Clarence Thomas in Hot Water (Alito too!)

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ClearwaterVol said:
Members of Congress have no duty of impartiality. It is of paramount importance that members of the judiciary remain impartial. Even the appearance of bias or impropriety taints the process.
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Except they're all appointed on party lines. The process itself is already biased
 
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I was wondering who paid for all of RBG’s trips around the world to trash the US Constitution.

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rack-up-trips/

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.

Kahn has had business before the Supreme Court before. The high court handed Kahn’s company Amdocs Limited a win in November 2017 when it declined to take up a patent-related case.
 
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TNVOLNAVY said:
I was wondering who paid for all of RBG’s trips around the world to trash the US Constitution.

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rack-up-trips/

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.

Kahn has had business before the Supreme Court before. The high court handed Kahn’s company Amdocs Limited a win in November 2017 when it declined to take up a patent-related case.
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I’m sure EL can explain she didn’t do anything wrong.
 
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utvolpj said:
Except they're all appointed on party lines. The process itself is already biased
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I get that and personal bias is always present, but how would you feel about a case in which the judge took paid vacations from your adversary?

If the allegations are true it may not be a violation of law, but it is certainly a violation of ethics and an egregious one.
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
Members of Congress have no duty of impartiality. It is of paramount importance that members of the judiciary remain impartial. Even the appearance of bias or impropriety taints the process.
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Then let's deep dive into all of the justices social lives. I'd bet the house that they're all pretty similar. Thomas is just a target because he's black and has left the reservation.
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
Members of Congress have no duty of impartiality. It is of paramount importance that members of the judiciary remain impartial. Even the appearance of bias or impropriety taints the process.
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Supreme Court justices may not have friends? I’m not seeing the problem
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
I get that and personal bias is always present, but how would you feel about a case in which the judge took paid vacations from your adversary?

If the allegations are true it may not be a violation of law, but it is certainly a violation of ethics and an egregious one.
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So you believe RBG should have been removed from office or does your outrage only apply to conservative black men?
 
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hog88 said:
I guess they have already given up on getting Trump this round and the new target is Thomas, they desperately want to give Biden 1 more nominee.
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That’s the only thing that impresses me about trump. 7-8 years worth of investigations and they’ve found nothing.

Very few politicians could survive that level of scrutiny
 
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hog88 said:
Then let's deep dive into all of the justices social lives. I'd bet the house that they're all pretty similar. Thomas is just a target because he's black and has left the reservation.
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It is completely unacceptable. IDGAF about his race or ideology. I find it odd that you are defending this behavior.
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
Justices should not accept extravagant gifs. PERIOD. It gives the appearance of impropriety which is deadly for the court system.
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At what point does it become a gift? Is hanging on the boat with a friend or flying with them by it’s nature a gift?

To me this seems like a lot of nothing. People who own boats, often take friends with them
 
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evillawyer said:
Read the article. What Thomas has done is pretty damn egregious.

Can't imagine the number of brain hemorrhages the right would have if Sotomayor was vacationing in luxury with Soros while he picked up the tab.
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Who says she hasn’t or Robert’s for that matter? No one investigating them.
 
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Lol some of the actual allegations:

“Here’s a picture of the two enjoying a cigar”

“They go to bohemian grove together”

This sounds like friendship to me. Are like minded people not allowed to be friends?
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
It is completely unacceptable. IDGAF about his race or ideology. I find it odd that you are defending this behavior.
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I'm not defending his behavior, I'm questioning the purpose of singling Thomas out and not examining all of them. What is the agenda behind the attack instead of an overall examination?

Want to take a guess at which justice has the lowest net worth?
 
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evillawyer said:
Read the article. What Thomas has done is pretty damn egregious.

Can't imagine the number of brain hemorrhages the right would have if Sotomayor was vacationing in luxury with Soros while he picked up the tab.
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I hate to break your heart but her wealth is estimated at about 3x that of Thomas despite being on the court for a far shorter time.

I’m sure she made every penny through hard work and solid investments though
 
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hog88 said:
I'm not defending his behavior, I'm questioning the purpose of singling Thomas out and not examining all of them. What is the agenda behind the attack instead of an overall examination?

Want to take a guess at which justice has the lowest net worth?
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Despite being on the court the longest (if not he has to be close).
 
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Vol8188 said:
Despite being on the court the longest (if not he has to be close).
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To me Roberts would be the most suspect considering some of his rulings that appear to be out of thin air, plus he's by far the wealthiest justice. But for some reason it's always Thomas who's in their crosshairs. I'm sure it has nothing to do with race though.
 
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hog88 said:
To me Roberts would be the most suspect considering some of his rulings that appear to be out of thin air, plus he's by far the wealthiest justice. But for some reason it's always Thomas who's in their crosshairs. I'm sure it has nothing to do with race though.
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Democrats can’t be racist. It’s not like they were the party that created the KKK and opposed the Civil Rights Act.
 
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Roberts needs to get his house in order. SCOTUS should be about one thing and one thing only: deciding cases impartially. Justices should not be profiting from the position (outside of their regular compensation) while serving as a justice. I agree with Clearwatervol, if Ginsberg was accepting gifts and free travel (which she at least disclosed) that harmed her impartiality.
 
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