The problem with Trump is the same problem that we've always had: our inability to place sanctions on the ultra rich. Congress engages in insider trading, Trump foments an insurrection, and the Supreme Court provides cover, the United States invades Iraq and then condemns Russia for doing the same. If we cannot hold these people to account, then the only rules that exist are the power of the dollar, which overrides the norms and mores that holds society together.
@@dennisreed3382you must not know many rich people. As the daughter of an actual self made CEO who spent decades at the golf club, I can tell you MANY inherited their wealth and position and MANY cheated their way up. Hard work is the key for plenty but don’t be so naive.
@@dennisreed3382 Getting rich by working is dangled in front of the little people to keep them in line. If you just work harder, you too can be rich. In most cases the primary factor in determining whether or not you will get rich is dumb luck.
Think back to the McCarthy Era which was ended by the question "Sir, have you no decency?" Even politicians were shamed into doing the right thing. Today, do we have decency? Not a drop!
I'm pretty sure that folks of a certain age know well the context of the "no decency" incident-It disgraced the overreaching Sen McCarthy in real time on national TV,and proclaimed the beginning of the end of the profoundly destructive "Red Scare".However,even without the "Reds",let alone McCarthyism ,the conflation of Patriotism with adherence to the specific class interests of Big Business continues apace.Peace.
@@michaeltyler4314 Anyone who is preaching the ills of capitalism, while he benefits from it, has certainly lost his marbles. Reich is dishonest and manipulative, and I don't think you can see it.
@@RedRose4141It doesn't really matter exactly what his mental issue is. The only thing that matters is if he is a viable candidate. And, clearly, he's not. I suppose it does suggest the upbringing of so many American people, though. As, he feels like something they know. So, what was their upbringing like? Then, there are the others who simply vote for "the team." Not realizing the entire nation is the team. But, because of this, the courts can be packed in their ways of thinking. Lastly, there are those who vote for him because they actually want to "see the world burn." I think these are the scariest. And, some are in the Senate now. Best, JJ
@@JJLom777 Honestly what I've noticed is their about party over morals. It could be just gun rights etc. They don't care because they are generational Rebloodlicans. Very sad and very sad is they are just as racist n play the game along with Donald to get votes while never caring about anyone but themselves.
I disagree about having the Trump trial off air. If we could all watch it, Trump's GOP sycophants could not as easily stand outside the court and lie about what's happening in the court.
You'd be amazed at how many people simply don't care. This has nothing to do with their lives. It has nothing to do with their problems. It has nothing to do with solving their problems.
Exactly. There would be footage of him sleeping, farting, and being old. Anything to create some cognitive dissonance and stir doubt in people's minds is worth it.
We all know this and we all know it's a good idea to not reveal its depth, even though the water is clear to the bottom. We know who they are: They are the 112 who voted against aid to Ukraine when aid passed. Their alignment is known, it is to the Gremlin in the Kremlin. They need correcting.
Oh We’ve known for a very long Time, and We The American People are learning more details of the Blatent and widespread Corruption and Treason within Our Nation every day. We Will Not Continue To Allow It!!
The Senate needs to force the Supreme Court to accept at least the same code of ethics that all other federal judges must comply with. Despite claims by Justice Roberts the court has demonstrated repeatedly that they are not able to self regulate their actions and behaviour. The justices are federal employees and should have binding guardrails and professional standards the same as other employees that receive a federal pay check.
You are correct, we are paying all their paychecks and health benefits. So, if they are representatives in our interest and the interest of all Americans, maybe they need an old fashion pink slip, sorry, you're deleted from the payroll of the United States of American Citizen's. Go see if your puppet master's support you now.
Please explain how he'd be forced to recuse himself or be removed. As it so often happens on social media, a female user (and her thumbs-up dummies) are showing an inexcusable ignorance about our political system rules and regulations and engaging in wishful thinking even though the number of smart and knowledgeable women in public life has been comparable to that of men. Recusal is left to the personal discretion of the SCOTUS justices while impeachment is practically impossible since conviction requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
Ralph Nader in this country was one of the heroes of consumer protection and one of the reasons that we had publications like consumer reports and even the agency that Warren championed.
Yes, but Nader running for the closely contested presidency was a major reason we got stuck with Dubya, a catastrophic admin., and lost Al gore as president. A tremendous loss with far reaching consequences.
