Senate Democrats Announce Vote To Advance Supreme Court Ethics Bill

Well, have fun.

 

You'd missed my later addition, to my last post, so here it is, expanded a mite.

EDIT: Whether or not you realize it, that is the mainstream legal view. Samuel Alito's and John Roberts' (and, I'm sure, Clarence Thomas's) very biased, alternative theory of the case, is clearly more than a little tinged, by their self-interests, in the matter.

But you're right, if they were to hear this case, without having anyone with proper legal standing, to bring it-- other than themselves, which should be clear to anyone, would demand their recusals-- and were to nevertheless rule on it, they could. They could do whatever they want: nothing stopping them from ruling that it is unconstitutional to arrest a Supreme Court Justice, for any reason. It doesn't matter what the Constitution clearly seems to say, to anyone else-- because the Justices always have the last word, on what it really means.

And you see that situation as one, when the smart thing to do, is to insure they have as little accountability as possible.

 

Well, have fun.

 

And here's the new NEW ethics mess.... this time from a Democratic donor.... Seems Uncle Clarence likes to work both sides of the street.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/clarence-thomas-bought-267-000-180329496.html

Clarence Thomas is the embodiment of the oldest judge joke of all time...

SNIP
Taking his seat in his chambers, the judge faced the opposing lawyers.
"So," he said, "I have been presented, by both of you, with a bribe."
Both lawyers squirmed uncomfortably. "You, attorney Leon, gave me $15,000. And you, attorney Campos, gave me $10,000."
The judge reached into his pocket and pulled out a check. He handed it to Leon. "Now then, I'm returning $5,000, and we're going to decide this case solely on its merits!"
ENDSNIP

 

Thanks for keeping an eye out, to give me and the rest of us a heads up, that the garnering of gifts, by this Justice-- a title, he wears with bitter irony-- is a history, drawn from a well with a very deep bottom. For others' benefit, here is the beginning, of the story, you link:

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A report from The New York Times details yet another luxury obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas using funds from a wealthy associate. In this instance, it's been revealed that he purchased a Prevost Marathon RV in 1999, using $267,230 received from Anthony Welters, a former executive at UnitedHealthCare who worked alongside Thomas in the Reagan administration, per the outlet. In a statement on the matter, Welters said that the funds were considered a loan and that it has since been "satisfied," avoiding the phrasing "paid off," which means it could have been a gift that would have then needed to be disclosed.
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Interesting, that so few, if any, Conservatives here-- who are normally so keyed up about "government corruption"-- seem to be very concerned about such questions, as how Justice Thomas may have "satisfied," that quarter million dollar "loan."