U.S. judges have to follow ethics rules, with oversight. Clarence Thomas and his colleagues do not.
from Thomas and his family members, possibly at a premium, and then fixing up the house in which Thomas’ elderly mother was living.
Separation of powers is not in the Constitution. If you go back to the Federalist Papers, you’ll see that James Madison talked about checks and balances between branches in order to actually have the system work. Personally, I think the court should be subject to very stringent gift rules, just like every other member of the federal government is. If you’re a member of Congress, it doesn’t matter if someone’s your friend. Half a million dollar yacht trips are not something that would be acceptable in any other branch of government, and I think that is absolutely abhorrent to a system that is supposed to depend on rule of law.The current code of conduct for other judges is the path of least resistance.
I didn’t know that RBG and Elena Kagan took trips like that, and to my knowledge, they didn’t face calls to resign on that basis the way Clarence Thomas is now. Could you clarify how the different responses to similar actions wouldn’t be seen as partisan?
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