This isn't the fight. This is palace intrigue. This is a fight within the ruling class. The real fight is on the streets and in workplaces across the country.
@@michaelrch There are a lot of fights and this is just one. Getting factual information out to the public, even if it has a spin, is a critically important fight. If the right-wing media sources were reporting factually with a conservative spin, we'd be in good shape. But they're not, they're frequently lying to the public. It's not just spin. Disinformation needs to be fought.
@@michaelrchTwo old songs just “popped” into my head: (1) “Taking It To The Streets” by The Doobie Brothers and (2) “The Ghost Of Tom Joad,” the Springsteen version anyway…
Trump is merely the manifestation of modern Americans. I doubt that America has the capacity to produce a righteous person. Both sides of the political divide are incapable of seeing their hands in the rise of Trump.
@@gedotbard Their RESIGNATIONS should be demanded. And if they refuse, impeach. But in order to impeach successfully there must be a sufficient number of Democrats. VOTE BLUE!
Alito, OUT. Thomas, OUT. Roberts, do your job and clean up this mess. The only other choice for you, Justice Roberts, is to be dragged into Congress and watch them do it for you. Let’s see if you have the spine to do the right thing.
The only way to remove a Federal Judge, including Supreme Court Justices, is Impeachment by the House and conviction (by 2/3 majority) in the Senate. As long as the Republicans hold a majority in the House, they will never allow Impeachment of a conservative. And as long as they hold more than 1/3 of the Senate, they will never allow conviction, no matter how clear the evidence is. This was made obvious by Trump’s Impeachment trials.
You have a profound lack of knowledge about how our government works. The fact that you think John Roberts can do ANYTHING about any other justice proves it.
The injustices of the Superbia Court are shameless, arrogant, insolent, lawless, haughty & prideful in their powerful positions believing they are immune from accountability. It's time to school them & hold them accountable before it's too late.
As a Canadian, I can't imagine my Supreme Court being this partisan. Our judges are nominated by civil servants based on experience, then rubber stamped either the Prime Minister or Justice minister. We don't televise committee meetings, so we barely know (or care) who our judges are. American justice seems corrupted. Justice is for all of us.
Maybe that's what we get for being democracy 1.0, but I can't shake the feeling that it has something to do with our being originally cobbled together from free states and slave states. We never had that common ground that "us" could be made of.
@@toriless Good point. As a Canadian, our national programs (e.g. healthcare) and history have made Canadians feel connected -- we have national myths. Good luck with your vote in your upcoming election - democracy 2.0 sounds good.
Thank you Robert Reich and Heather Loftus. I never miss Your Saturday Coffee Klatch. Learn so much from you. Thanks again. About Justice Alito and his display of the upside down U.S. flag !!! Is he mad ? Is he brazenly partisan. I am thoroughly ashamed to tell the world that we have a Supreme Court that is not a symbol of justice in the U.S.A.
Robert Bork....started a lot of the wrongs and the supreme court changing the ethics code to protect themselves from prosecution is disgusting. Does anyone know "Shall" and "Should" do not have the same meaning when it comes to disclosing.
Trump appeals to a lot of people who feel that the entire political system is broken.They want to express their anger and think that unleashing a vandal like Trump will at least shake things up. Of course there are those in his base who explicitly want white Christian ethno nationalism, but many are just furious and want to throw a spanner in the gears of a system that is so obviously already broken.
Why do you seem to think trumpy is better than yourself ? Or worse than someone ? I know why I can't stand trumpy . He is definitely not a better person than myself . But is being treated better than a great many people in the world .
He does not give a damn about us. He just needs our warm bodies to get back in the White House, so he never faces the music. Remember, he gave the rich permanent tax cuts, and the average American temporary tax cuts. He always bragged about how he paid little to no taxes, but you can bet your ass he is collecting social security.
His cult is deluded by the premise that since Trump is filthy rich, he doesn't need the wealth that political office would bring. Of course, they don't realize that Trump's claim to being rich is all a lie. They also don't realize that Trump is an absolute narcissist hungering for power and royalty. His followers are the type that have always mistrusted the government, and they see Trump as the outsider that will "drain the swamp", which is a completely empty promise and quite ironic since Trump is the corrupt puppet being bribed and manipulated by far right interest groups. They think that Trump's ugly personality is proof that he's honest and has a spine, while every other politician is too afraid to "tell it like it is". MAGA saw in Trump only what they wanted to see and when he shows his true colors, they either wake up or double down on their delusion. What's left of his cult are the true fanatics that drank the koolaid. Pride, misogyny, racism, greed, religion, hate, idiocy... these are the qualities guiding his cult now.
