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I'll be upset with liberal justices, too, if evidence turns up that any of them are being bribed on a grand scale by billionaires. That this is regarded as par

I'll be upset with liberal justices, too, if evidence turns up that any of them are being bribed on a grand scale by billionaires. That this is regarded as partisan by anyone is why we're screwed. The revelations about Thomas should have had all of Washington after his head. Nope, it's "partisan" so zero action taken and normal people are even confused enough about it that here we are, having this exchange. If that doesn't scare you, it should.

ImJamal 2y ago
Plenty of evidence has turned up already? This is just a small smattering of the potential bribes the liberals justices took. > Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg disclosed taking more trips than any other justice in 2018, totaling 14. She visited Tel Aviv, Israel where she was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Genesis Prize Foundation. Shortly following the award ceremony, she disclosed being provided transportation, food and lodging as a tourist and guest of billionaire Israeli businessman Morris Kahn. Companies spawned by Kahn have had had business before the Supreme Court before. The high court handed Amdocs Limited a win in November 2017 when it declined to take up a patent-related case. > Justice Stephen Breyer disclosed a dozen trips, three of which were supported by the wealthy Chicago-based Pritzker family. Breyer took two trips related to his position on the Pritzker Prize for Architecture jury, which honors architects each year. Breyer has served on the Pritzker jury since 2011 and became chair in 2018. He also disclosed taking a one-week trip to Ireland and Spain as part of the “Pritzker Fly-Around Program,” which paid for his transportation, lodging and meals. Breyer has taken 219 reimbursed trips since 2004, more than any other sitting justice. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rack-up-trips/ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rac...
- TylerE 2y ago
  Key word: Disclosed The Republican members weren't disclosing anything, including on their required reporting, until they got caught, years after the fact. There's also tons of just super corrupt stuff, like Harlan Crow buying Clarence Thomas's mothers home for him for above market rate, and letting her continue to live there literally rent free.
  - ImJamal 2y ago
    There are examples where the liberal justices did not disclose as well. Sotomayor, for example, failed to disclose receiving a free trip [1] Jackson failed to disclose stuff as well [2] There are more examples but it is clear that the liberal justices have failed to disclose stuff and have also been receiving trips from billionaires. [1] https://fixthecourt.com/2022/06/justice-sotomayor-amends-financial-disclosure-include-six-free-trips-previously-omitted/ https://fixthecourt.com/2022/06/justice-sotomayor-amends-fin... [2] https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/09/jacksons-financial-disclosure-reveals-additional-income-in-previous-years/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/09/jacksons-financial-disclo...

ImJamal 2y ago

Plenty of evidence has turned up already? This is just a small smattering of the potential bribes the liberals justices took. > Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg disclosed taking more trips than any other justice in 2018, totaling 14. She visited Tel Aviv, Israel where she was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Genesis Prize Foundation. Shortly following the award ceremony, she disclosed being provided transportation, food and lodging as a tourist and guest of billionaire Israeli businessman Morris Kahn. Companies spawned by Kahn have had had business before the Supreme Court before. The high court handed Amdocs Limited a win in November 2017 when it declined to take up a patent-related case. > Justice Stephen Breyer disclosed a dozen trips, three of which were supported by the wealthy Chicago-based Pritzker family. Breyer took two trips related to his position on the Pritzker Prize for Architecture jury, which honors architects each year. Breyer has served on the Pritzker jury since 2011 and became chair in 2018. He also disclosed taking a one-week trip to Ireland and Spain as part of the “Pritzker Fly-Around Program,” which paid for his transportation, lodging and meals. Breyer has taken 219 reimbursed trips since 2004, more than any other sitting justice. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rack-up-trips/ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rac...

TylerE 2y ago
Key word: Disclosed The Republican members weren't disclosing anything, including on their required reporting, until they got caught, years after the fact. There's also tons of just super corrupt stuff, like Harlan Crow buying Clarence Thomas's mothers home for him for above market rate, and letting her continue to live there literally rent free.
- ImJamal 2y ago
  There are examples where the liberal justices did not disclose as well. Sotomayor, for example, failed to disclose receiving a free trip [1] Jackson failed to disclose stuff as well [2] There are more examples but it is clear that the liberal justices have failed to disclose stuff and have also been receiving trips from billionaires. [1] https://fixthecourt.com/2022/06/justice-sotomayor-amends-financial-disclosure-include-six-free-trips-previously-omitted/ https://fixthecourt.com/2022/06/justice-sotomayor-amends-fin... [2] https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/09/jacksons-financial-disclosure-reveals-additional-income-in-previous-years/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/09/jacksons-financial-disclo...