How is there not a serious ethics investigation against Justice Thomas?

[Huey Grey]

These numbers are insane.

Justice Clarence Thomas has received some 47% of all known gifts given to Supreme Court in the modern era, likely totaling well over $5.87 million: Report​

Clarence Thomas scores more gifts than any other justice by far, watchdog says

Thomas, for his part, acknowledged only 27 gifts on federal disclosure forms. The justice's aversion to transparency has resulted in significant and sustained discussion about judicial ethics before.

lawandcrime.com

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Because there is effectively no checks and balances on the supreme court.

There is so much wrong with how we do government we need to completely re-haul the whole thing.

 

[BelemNole]

Why do you hate black people?

 

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

Because there is effectively no checks and balances on the supreme court.

There is so much wrong with how we do government we need to completely re-haul the whole thing.

This 100 percent.

 

[Tom Paris]

He can continue to do it and laugh at us until the day he dies…which I hope is soon.

 

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

These numbers are insane.

Justice Clarence Thomas has received some 47% of all known gifts given to Supreme Court in the modern era, likely totaling well over $5.87 million: Report​

Clarence Thomas scores more gifts than any other justice by far, watchdog says

Thomas, for his part, acknowledged only 27 gifts on federal disclosure forms. The justice's aversion to transparency has resulted in significant and sustained discussion about judicial ethics before.

lawandcrime.com

Clarence Thomas is bought and paid-for by the DC swamp.

 

[Scruddy]

Lmfao

 

[SA_Hawk]

He deserves every penny after what Joe Biden and the Democrats did to him back during his confirmation.

 

[Scruddy]

Because there is effectively no checks and balances on the supreme court.

There is so much wrong with how we do government we need to completely re-haul the whole thing.

Every communist regime in history began with this mindset. It's no surprise seeing the village Marxists liking the comment ofc lol

 

[Huey Grey]

He deserves every penny after what Joe Biden and the Democrats did to him back during his confirmation.

Yeah, how dare the Dems investigate Thomas sexually harassing people.

 

[EasyHawk]

Clarence and the rest of the GOP members are the most corrupt we have ever seen on the court. They should resign.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Every communist regime in history began with this mindset. It's no surprise seeing the village Marxists liking the comment ofc lol

That is not true at all. Most communist regimes start when the government ignores wealth inequality growing to an unsustainable amount until a bunch of people say screw it, pick up arms and take over and start killing the rich.

Someone saying we need to re-think how we do government is not the start of communism.

 

[torbee]

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

That's only around $178K per year on the Court.

I wonder if he's embarrassed at how little he's gotten for selling his office and sacrificing his honor.

Then again, while he may have voted the way his bribers wanted, he seldom got the court to go along . . . until Trump stacked the court.

 

[Ree4]

That is not true at all. Most communist regimes start when the government ignores wealth inequality growing to an unsustainable amount until a bunch of people say screw it, pick up arms and take over and start killing the rich.

Someone saying we need to re-think how we do government is not the start of communism.

Primary causes of the Russian Revolution included widespread corruption and inefficiency within the czarist imperial government, growing dissatisfaction among peasants, workers, and soldiers, the monarchy’s level of control over the Russian Orthodox Church, and the disintegration of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I.

Looks like somebody did their homework.

 

[SA_Hawk]

Yeah, how dare the Dems investigate Thomas sexually harassing people.

Fake harassment charges vs Republican Supreme Court nominee’s is on page 17 of Democrat playbook.

 

[Scruddy]

Fake harassment charges vs Republican Supreme Court nominee’s is on page 17 of Democrat playbook.

They act like we didn't see their behavior during the Kavanaugh confirmation.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

 

[HROT]

That's only around $178K per year on the Court.

I wonder if he's embarrassed at how little he's gotten for selling his office and sacrificing his honor.

Then again, while he may have voted the way his bribers wanted, he seldom got the court to go along . . . until Trump stacked the court.

Counterpoint - That’s only the number journalists have uncovered

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

So, like politicians, SCJs can also be bought.

Nice.

 

[Huey Grey]

So, like politicians, SCJs can also be bought.

Nice.

Not just bought. They're untouchable.

 

[kcnole63]

He deserves every penny after what Joe Biden and the Democrats did to him back during his confirmation.

