Clarence Thomas secretly went on lavish vacations in luxury jets and superyachts paid

[evince]

Which liberal judge accepted a trip worth half a million dollars?

It certainly wasn't Alcee Hastings. You will notice that Alcee Hastings is no longer a judge after he was accused of soliciting a bribe

And he was acquitted of those charges by our court system

 

[NiftyNiblick]

We don't live on an egalitarian planet.

Rank will always have privileges, and having wealthy friends is one of them.

What matters about Thomas is that he's a shitty SCOTUS justice.

If he were good one, I wouldn't mind what perks he got.


People concentrate on the wrong things out of petty jealousy.
They should care that he's a tap dancing, watermelon-eating Uncle Tom Republican black man,
not that he gets a few free perks. He's probably at his most civilized when enjoying those perks, actually.

 

[evince]

why? his lifetime appointment was designed to make him less likely to be swayed by gifts

Their job can’t be threatened idiot

 

[SmarterthanYou]

No, it won't. But feel free to get back to me when you find something. Right now, we are talking about the lack of ethics and integrity of one Clarence Thomas. Is that too hard for you to understand?

not at all. you wish to avoid any and all possibility of a liberal justice doing the same.........of course if something is found you will call it false equivalency like a good lemming.

You are projecting, because you lack integrity. I don't lack integrity. Neither do 99.9% of the judges in this country.

 

[evince]

But he was elected to Congress after he was impeached and convicted and removed from office.

HE WAS NOT CONVICTED


HE WAS ACQUITTED

 

[Concart]

not at all. you wish to avoid any and all possibility of a liberal justice doing the same.........of course if something is found you will call it false equivalency like a good lemming.

I don't avoid it, you simply have provided no evidence of it. 'Everybody does it' is a line used by someone who would do it themselves in order to cover their lack of ethics. When you find proof, let me know. Until that time, unlike you, I trust my institutions and the rule of law. You don't. You strike me as the 'sovereign citizen' type of moron.

 

[Concart]

We don't live on an egalitarian planet.

Rank will always have privileges, and having wealthy friends is one of them.

What matters about Thomas is that he's a shitty SCOTUS justice.

If he were good one, I wouldn't mind what perks he got.


People concentrate on the wrong things out of petty jealousy.
They should care that he's a tap dancing, watermelon-eating Uncle Tom Republican black man,
not that he gets a few free perks. He's probably at his most civilized when enjoying those perks, actually.

Only one problem with your posit. If he was a good judge, he would never accept that type of gift. It is impossible to be a good judge if you lack integrity.

 

[evince]

right.....so the next provision does - he can't take gifts from people that he is doing business with in his capacity as a judge. so if they have a court case, he can't take gifts.

problem solved, this is just crybabies crying

No


It’s an indication we need to make some rules because we now have justices who seek perks from Uber wealthy assholes

 

[NiftyNiblick]

Only one problem with your posit. If he was a good judge, he would never accept that type of gift. It is impossible to be a good judge if you lack integrity.

Accepting lavish gifts is suspicious.
Accepting hospitality isn't.

 

[zymurgy]

No


It’s an indication we need to make some rules because we now have justices who seek perks from Uber wealthy assholes

we need to get you morons to shut the fuck up. that's what we need in America

 

[evince]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcee_Hastings



He was acquitted of the charges you asshole


A pack of republicans punished him anyway


Remember those facts you asshole while you watch trump be convicted

Following a 1983 criminal trial, Hastings was acquitted

 

[evince]

HASTINGS WAS ACQUITTED FOLKS

 

[SmarterthanYou]

I don't avoid it, you simply have provided no evidence of it. 'Everybody does it' is a line used by someone who would do it themselves in order to cover their lack of ethics. When you find proof, let me know. Until that time, unlike you, I trust my institutions and the rule of law. You don't. You strike me as the 'sovereign citizen' type of moron.

that alone tells me you're a fool who needs to be ignored.

 

[Concart]

Accepting lavish gifts is suspicious.
Accepting hospitality isn't.

In this case, that's a distinction without a difference. A trip on a luxury yacht is not hospitality. The appearance of impropriety is enough for anyone with ANY ethics to decline.

 

[Lionfish]

Thomas, a conservative who joined the nation's highest court in 1991 and is currently the longest-serving member, has accepted the trips from real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow nearly every year for more than two decades, ProPublica reported, citing flight records, internal documents, and interviews.

Crow, in a statement to ProPublica, said he has been friends with Thomas and his wife, Ginni, since 1996 and said: "The hospitality we have extended to the Thomas's over the years is no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends."

According to the report, Thomas has vacationed with Crow on his 162-foot yacht around the world, flown around on Crow's Bombardier Global 5000 jet, and stayed at his private resort in the Adirondacks almost every summer.

Ethics experts and former and current judges that ProPublica spoke with said Thomas violated the normal conduct of judges by accepting such trips and may have violated the law by failing to disclose them on his annual financial records.

The bombshell report comes as the Supreme Court has been under increased scrutiny over ethics concerns. Critics have called for the justices to adopt an enforceable code of conduct and to be subject to stricter financial reporting rules.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...G?cvid=4b445e8848144b5dba632a0b399aebab&ei=41

Guano, Prolly not really a secret.

 

[Concart]

that alone tells me you're a fool who needs to be ignored.

Then ignore me you ignorant twit.

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

A person who is impeached and convicted and removed from office is usually prohibited from holding federal office in the future. Congress forgot to include that provision when they convicted Hastings.

Then he can hold office if it was not a part of his conviction. It really has nothing to do with his actions as a judge. Democrats voted to remove him from his judgeship.

 

[evince]

Hastings was not found guilty of the claimed crime people



Stop adopting Republican lies

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

not a christian..............try again

Oh. OK. How ignorant asshole of you.

 

[NiftyNiblick]

In this case, that's a distinction without a difference. A trip on a luxury yacht is not hospitality. The appearance of impropriety is enough for anyone with ANY ethics to decline.

A reasonable perspective, perhaps, but I disagree.