We have yet another clown show in DC….we have the Congress and the parties and now more from SCOTUS.
Just like the rest of the government SCOTUS has become a sh*t show….with all the corruption and favoritism in the court there has been calls for some sort of reform and the judges decided they would clean their chamber up…..which is as hilarious as it could possibly get.
The Supreme Court released a code of conduct for justices Monday to address what it described as a “misunderstanding” about ethics. A statement signed by all nine justices said that the rules and principle are not new, “for the most part,” because the court “has long had the equivalent of common law ethics rules.” “The absence of a Code, however, has led in recent years to the misunderstanding that the Justices of this Court, unlike all other jurists in this country, regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules,” the statement said. “To dispel this misunderstanding, we are issuing this Code, which largely represents a codification of principles that we have long regarded as governing our conduct.”
The code, released amid pressure from Democrats to reform court ethics, contains what the Washington Post describes as “broadly worded” sections on issues including fundraising, political activity, and financial activities including the acceptance of gifts. It does not, however, include any means of enforcement, with compliance left entirely up to the justices themselves, the AP reports. A poll last month found that public confidence in the court was close to an all-time low following multiple reports on ethical issues. Many reports looked at Justice Clarence Thomas’ undisclosed gifts from wealthy donors, but questions were also raised about Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor, the AP notes.
“The justices are clearly reacting to recent public criticism by formally adopting this code,” says CNN Supreme Court analyst Steve Vladeck. “But the key is what’s missing: how are these rules going to be enforced, and by whom? Even the most rigorous ethical and financial reporting requirements won’t mean very much if there’s no one monitoring the justices’ compliance and no pushback when those rules are violated.” The Post notes that a commentary released with the code suggests the court is still trying to resolve some issues. It states that Chief Justice John Roberts has asked court officers “to undertake an examination of best practices, drawing in part on the experience of other federal and state courts.”
Seriously?
No way to enforce the “Code”….I expect these political hacks to try and head off criticism…..but this is just a cruel joke.
Do we really believe that these crooked hacks will abide by the code and police themselves?
Not in my wheelhouse.
Nice try you garden slugs….now try doing something for the country and resign go home to waste away and let the country move on.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
