This is what corruption looks like. Thomas and Alito are unethical human garbage and don't deserve to be on the highest court.
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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Multiple justices lying under oath somehow doesn’t disqualify them. Ridiculous
Lifetime appointment.
Republicans see no problem with these massive gifts and Jared getting $2 Billion, but if Hunter Biden made a dollar they’re all over it.
Geez. Making the Supreme Court is like winning the lottery.
There are literally less than 10 seats in the world. So yeah its literally 1 in a billion.
Yeah, but you have to be highly qualified to get one of those seats, not just any Joe Schmo ... lol just kidding. Imagine having to be qualified to decide matters of life and death!
In the US
Naw. The Lottery isn't rigged toward Catholics.
Politicians are just used car salesmen with great healthcare
To be fair, he's a Supreme Court justice, not just a politician
I think in this case that’s a distinction without a difference.
I once read that empires spreading their religion and culture through force was a not the most effective or common method. The way it usually worked was that once conquering foreigners became the elites in society, people in proximity to the elite would adopt the culture of their superiors, to fit in. Once a critical mass of elites and their subordinates adopting a foreign culture/religion was reached, it spread throughout society like a trend.
Anyway the point I'm trying to make is the power of proximity to the elite is enough to overrule a person's whole identity. Anybody who's close to a a social climber will recognize how this works.
There are confirmation hearings and supposed investigations before these judges were appointed. Whoever did the investigation failed and should be fired as well as their bosses.
The "friend"? Referring to a criminal engaging in bribery of a Justice as his "friend" is journalistic malpractice.
That's not even a very nice RV; 270K barely gets you in the door on a decent one.
He bought it in 1999. Adjusting for inflation, it costs about $490k in current dollars.
EDIT: Also the point isn't really about how much it cost as it does who financed it and how the payments were made (or not). If someone who made a fortune in healthcare loaned a scotus judge money for a luxury home/vehicle Thomas would have a conflict of interest on cases involving healthcare.
Yeah, my mom had a Minnie Winnie, which is small by RV standards and by no means luxurious, and it cost over $150,000 so I doubt $270,000 for a bigger one (and I'm sure it's bigger) is going to be first class living either.
But who cares when it's all performative bullshit anyway?