Thomas, who is under fire over claims of ethical lapses, was criticized for not recusing himself from a separate Jan. 6-related case because his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, supported then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

With this Supreme Court everything is about politics.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have a sense of shame, and does not care at all about external pressure. He is a Supreme Court justice for the rest of his life. Nobody, not even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, can do anything to him in a punitive sense. The USSC will never do anything to limit its own power or those of its justices.

    • teft@startrek.website
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      9 months ago

      Congress could impeach him and throw him out of office. Will it happen? Probably not since you would need 67 senators to vote to convict and that chamber is evenly divided at the moment. But they do have the power.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        9 months ago

        One of our two political parties has fully abandoned any semblance of good faith negotiation, objectivity, or bipartisanship. As a result:

        • if a shitty judge is Democratic, there’s a chance they could actually be impeached and removed from office, as the impeachment mechanism is intended to allow.
        • if a shitty judge is Republican, there is zero chance that they could actually be impeached and removed from office, because absolutely zero republicans would vote for the judge’s removal.

        This is the game we’re forced to play. I’m getting pretty fucking sick of the blatant double standards.

        • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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          9 months ago

          Clearly true. It’s blatantly apparent in the Legislative branch too. When a Republican is accused or charged with a crime (Gym Jordan, Matt Gaetz, George Santos) They just keep chugging along clinging to their power. When a Democrat is accused or charged with a crime, everyone gets together and calls for them to step down. Look at Al Franklen, for example, and now Bob Menendez.

          At this point, I’m hoping Menendez doesn’t step down. I’m tired of Democrats taking the high road and policing itself. We’re losing the nation because of it.

          • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            9 months ago

            I think we need to go after Menendez, if only to confirm that yes, there actually is a contrast between the parties. It’s something that will help in the long run.

            • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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              9 months ago

              If someone hasn’t realized it by now, this won’t change their mind.

              Regardless, this does have an effect on policy so fuck this guy, get him out of office and preferably into prison.

              • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                9 months ago

                No, it won’t.

                But if the Democrats start being exactly as scummy as the Republicans, we are well and truly completely fucked, because that means the most viable solution becomes “we gotta channel France and make the Second American Republic, because the first one is pretty much done”.