There is a short & simple form to lodge complaints against federal judges (Alito, Thomas & Cannon). Search for “AO 310 us courts” to get the judicial complaints form. It’s short & simple to complete. The legal basis for complaints against Alito, Thomas & Cannon can be breach of 28 U.S. Code § 455 “Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
The right used to be obsessed with free speech until students started criticising Israel on college campuses. It's almost as if neither side in the elite ruling class actually have principles.
Remember, those hippies, not all of them, but Steve Jobs and the like, all became the Establishment, so they are using what they did against the Vietnam War and using it against the fellow citizens.
What a great conversation between the two of you. I loved watching the video footage on Robert stating that there should be equal quality marriages back in 2002. I didn’t know that. Wow, how cool is that. He was right in his comeback on stating that interracial marriages were not approved of prior to 2002 but did manage to make their way into our society, thankfully.
The internet rewards people who personify the shittiest traits that human beings have to offer. It's why Tim Pool has a million $$ compound and why some on the left, move to the right (Dore, Rubin, Brand, Rogan, etc).
@@lynnjudd9036Greed, theft, deception, bribery, corruption, bullying, cheating, etc.etc. are wonderful traits! Russia is the ghost of America’s future.
I for one , am tired of the attitudes of hate with no real reason for . Attitudes of superiority and greed . Self-righteous attitudes leave me questioning faith . And those persons who treat anyone as if their work is worth , not much , embody all of the above mentioned , BAD ATTITUDES .
Thank you both! My grandfather was a Pearl Harbor survivor and passionate about the flag and the flag code. He went around in his retirement teaching kids about the importance of respecting the flag. As much as I miss him, I'm grateful he got to die with Obama in the white house and never knew the orange traitor was an incoming threat. It makes me physically ill to know that a group like that has co-opted the upside down flag as a symbol of their traitorous intent. I was just telling my partner about citizens united like 10 minutes before I watched this episode. She's from Germany and she got so mad when I said "corporations are people" that she had to leave the room. Everything is upside down and I just wonder so often what would have happened if SCOTUS and Jeb Bush hadn't stolen the 2000 election.
Let's think back to the way the US reacted in 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor and ol' Schicklgruber's declaration of war. We had no patience with potential sympathizers, to the point that we incarcerated harmless and patriotic Japanese Americans in one of the most shameful incidents in our history. Look back to the way the US reacted to potential Communist sympathizers in our midst in the '50s, the "red scare" and the House Un-American Activities committee. Yet here we're confronted with clearly un-American agents of Russia in high office -- where are the moral panic and the reckless purge when we need it?
Its clear also that racism and all is still bad. But now they've watched Donald get away with so much, its like all the progressive changes made are null now.
There is a short & simple form to lodge complaints against federal judges (Alito, Thomas & Cannon). Search for “AO 310 us courts” to get the judicial complaints form. It’s short & simple to complete. The legal basis for complaints against Alito, Thomas & Cannon can be breach of 28 U.S. Code § 455 “Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
We've bailed out industry after industry. Allowed corporations to price gouge and raise prices when they're having record profits. But somehow Student Loans/Homeless is the line/problem for people. People on benefits aren't negatively affecting your life in the slightest. Your life sucks beause of the rich, and blaming people on benefits is exactly what they want you to do. In America, it's better to be 'Rich & Guilty' than 'Poor/Middle Class & Innocent'...and yet, the people 'think' that they have Liberty.
I would like to believe that this falls under the heading of the department of justice. Oh wait why would I think Garland would finally start doing the job he's being paid for ¿
Mike, unfortunately Garland and his dept. are so inundated with the empowered criminal element that is now pervasive in our country, let alone our politics. It’s not like one small group that his dept. can go after…. If you are wanting to see justice working properly, you need to vote against the culprits, and vote for candidates who fight legislation that cuts funding to important departments, such as the DOJ, the IRS, the FBI…. That would be a positive step forward in helping people, like Garland, to go after these criminals. Most of the GOP, Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 - these examples are in support of seeing our justice and law enforcement fail and go under. Check it out. 😊
Apparently, it also means something else. Whatever he meant, Samuel Alito, as a Supreme Court Justice, should have remained absolutely neutral. That "Ethics Code," such as it is, wasn't in effect then--but he should still have kept his opinions to himself.
