"Thomas expressed her appreciation in an email sent to the group’s CEO, Kelly Shackelford, who then read out her message during a private call with his group’s top donors. As ProPublica reports:"
@ProPublica @joyannreid #SCOTUS #GinniThomas #SCOTUSethicsreform
Okay, seriously, what are we going to do about our corrupt SCOTUS judges? What can peons like me do? I live in Kansas, so writing my Reps and Sens is unlikely to be fruitful (I'll still try). What can we DO?! I'm so frustrated!
#SupremeCourt #SupremeCourtCorruption #SCOTUSIsCorrupt #scotusethicsreform #SCOTUSEthics #scotuscorruption
Listening to The PoliticsGirl Podcast (UnJust Justice: A Conversation about SCOTUS with Dahlia Lithwick): https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/537745/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/MTH7228216532.mp3?updated=1692668045
Despite how frustrated we might be with the ethics, decisions, and arrogance of this far right activist court, guest Dahlia Lithwick believes we’re actually at an amazing moment in American history where we have the opportunity to really address the court with our politics. If we’re not happy, then we insist on change. Supreme Court justices are not imperial. Corrupt people make corrupt rulings, and most of the county can agree we hate corruption. According to Dahlia, true institutional change is not only possible, it’s shockingly doable, but it won’t happen unless we make the court a first tier issue. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Twitter: @Dahlialithwick Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick Lady Justice: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Justice-Women-Battle-America/dp/0525561382 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl https://www.moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/537745/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/MTH7228216532.mp3?updated=1692668045 #politics #scotus #SCOTUSIsCorrupt #SCOTUSEthics #SCOTUSEthicsReform #supremecourt #corruption #rightwingextremism #payoffs #corruptcourt #VoteBlue #VoteBlue2024 #fascism #refusefascism #SaveDemocracy
Hold actual people accountable in December?
#purduepharma #sacklersofshit #drugdealers
#EndCitizenUnited #scotusethicsreform #scotusiscorrupt
Supreme Court Pauses Opioid Settlement With Sacklers Pending Review https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/supreme-court-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
#CorruptSCOTUS has been a slow-moving #January6, but just as deadly, perhaps even more deadly to our #democracy than the physical activities on January 6. And so we have to have a court that appreciates where it fits in society, and how it views itself as a co-equal body- Hank Johnson (Georgia).
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/politics/contempt-of-court-ethics-reform/
Remember "Man of the People" Clarence Thomas who said he'd didn't need $1 million dollar vacations (he took anyway) and would rather just hang out in Walmart parking lots in his RV?
Well, his little ol' 45-foot $270,000 Prevost Marathon land yacht was a gift/forever-loan from a health care executive "friend", never disclosed or repaid.
*** Demand ethics reform for SCOTUS now ***
(See a tour of a similar model in comment)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2023/07/21/why-supreme-court-ethics-reform-might-hit-the-senate-floor-00107547 Why Supreme Court ethics reform might hit the Senate floor
A dozen of Schumer’s Democrats challenged that conventional wisdom. They said they’re itching to force Republicans to reject the ethics measure — and pay the political price of that vote. Schumer sounds interested in pressing it #illigitimateSCOTUS #scotusethicsreform #goptraitors #scotuscorruption
Most Americans want the Supreme Court majority to be sanctioned for corruption & misdemeanors.
The Founders would agree with them.
An ethics reform with a strict Code of Conduct also applicable to SCOTUS justices is overdue.
As much as term limits.
Because lifetime tenure has proven to not be guaranteeing judicial independence.
Especially when single, shady $billions-juggling figures like Leonard Leo, Federalist-Society-mate of the SCOTUS-majority-six are allowed to push 5 of the 6 majority-justices onto the SCOTUS bench.
"...
Sen. Lindsey Graham gave a long incoherent speech about court packing (though this bill ads no justices) and Sens. John Kennedy and John Cornyn—slavish fans of one Donald Trump—condemned Senate Democrats for a “long campaign of intimidation and harassment” toward right-wing Supreme Court justices. Their argument was that speaking about court ethics reforms will inevitably lead those with unstable minds to attack justices. John Cornyn sought to add an amendment to the ethics bill that would allow federal judges to carry firearms to protect themselves. (Presumably so they can shoot the ethics violations.) Graham won the day with his declaration that “I don’t begrudge them this travel! I wish I could go to some of these places!” And Kennedy wanted an amendment to condemn racist insults directed at Clarence Thomas—but nobody else. To hear Senate Republicans tell it, this is about, as Kennedy says, “Dobbs, and Bruen, and Elonis …” But what they don’t understand is that each of those freedom-seizing decisions is ineluctably connected to the fact that over the course of several decades the Supreme Court was sold to the highest bidder.
..."
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/supreme-court-ethics-reform-support-from-americans.html
#RuleOfLaw #CleanSCOTUS #SCOTUSEthicsReform #CodeOfConduct #TermLimits #SCOTUSInspectorGeneral #InvestigateLeonardLeo #InvestigateFederalistSociety #InvestigateTheSix #DarkMoney
