Posted on May 3, 2023
Americans aren't thrilled with the government. The Supreme Court is just one example
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There was a palpable sense of frustration among Senate Democrats Tuesday with the Supreme Court's lack of action on ethics at the court.
"The highest court in the land shouldn't have the lowest ethical standards," said Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. at a hearing on ethics oversight at the high court. "That reality is driving a crisis in public confidence in the Supreme Court. The status quo must change."
The hearing stems from lavish vacations and land deals not disclosed by two of the court's conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch. The conservative-majority court is suffering from a historic lack of trust and confidence after unpopular decisions in the last couple of years, particularly on abortion rights.
Democrats' irritation with the "status quo," as Durbin calls it, is indicative of a larger political trend – the declining trust and confidence in U.S. institutions writ large coupled with Democrats' exasperation on a host of perceived political injustices.
There was a palpable sense of frustration among Senate Democrats Tuesday with the Supreme Court's lack of action on ethics at the court.
"The highest court in the land shouldn't have the lowest ethical standards," said Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. at a hearing on ethics oversight at the high court. "That reality is driving a crisis in public confidence in the Supreme Court. The status quo must change."
The hearing stems from lavish vacations and land deals not disclosed by two of the court's conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch. The conservative-majority court is suffering from a historic lack of trust and confidence after unpopular decisions in the last couple of years, particularly on abortion rights.
Democrats' irritation with the "status quo," as Durbin calls it, is indicative of a larger political trend – the declining trust and confidence in U.S. institutions writ large coupled with Democrats' exasperation on a host of perceived political injustices.
Americans aren't thrilled with the government. The Supreme Court is just one example
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Not just congress but in general how government operates. Crook gets elected and then appoints all his crooked friends to top positions and then crooked congress gives the ones they like the green light. This creates an environment where individuals can circumvent the stop gap measures put in place to prevent unethical behavior - not just criminal. Some people call this lack of accountability the "swamp".
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How about the lack of ethics in Congress...clean up your own mess first!
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Everything was fine on the Supreme Court until Democrats didn’t control it! Little miss wise Latina got a $1.2 million contract with Penguin Books and then didn’t recuse herself when a Penguin book case came up. Funny Democrats aren’t concerned..
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