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I don’t think this has any impact on the broader question of judicial vs constitutional supremacy. I think this simply tries to address the fact that some of t
by addicted 3y ago
I don’t think this has any impact on the broader question of judicial vs constitutional supremacy.
I think this simply tries to address the fact that some of the justices have been ridiculously corrupt.
I mean, think about it, irrespective of your political leanings, you’re a judge whose basically forgone the much greater sums of money they could have made going into private service, in return for the comfort of a lifetime appointment, respect from the vast majority of people, and an effort to serve the country.
And there’s this 1 colleague of yours whose wife is raking in money from people whose cases you’re hearing, and is going on paid vacations with billionaires, and his mom is getting her house essentially gifted by another billionaire, etc.
You’d be pissed st this guy even if he was on “your side”. Just on a personal level it must be infuriating for the other 8 justices.
- phpisthebest 3y ago>>Just on a personal level it must be infuriating for the other 8 justices this assumes that the practice is not common, the fact remains that most of these "violations" have been known for years and years, but it politically advantageous to go after this justice at this time. It is all political, not some altruistic sense of ethics, Biden has been after Thomas since his confirmation