The Supreme Court used to be held in high regard as men of great wisdom and fairness, so no ethics laws were thought necessary. Then the Court became the target of a move to put people on it to advance the political agenda of reversing Roe v Wade. This mission is now accomplished, with the cost that the Supreme Court has reached the nadir of respect and esteem. Now that is off the lofty mountaintop and down in the streets with the rest of us, it might be a good time to formally enact ethics laws for them. No more relying on their own judgement of what looks bad.
Yes, tRump and his repub trumpoons like McConnell, IMHO, have a mountain of responsibility when it comes to the current court and respect. And, once cocaine mitch(sorry I don't want to help myself) and the federalists slammed through The Three, then Alito and Thomas saw their chance.
The Roberts Court has certainly sunk to a new low, thanks in large part to Mitch McConnell's machinations (unconstitutional imo).
But the problem started with Marbury v Madison when that SCOTUS decided it would take to itself powers it was never given by the Constitution and never intended to have. It has been downhill since then. (Possibly analogous to the White House expansion of use of Executive Orders to bypass obstruction and legislation. And the Congress' use of arcane "rules" which have no force of law -- like the filibuster.) Power corrupts!
The Supreme Court used to be held in high regard as men of great wisdom and fairness, so no ethics laws were thought necessary. Then the Court became the target of a move to put people on it to advance the political agenda of reversing Roe v Wade. This mission is now accomplished, with the cost that the Supreme Court has reached the nadir of respect and esteem. Now that is off the lofty mountaintop and down in the streets with the rest of us, it might be a good time to formally enact ethics laws for them. No more relying on their own judgement of what looks bad.
Yes, tRump and his repub trumpoons like McConnell, IMHO, have a mountain of responsibility when it comes to the current court and respect. And, once cocaine mitch(sorry I don't want to help myself) and the federalists slammed through The Three, then Alito and Thomas saw their chance.
Ask a random person about Dredd Scott or Plessey vs Ferguson and you will get a blank stare.
they should know. its a very important part of American history.
The Roberts Court has certainly sunk to a new low, thanks in large part to Mitch McConnell's machinations (unconstitutional imo).
But the problem started with Marbury v Madison when that SCOTUS decided it would take to itself powers it was never given by the Constitution and never intended to have. It has been downhill since then. (Possibly analogous to the White House expansion of use of Executive Orders to bypass obstruction and legislation. And the Congress' use of arcane "rules" which have no force of law -- like the filibuster.) Power corrupts!
exactly!!!