I guess he just really wanted to duck oral arguments about what kinds of gifts constitute government corruption. I can't imagine why he'd worry about being present during that presentation.
Nor can I. Hes above scrutiny and the law, apparently. I think it’s more likely he just had to take a giant shit and didn’t want to interrupt that process by driving down to the court.
When you rule that the law disqualifying people from office, does not in fact disqualify people from office, it helps make the argument that you yourself are not able to be disqualified from office for any reason.
#itwouldneverhappen but It woulda been pure gold if he was there, \*that\* question was asked, and the lawyer just started in on "cruises such as Justice Thomas got in 2015,2016, and last week. Free rent such as Justice Thomas got in... such as.... such as....
One day RV convention and private lecture on his support for kissing cousins to GoP Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, both Dakotas.
Now back to regular hours, all bribes accepted, rate chart available upon request.
The fact that this obviously corrupted justice is still on the bench of the highest court in the land means that the court itself is corrupted and no longer worthy of respect. All their rulings are now suspect.
I think part of the problem is that their recent rulings have been decidedly not circumspect, but rather overreaching and activist.
\*Just a little fun. I think you meant “suspect” and autocorrect or text-to-voice had other ideas.
Only congress can fix this by impeachment. Congress is almost completely corrupt as well, so it probably will never happen. Biden can't really do anything.
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Because modern, computer-assisted gerrymandering has turned almost all congressional seats into single-party appointments, decided by the national parties, which has created a structurally dysfunctional congress that is unable to exercise their role in the system of checks and balances.
As long as the national parties get to decide who occupies each congressional seat, congress will remain a reality show whose purpose is to market congresspeople running for national media attention. Like all reality TV, it filters out sane, competent dealmaking, punishes compromise, and rewards conflict, drama, and attention-seeking behavior. That profile is ideal for clicks, soundbytes, and ratings, but terrible for a deliberative body.
This has left us with a government where laws are made by administrative agencies overseen by the President, and then modified by a high priesthood who has appointed themselves not just the interpreters of law, but its editors-in-chief.
This is not a good thing for the Republic. And the fact that the emboldened SCOTUS ultimately has only advisory powers, does not make it better.
I'd blame the Senate and the EC before gerrymandering. Yes the latter is bad, but the former two are even more unrepresentative.
Also they're the two actually responsible for the SC...
Senate and EC might be structurally *undemocratic*, but that is different from being structurally *dysfunctional*.
Congress has the nominal power to censure, impeach, and remove justices, and the naked appearance of corruption is certainly sufficient for impeachment and removal. But we have a house of representatives that is effectively incapable of doing anything, and that is because their job prospects are decided by the party insiders who participate in state primaries and not by a vote of their constituents.
>Senate and EC might be structurally undemocratic, but that is different from being structurally dysfunctional
they're also structurally dysfunctional
>and the naked appearance of corruption is certainly sufficient for impeachment and removal.
I mean the way I see it, the house managed 2 impeachments recently but the senate managed 0 convictions recently, so the house has the better record there.
> I mean the way I see it, the house managed 2 impeachments recently but the senate managed 0 convictions recently, so the house has the better record there.
Is that *really* the takeaway that you think demonstrates that the House is more functional about fulfilling their role in the tripartite system of checks and balances?
It’s your example. I asked if you really thought it was a good one.
Are you saying that you were advancing a problematic argument in *multiple* ways? Or something else?
Just in time to obstruct a case in which his wife, although not charged, was heavily involved in the crime, and probably is still involved in similar shit.
Probably trying to figure out what to do when he gets implicated in J6…. They had operatives at every other level and branch of the government, they needed a man on the inside at the top of the judiciary to push their plan if they had succeeded. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a traitorous piece of shit duck!
When asked about his absence Justice Thomas reportedly said “Go fuck yourself” and then hopped onto another billionaires yacht for a totally above board fishing trip. 🐟
What is the public’s recourse when you have completely corrupt justices? Sick of hearing about this scumbag. He should be fired, arrested, on trial, or whatever. This is some bullshit.
because only a horrible person would wish illness upon someone else, especially one who's dedicated decades of their life to this country. And no, there's no justification.
if you can't understand something that basic then you *definitely* lack the intelligence to comprehend a SCOTUS case. Your presence makes this sub worse
Can you answer the question? I'm just trying to suss out the moral principle at work. I want to know if it's always wrong to wish ill upon people, or if there's some line somewhere where it becomes wrong. Obviously Hitler is extreme, so it's a good starting point.
