The insurrection flag on a SCOTUS house boggles my mind, which I had thought was beyond boggling by now. How much immunity is this far right, MAGA -supporting, judicial temperament-lacking, backward-facing, man willing to grant an ex-POTUS?
The insurrection flag on a SCOTUS house boggles my mind, which I had thought was beyond boggling by now. How much immunity is this far right, MAGA -supporting, judicial temperament-lacking, backward-facing, man willing to grant an ex-POTUS?
As much as he can get away with, it seems, and on an unlimited basis. If the Clarence/Ginny Thomas example, egregious as it is, carries no consequences, there appears little hope that any of our unelected, unaccountable, tenured-for-life Supreme Court justices will face any restrictions on their behavior. That used to come in the form of generally accepted societal standards, a mindset which in this era has become about as antiquated as a typewriter. It's become far more about how far you can push the envelope without having to answer for it, and who/how many people have your back when you do cross the line -- a non-economic version of the haves and have-nots.
The insurrection flag on a SCOTUS house boggles my mind, which I had thought was beyond boggling by now. How much immunity is this far right, MAGA -supporting, judicial temperament-lacking, backward-facing, man willing to grant an ex-POTUS?
As much as he can get away with, it seems, and on an unlimited basis. If the Clarence/Ginny Thomas example, egregious as it is, carries no consequences, there appears little hope that any of our unelected, unaccountable, tenured-for-life Supreme Court justices will face any restrictions on their behavior. That used to come in the form of generally accepted societal standards, a mindset which in this era has become about as antiquated as a typewriter. It's become far more about how far you can push the envelope without having to answer for it, and who/how many people have your back when you do cross the line -- a non-economic version of the haves and have-nots.
As a former American history teacher, I have to ask: How unprecedented is this ethical violation in our judiciary? Anyone?
The next step for Alito and Thomas is to wear red MAGA hats during the next court hearings.