Thomas, who is under fire over claims of ethical lapses, was criticized for not recusing himself from a separate Jan. 6-related case because his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, supported then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

With this Supreme Court everything is about politics.

  • teft@startrek.website
    10·
    1 year ago

    Congress could impeach him and throw him out of office. Will it happen? Probably not since you would need 67 senators to vote to convict and that chamber is evenly divided at the moment. But they do have the power.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      20·
      1 year ago

      One of our two political parties has fully abandoned any semblance of good faith negotiation, objectivity, or bipartisanship. As a result:

      • if a shitty judge is Democratic, there’s a chance they could actually be impeached and removed from office, as the impeachment mechanism is intended to allow.
      • if a shitty judge is Republican, there is zero chance that they could actually be impeached and removed from office, because absolutely zero republicans would vote for the judge’s removal.

      This is the game we’re forced to play. I’m getting pretty fucking sick of the blatant double standards.

      • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        Clearly true. It’s blatantly apparent in the Legislative branch too. When a Republican is accused or charged with a crime (Gym Jordan, Matt Gaetz, George Santos) They just keep chugging along clinging to their power. When a Democrat is accused or charged with a crime, everyone gets together and calls for them to step down. Look at Al Franklen, for example, and now Bob Menendez.

        At this point, I’m hoping Menendez doesn’t step down. I’m tired of Democrats taking the high road and policing itself. We’re losing the nation because of it.

        • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          6·
          1 year ago

          I think we need to go after Menendez, if only to confirm that yes, there actually is a contrast between the parties. It’s something that will help in the long run.

          • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            If someone hasn’t realized it by now, this won’t change their mind.

            Regardless, this does have an effect on policy so fuck this guy, get him out of office and preferably into prison.

            • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              No, it won’t.

              But if the Democrats start being exactly as scummy as the Republicans, we are well and truly completely fucked, because that means the most viable solution becomes “we gotta channel France and make the Second American Republic, because the first one is pretty much done”.

        • BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
          5·
          1 year ago

          I’d like to see Menendez out because his corruption has had concrete effects on policy. Franken’s case was pointless though, I’d agree.