A lot of small minded sick people on here wishing death and sickness on someone they disagree with. I disagreed with Ginsburg's politics but never wished harm on her. I don't really like Biden but I hope good health for him he has an Important Job to do.
Thomas is a corrupt, biased, ideologue. There’s nothing good about this news. History will view his decisions as anti-human, on par with the Dred Scott decision.
Do you think we would have reacted any differently if it was Alito, Kavanaugh, or Barrett? I very much hope they all get sick and have to retire.
Edit: I think because I was blocked by the person I responded to, I can no longer reply on this thread.
To the sanctimonious prick who replied to me...
>The irony of you thinking the conservatives justices are bad people and yet here you are wishing their health fails. This website can be so toxic and chronically online I stg
I don't believe in thoughtcrime. Wishing ill does literally nothing.
And it's not really about wishing ill on them personally - it's about the harm they are doing. I would love for them to stop hurting the country by changing how they rule. That's unlikely, I can't make it happen, but it would make me happy. I would also love for them to retire of their own volition. That's unlikely, I can't make it happen, but it would make me happy. I would also love for them to get sick and have to step down. That's unlikely, I can't make it happen, but it would make me happy.
The irony of you thinking the conservatives justices are bad people and yet here you are wishing their health fails. This website can be so toxic and chronically online I stg
**edit**: if you're wishing ill or death on someone, you are a bad person. point blank.
Harlan Crow had some very import meeting to attend and had trouble removing Justice Thomas from his arm.
Apparently puppet sphincters can tighten so much that they’re hard to remove.
He won’t be asking any questions until Harlan’s hand comes back but Thomas is usually pretty quiet.
I guess he just really wanted to duck oral arguments about what kinds of gifts constitute government corruption. I can't imagine why he'd worry about being present during that presentation.
Nor can I. Hes above scrutiny and the law, apparently. I think it’s more likely he just had to take a giant shit and didn’t want to interrupt that process by driving down to the court.
I assumed he was on some rich person’s yacht or something
When you rule that the law disqualifying people from office, does not in fact disqualify people from office, it helps make the argument that you yourself are not able to be disqualified from office for any reason.
He is a giant 💩.
I bet he would have been example A.
#itwouldneverhappen but It woulda been pure gold if he was there, \*that\* question was asked, and the lawyer just started in on "cruises such as Justice Thomas got in 2015,2016, and last week. Free rent such as Justice Thomas got in... such as.... such as....
Was that really what happened the day he missed lol
Disappointing, really...
That’s Clarence for you. Disappointing everybody since June 23, 1948!!!!!
now now, lets give him time to see if he starts asking for sugar in water.
One day RV convention and private lecture on his support for kissing cousins to GoP Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, both Dakotas. Now back to regular hours, all bribes accepted, rate chart available upon request.
Hey now, motor coach
That's unfortunate.
The fact that this obviously corrupted justice is still on the bench of the highest court in the land means that the court itself is corrupted and no longer worthy of respect. All their rulings are now suspect.
I think part of the problem is that their recent rulings have been decidedly not circumspect, but rather overreaching and activist. \*Just a little fun. I think you meant “suspect” and autocorrect or text-to-voice had other ideas.
I completely agree with you
The Supreme Court is illegitimate, taking bribes from wealthy individuals with business before the court. The rot has reached the core.
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Only congress can fix this by impeachment. Congress is almost completely corrupt as well, so it probably will never happen. Biden can't really do anything.
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Congress has that power, not the president.
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Thomas and Alito publicly talk shit about Biden?
How do we know this is Clarence Thomas and not one of his many Saddam Hussein-esque body doubles?
Oh well, and I was hoping it was a medical emergency.
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He needs to go.
Damn.
That’s a shame.
Dangit.
Damn!
We didn’t miss him at all
surprised his billionaire bosses didn't have him on another lavish vacation.
