Posted on 05/01/2023 7:53:24 AM PDT by Twotone
The United States Supreme Court unanimously rejected ethics complaints about Justice Clarence Thomas by Democrats.
Sen Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter on April 20 requesting Chief Justice John Roberts appear for a hearing about potential conflicts of interest within the top court. The letter was signed by all 11 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee.
The letter follows a ProPublica article about Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly receiving gifts from a billionaire conservative donor and friend. Justice Thomas has denied any wrongdoing. Democrats have also targeted Justice Neil Gorsuch for alleged ethical lapses.
Durbin claimed that there is a "crisis of public confidence" in the Supreme Court, adding that the "status quo is no longer tenable."
"The time has come for a new public conversation on ways to restore confidence in the Court’s ethical standards," Durbin wrote.
Roberts fired off his own letter declining to appear for the hearing.
"I must respectfully decline your invitation," Roberts told Durbin. "Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee by the Chief Justice of the United States is exceedingly rare as one might expect in light of separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence."
Roberts pointed out that Supreme Court justices have only testified before Congress for reasons other than nominations or appropriations on two occasions.
Then, all nine Supreme Court justices unanimously rejected Durbin's request.
"The undersigned Justices today reaffirm and restate foundational ethics principles and practices to which they subscribe in carrying out their responsibilities as Members of the Supreme 4 Court of the United States," the justices stated in a letter. "This statement aims to provide new clarity to the bar and to the public on how the Justices address certain recurring issues, and also seeks to dispel some common misconceptions."
"The Justices, like other federal judges, consult a wide variety of authorities to address specific ethical issues," the SCOTUS letter read. "They may turn to judicial opinions, treatises, scholarly articles, disciplinary decisions, and the historical practice of the Court and the federal judiciary. They may also seek advice from the Court's Legal Office and from their colleagues."
Durbin said on Thursday, "Supreme Court ethics reform must happen whether the Court participates in the process or not. It is time for Congress to accept its responsibility to establish an enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court, the only agency of our government without it."
Durbin asked Roberts to provide more details in writing regarding how the Supreme Court drafted its ethics statement and how it enforces it.
DemonRat racists still trying to ‘high tech lynch’ Justice Clarence Thomas. They’re not worthy to even lick the heels of this great man’s shoes. Scums of the lowest order.
+1 for Separation of Powers
Justices knew enough to stick together
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“This is how the DemocRATs will justify putting 4 or more additional Justices on the Supreme Court...”
Sadly, I think I’ll see this happen in my lifetime. :(
I really wish our side would fight this dirty. Socialist Democrats throw every piece of shiite they can find against the wall and a LOT of times it sticks!
And where are our ‘republican’ counterparts? Hiding under their beds or attending parties to money-grub and get re-elected!
Term. Limits. Yesterday!
Gawd, how I LOATHE them all!
Maybe it’s about time the justices started listening to complaints about Durbin; I’m sure there are a few.
The SC isn’t going to let that horse our of the barn because they know they’ll never get it back in
I’m gobsmacked! I never dreamt that such a rebuke would happen!
The SC voted to hear a case which could overturn the Chevron Doctrine. It’s impossible to state how much that would kneecap the liberals. THAT’S why they’re trying everything to remove a conservative justice now.
Haha! Losers got smacked down.
Durbin called m Army son a “Nazi” for liberating 25 million people from a real fascist, Saddam Hussein and his torturer sons.
By the way, we are Jewish and lost a whole side of our family to Nazi executioners.
This SOB is the real fascist. May he drop dead yesterday!!
To paraphrase George Carlin, It’s a small club.
You expect any of the 9 to allow anything harmful against themselves?
Racists democrats doing this.
They hate blacks.
Especially conservative blacks.
After all dems started the KKK.
I'm impressed.! I didn't think that many of them had enough sense to recall their own names..
Great news for Thomas, but I heard recently they are moving on to Gorsuch for some real estate deal. They are carpet bombing the USA.
That deserves a BOOM!!!
Yes. “ For there but for the grace of God, go I”
THe lefty twits have gone to the SCOTUS Justices homes, threatened their lives, leaked decicon on Abortion, and now file ethics cmpl;aints whichi are thwarted.
They now are caterwauling in public about establishing a 13 seat court to”balance the court.What they are doing is trying to politicize Justce and the law.
AMERICA NEEDS TO REJECT THESE RADICAL IDIOTS........AT THE POLLS.
Or soon there will be such disorder and crime that average , middle class Americans will have to resort to their 2nd amendment rights.
As for the SCOTUS Justices......I predict that assassination cannot be ruled out. They need full 24/7 security with armed guards at their homes prepared to shoot to kill.
I think the problem is the republicans have no goal.. As you say, their only goal seems to be, to go about collecting more money so they can stay on the gravy train..
On the other hand, the demoncrats are indeed working hard for the future.! And that future is the destruction of our nation as a free country and changing it to socialized hellhole..
The republicans are just setting on their duff and trying to play defense. ! It ain't working.! It's WAY past time for them to get the hell up and get in the game..!!
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