▲ 1352 ▼ ‘Corrupt as hell’: Clarence Thomas faces fresh calls to resign after more billionaire gifts revealed (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 76 comments fedilink hide all child comments Congressional Democrats have pushed for ethics reform legislation, efforts publicly rejected by Samuel Alito
[+] ada@lemm.ee 29 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) He has a lifetime appointment and no sense of shame. He won't resign. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) And is part of a party that only cares about power permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sinless@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago I can think of two that fit that description. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hangglide@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) What are they going to do, take him to court? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zebs@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Could he face criminal charges? (Assuming he has committed a criminal offence) permalink fedilink source parent [–] mayo@lemmy.today 6 points 3 years ago At any point in time since 2016 you can bet that at least 50 million Americans have adopted an 'anything goes' attitude towards people who share their conservative values. Next election is going to be historic and the part of me that is dead is really excited about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago In America politicians have no shame, and due to population density, you can't organize an effective enough protest here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) He doesn't have to do anything. He can just ignore everyone and he gets to keep his job. There simply isn't a check and balance for corrupt appointed judges, other than increasing the number of justices, which Biden has explicitly said he won't do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago He's not even really facing all that much backlash. Should we all be outraged? Obviously. As it is, I doubt this is even getting to the masses, and if it does, you just wait a week for some other moron to do something stupid... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) He has a lifetime appointment and no sense of shame. He won't resign. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) And is part of a party that only cares about power permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sinless@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago I can think of two that fit that description. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) And is part of a party that only cares about power permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sinless@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago I can think of two that fit that description. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sinless@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago I can think of two that fit that description. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hangglide@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) What are they going to do, take him to court? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zebs@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Could he face criminal charges? (Assuming he has committed a criminal offence) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zebs@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Could he face criminal charges? (Assuming he has committed a criminal offence) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mayo@lemmy.today 6 points 3 years ago At any point in time since 2016 you can bet that at least 50 million Americans have adopted an 'anything goes' attitude towards people who share their conservative values. Next election is going to be historic and the part of me that is dead is really excited about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago In America politicians have no shame, and due to population density, you can't organize an effective enough protest here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) He doesn't have to do anything. He can just ignore everyone and he gets to keep his job. There simply isn't a check and balance for corrupt appointed judges, other than increasing the number of justices, which Biden has explicitly said he won't do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago He's not even really facing all that much backlash. Should we all be outraged? Obviously. As it is, I doubt this is even getting to the masses, and if it does, you just wait a week for some other moron to do something stupid... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago He's not even really facing all that much backlash. Should we all be outraged? Obviously. As it is, I doubt this is even getting to the masses, and if it does, you just wait a week for some other moron to do something stupid... permalink fedilink source parent