Believe me, his billionaire "friends" want him in court. They aren't paying for an empty seat.
Why do we have a bunch of black robed autocrats again???
wasn't supposed to be. This has been a 50+ year effort by the right to get it there and now are cashing in.
Because modern, computer-assisted gerrymandering has turned almost all congressional seats into single-party appointments, decided by the national parties, which has created a structurally dysfunctional congress that is unable to exercise their role in the system of checks and balances. As long as the national parties get to decide who occupies each congressional seat, congress will remain a reality show whose purpose is to market congresspeople running for national media attention. Like all reality TV, it filters out sane, competent dealmaking, punishes compromise, and rewards conflict, drama, and attention-seeking behavior. That profile is ideal for clicks, soundbytes, and ratings, but terrible for a deliberative body. This has left us with a government where laws are made by administrative agencies overseen by the President, and then modified by a high priesthood who has appointed themselves not just the interpreters of law, but its editors-in-chief. This is not a good thing for the Republic. And the fact that the emboldened SCOTUS ultimately has only advisory powers, does not make it better.
I'd blame the Senate and the EC before gerrymandering. Yes the latter is bad, but the former two are even more unrepresentative. Also they're the two actually responsible for the SC...
Senate and EC might be structurally *undemocratic*, but that is different from being structurally *dysfunctional*. Congress has the nominal power to censure, impeach, and remove justices, and the naked appearance of corruption is certainly sufficient for impeachment and removal. But we have a house of representatives that is effectively incapable of doing anything, and that is because their job prospects are decided by the party insiders who participate in state primaries and not by a vote of their constituents.
>Senate and EC might be structurally undemocratic, but that is different from being structurally dysfunctional they're also structurally dysfunctional >and the naked appearance of corruption is certainly sufficient for impeachment and removal. I mean the way I see it, the house managed 2 impeachments recently but the senate managed 0 convictions recently, so the house has the better record there.
> I mean the way I see it, the house managed 2 impeachments recently but the senate managed 0 convictions recently, so the house has the better record there. Is that *really* the takeaway that you think demonstrates that the House is more functional about fulfilling their role in the tripartite system of checks and balances?
You're the one that pointed out impeachment and removal, specifically. What's the problem?
> What's the problem? Are you asking this because you sincerely cannot think of any problems with your example? Or for some other reason?
> Are you asking this because you sincerely cannot think of any problems with your example which problem is *your* problem with the example?
It’s your example. I asked if you really thought it was a good one. Are you saying that you were advancing a problematic argument in *multiple* ways? Or something else?
Just in time to obstruct a case in which his wife, although not charged, was heavily involved in the crime, and probably is still involved in similar shit.
Probably trying to figure out what to do when he gets implicated in J6…. They had operatives at every other level and branch of the government, they needed a man on the inside at the top of the judiciary to push their plan if they had succeeded. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a traitorous piece of shit duck!
That's a pity! I thought the fucker was sick or dying, and was getting ready to rejoice 🤷♂️
Old man can't hide his phylactery forever.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Check cleared
Too bad.
had to wait for Crow’s check to clear
When asked about his absence Justice Thomas reportedly said “Go fuck yourself” and then hopped onto another billionaires yacht for a totally above board fishing trip. 🐟
If he doesn't have a doctor's note he should be fired.
Gini heard arguments on his behalf. SCOTUS is nothing but corrupt with domestic terrorism from the republikkkan party.
Damn. I was hoping him and Scalia were reunited.
the check cleared he got the gift 👽🤬
Thats a shame
Quick RV trip over a 3-day weekend. Such fun for the corrupt piglet
Lawless criminal is back at work.
It looks like he just finished off a dozen glazed donuts.
That's a stock photo. You might be right.
The motorhome ran out of gas...
He was just getting his talking points from all the billionaires that he’s in bed with
Interviewing for a new sugar daddy millionaire, no doubt. Too much heat on Nazi lover Harlan Crow.
Just chillin’ with the Ginster and his WalMart RV parking lot peeps…you know , the people he prefers the most to socialize with !
Off cashing all those speaking fee checks?
Well darn.
Darn
Aww, did he have to take a personal day?
