for arbitrary purposes. It must be spent on campaigning for election.
    - gaganyaan 4y ago
      You really don't understand that that then influences how politicians vote, which is called bribery? Your civics education has failed you.
- stjohnswarts 4y ago
  wink-wink nudge nudge back=slapping PACs are absolutely legalized bribery.
  - mlindner 4y ago
    The politicians have no access to the PAC campaign donations other than directing them to spend it for the purposes of the campaign. A politician can't use their PAC to buy themselves a house or a fancy car.

stjohnswarts 4y ago

lol. they just flat out lied about Roe and "settled law" during their interviews and you're standing up for them? Come on. They absolutely sold their soul to get on the bench, there's not a single doubt there. Except Thomas, he is just a plain old evil grumpy old man.

pstuart 4y ago
The report about making liberals miserable, if true, should be grounds for an impeachment trial: https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-told-clerks-he-wants-to-make-liberals-miserable-2022-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-told-clerks-...