You're a dumbass, which we see over and over and over.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Not just bought. They're untouchable.

I know.

It’s ridiculous.

And I never understood lifetime appointments. They should be forced to retire at 75.

 

[wilson reborn]

This thread is a high tech lynching.

 

[Huey Grey]

I know.

It’s ridiculous.

And I never understood lifetime appointments. They should be forced to retire at 75.

Or at least term limits. Thomas has been in there since 1991.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Or at least term limits. Thomas has been in there since 1991.

Something.

Ruth Ginsberg should have been relieved a long time before she started pushing up daisies and we are at that point with Thomas as well.

 

[kcnole63]

Something.

Ruth Ginsberg should have been relieved a long time before she started pushing up daisies and we are at that point with Thomas as well.

I agree. I don't know about other states, but Florida has an age limit of 75 years for Supreme Court justices. I think that is an appropriate age (80 should definitely be the limit).

 

[nelly02]

Fake harassment charges vs Republican Supreme Court nominee’s is on page 17 of Democrat playbook.

I'm curious do you have a copy of this playbook? How many pages are there? Was it written by George Soros? I'm guessing it was written by Soros.

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[Huey Grey]

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You would think a man who has doubled his salary in bribes would be happier.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Counterpoint - That’s only the number journalists have uncovered

Here's another take, from Heather Cox Richardson.

Fix The Court, a nonprofit advocacy group that seeks to reform the federal courts, estimates that Thomas has accepted more than $4 million in gifts over the last 20 years. As economic analyst Steven Rattner pointed out, that’s 5.6 times more than the other 16 justices on the court in those years combined.

How much is OK?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Clarence Thomas was a key vote on the Supreme Court. But as ProPublica reported in December 2023, Thomas complained in 2000 to a Republican member of Congress about the low salaries of Supreme Court justices (equivalent to about $300,000 today) and suggested he might resign. The congressman and his friends were desperate to keep Thomas, with his staunchly Republican vote, on the court. In the years after 2000, friends and acquaintances provided Thomas with a steady stream of gifts that supplemented his income, and he stayed in his seat.

 

[franklinman]

Fake harassment charges vs Republican Supreme Court nominee’s is on page 17 of Democrat playbook.

Wow, i didn't know Thomass was a real judge, always assumed he was a fake fraud who only used the office to line his pockets.

 

[Joes Place]

Because there is effectively no checks and balances on the supreme court.

There is so much wrong with how we do government we need to completely re-haul the whole thing.

Republicans are more interested in "control" than in actual "governance"

 

[Joes Place]

He deserves every penny after what Joe Biden and the Democrats did to him back during his confirmation.

Hate to imagine how much you think the Clintons are due, then...

 

[Joes Place]

He deserves every penny after what Joe Biden and the Democrats did to him back during his confirmation.

Seems as though the warnings they put forth turned out to be well merited...

 

[Joes Place]

That's only around $178K per year on the Court.

I wonder if he's embarrassed at how little he's gotten for selling his office and sacrificing his honor.

Then again, while he may have voted the way his bribers wanted, he seldom got the court to go along . . . until Trump stacked the court.

Note that those numbers are only what ProPublica IDENTIFIED so far.

Actuals could be (and likely are) far worse.

 

[Joes Place]

Primary causes of the Russian Revolution included widespread corruption and inefficiency within the czarist imperial government, growing dissatisfaction among peasants, workers, and soldiers, the monarchy’s level of control over the Russian Orthodox Church, and the disintegration of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I.

Looks like somebody did their homework.

Which Party is it that seems to want to "gut" all the oversight right now, and not hold ANY on their "side" accountable for ANYTHING?

It's why I've decide not to vote for any R's anywhere, UNTIL they start addressing the rot inside their own party.

Dems may not be perfect, but they literally held Al Franken accountable for "fake boob grabbing". If you cannot stand up for Rule of Law (and simply ethics guidelines), you are not worthy of anyone's vote. GOP is the Road To Corruption at this point in their history.

 

[Joes Place]

You would think a man who has doubled his salary in bribes** would be happier.

**Untaxed bribes

 

[BioHawk]

If Thomas were a progressive judge we would be on month 18 of having 24/7 hearings in Congress. He actually probably would have been impeached a long time ago, or at least had been forced to resign.