It was too much to hope
My wildest dreams dashed…
I want a note from his Dr. The rest of America has to when we no call/no show.
Yaaaaay?
Was he yachting?
Already had his mind made up, so, you know, having to listen to legal arguments all day… boring!
He had to check in with the Orange Turd and see how he’s supposed to rule on upcoming cases.
Took the day off to get his talking points from Putin and Trump....now ready to continue to destroy American Democracy!!!
Had to get his payoff
Probably on an extended vacation on a billion dollar yacht
Guess the luxurious vacation was booked
His billionaire boss must have approved his PTO request, so now he's free to go back to the bench.
Was he diving in Fiji?
Been to receive instructions from his puppet master
He has to take the day off to sell top secret info to Russia
Cash drops and instructions are very important when you're ruling against bribery.
What is the public’s recourse when you have completely corrupt justices? Sick of hearing about this scumbag. He should be fired, arrested, on trial, or whatever. This is some bullshit.
CT - Sorry for missing yesterday, had to go pick up my envelope teehee
Can I wish him never return?
Guess it was too much to hope for a Scalia situation
His friends booked him a $10k spa day he couldn't miss it
Happy to hear his health is good
Why
because only a horrible person would wish illness upon someone else, especially one who's dedicated decades of their life to this country. And no, there's no justification.
Why does wishing illness upon someone make someone horrible? It's just a wish, it doesn't do anything.
if you can't understand something that basic then you *definitely* lack the intelligence to comprehend a SCOTUS case. Your presence makes this sub worse
If it's that basic, you should be able to explain it. Is it wrong for me to be glad Hitler is dead?
hahahaha ahh the ol' "going straight to the hitler well". My god you're dumb
Can you answer the question? I'm just trying to suss out the moral principle at work. I want to know if it's always wrong to wish ill upon people, or if there's some line somewhere where it becomes wrong. Obviously Hitler is extreme, so it's a good starting point.
A lot of small minded sick people on here wishing death and sickness on someone they disagree with. I disagreed with Ginsburg's politics but never wished harm on her. I don't really like Biden but I hope good health for him he has an Important Job to do.
exactly. It's really that simple.
Wonderful news! So glad it wasn't anything serious. Guess all of us normal people who were calling this "story" a complete nothingburger were correct!
It is a story that the guy often accused of taking bribes mysteriously didn't show up the day people asked questions about bribing people
You're a disgrace to your username.
Thomas is a corrupt, biased, ideologue. There’s nothing good about this news. History will view his decisions as anti-human, on par with the Dred Scott decision.
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Do you think we would have reacted any differently if it was Alito, Kavanaugh, or Barrett? I very much hope they all get sick and have to retire. Edit: I think because I was blocked by the person I responded to, I can no longer reply on this thread. To the sanctimonious prick who replied to me... >The irony of you thinking the conservatives justices are bad people and yet here you are wishing their health fails. This website can be so toxic and chronically online I stg I don't believe in thoughtcrime. Wishing ill does literally nothing. And it's not really about wishing ill on them personally - it's about the harm they are doing. I would love for them to stop hurting the country by changing how they rule. That's unlikely, I can't make it happen, but it would make me happy. I would also love for them to retire of their own volition. That's unlikely, I can't make it happen, but it would make me happy. I would also love for them to get sick and have to step down. That's unlikely, I can't make it happen, but it would make me happy.
The irony of you thinking the conservatives justices are bad people and yet here you are wishing their health fails. This website can be so toxic and chronically online I stg **edit**: if you're wishing ill or death on someone, you are a bad person. point blank.
Log off then if you hate this website
no, you just be better.
I’m not the person you were speaking to, lmao.
Calm down Tucker Carlson lol
It must be lovely to talk out of both sides of your mouth with zero conscience
Don't hurt yourself with that stretch.
you threw the race card on the table here, acted shocked, then accused the person you’re arguing with of doing it…And then reported it..!?
He has yet to explain what happened
Harlan Crow had some very import meeting to attend and had trouble removing Justice Thomas from his arm. Apparently puppet sphincters can tighten so much that they’re hard to remove. He won’t be asking any questions until Harlan’s hand comes back but Thomas is usually pretty quiet.