Now he can really lie, grope, and sexually assault with impunity.
I’m shocked! Shocked!!
Being on the top rung of any government ladder means immunity for anything I guess.
So much for holding your seat under “good behavior”. Those complaints may well be the basis for some hearings.
If the ABA model code, used in most states, applied,he’d have a lot to answer for. There is something wrong with allowing the federal judiciary not to have a well functioning disciplinary system. It’s hard when they’re judges for life, which generally I’m fine with, but there should be some clear code and a disciplinary body able to censure or otherwise hold an errant judge up for public awareness. Given some of the egos on that bench, it might be useful.
There is an obvious jurisidictional problem in making ethics rules apply to the highest court – a lot like the presidential indictment question – but most people look at that as a reason why justices should be particularly circumspect rather than high-fiving and shouting “No rules for us!”
So actions that should keep him from being a Justice don’t matter because he’s a Justice?
At least the themes are consistent throughout everyone attached to this admin.
Imagine being appointed to the Supreme Court judge appointed by the most scandal ridden administration in modern history and having your ethics complaint dismissed on the same day as the Flynn stuff.
Fait accompli. Winner-take-all. Smash-and-grab.
Show me a system that shields the powerful from the law, and I’ll show you a system that strongly incentivizes breaking the law to acquire power.
Yep. And certainly that has been the GOP playbook for a long time. Once you’re in charge, you can change the law you broke. And break the system to make sure no one can unseat you.
I inevitably wait for him to do something stupid from being forced to be sober
*having your ethics complaint delayed until after your confirmation then dismissed because they no longer apply to SC justices. Unreal
Roberts’ Fig leaf was only to get past the shory term look at Kavanaugh. Mission accomplished
Sadly it’s our reality.
Republican Government functions on one principle only… IOKIYAR
Impeachment is sadly the only cure.
Surreal is the better word.
Blame Roberts.
Fun fact: I quit drinking because of Kavanaugh