Not just distress, "dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property". It's not the thing you do in response to a neighbor putting up yard signs that you don't like (like Alito claims).
@@JeanAmann-w1u Had he not flown the flag upside down, would that really mean he is neutral? All he did was choose to demonstrate his bias and in so doing confirm what many already believed about him.
The thing I have trouble understanding is how Alito's flag just came to light over 3 years later? I understand some people wanting to keep it quiet, but nothing stays secret anymore - there's always someone ready to blab...
We overcome the moral squalor by harnessing the energy of social media with the power of Rock and Roll. It happened in 1964 and it can happen again, but this time it's Girl Powered.
Wow! What a great clip about marriage equality from your 2002 campaign against Mitt Romney(😳!!) in MA! Loved it & you said there exactly what I was thinking- 20 years ago racial bias was the issue! Thanks for moving us forward, Sir! Thx for these Kaffee Klatsch shows! I love them!! (From a former Republican!)💙
Money is just money made of ink and paper what gives it power? We do also money is power we all want it we need money to exist. We wheel, deal, anyway we can even the churches wheel and deal with our souls, life itself exists because of money we die it costs to die we.are deceased, dead as a.broken dry stick.we need money. I expect in the near future there will be a tax on yearly plots of burial grounds. Air we breath tax it. Water we pay to.clean it up so we can use it. It's a human story after we eat and love that meal we want more then it's so good l need to save and store some. Hear comes the greed supply increases because everyone liked that meal. You get my point, inflation. Has.always been around, it's humanity itself that is.killing us killing our culture society, l see it daily then hear come.churches we look for salvation but it's going to cost you money. As humans we have done our best thinking with our minds our minds are killing us not money, greed,more more can't get enough life itself is an addiction. Life itself is changing as is the weather, society, habits, rich or poor life itself is.a struggle oh we may get a few hours of what we call peace but is it really peace or is it.a distraction looking for peace. So what's the answer, l don't know other than awareness. It seems there are people in high places, from government officials to medical, science, religion. Philosophy education, on and on but for some reason we humans are killing ourselves. Not money, ourselves our greedy selves then we.die when we have not lived or lived.
I just bought a $90 ticket to an event and Ticketmaster added $25 in bullshit fees with ridiculous vague names like facility fee and event fee- isn’t that what my $90 is for?!!!
Trump succeeded in placing enough judges to begin to shift the ideological makeup of the judiciary, including on two appellate courts. Under Trump, the 11th circuit (Alabama, Georgia and Florida) has gone from a Democratic majority to a 6-6 split, and the 3rd circuit (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) went from a 7-5 Democratic majority with two vacancies to what is likely to be a 7-7 split.
If we try to "learn to live with it," we lose democracy. Our only choice is to hammer out actual standards, and enforce them strictly, no matter who is affected.
“We Don’t Want Government Interfering With Big Business Or Telling Them About Regulations, It’s Not The Individual Citizen That We Are Talking About When We Claim To Be For Small Government And More Freedoms” This is truly what Reagan and the GOP are saying with their anti big government rhetoric.
Absolutely so true, Trump got in and repealed parts of the frank dodd act that allowed the largest merger in history all at shareholders profits and attrition of their workers.
But their "anti big government" wants to be in the uterus of every woman in this country. And to stop interstate travel by pregnant women. And to "monitor" pregnant women. And to restrict birth control and certain marriages. Eliminate healthcare for trans kids. Burn books. Diminish voting rights. That is BIG government.
We need to get on this ASAP. The longer we let this embed into our society and systems, the harder it will be to root it out. It's already quite problematic.
Elect a total democratic majority in both houses. Then impeach the bribe takers and the court legislators and appoint men with integrity and honorable records. Start passing legislation to prevent appointments to the court without proper investgation and verification of records.
Only 1/3 of Senate seats are up for re-election in any given election year. So many people who put power and Party above the nation, like Mitch McConnell, don’t have to worry this year.
When you have politicians in control of the appointment of judges you can be sure that corruption will result as partisan politics should have NO place in the judicial system. It used to be dependent on morality and ethics that honesty and honour would be preserved. In today's world ethics and morals seem to have disappeared. The result is catastrophe. The Judicial system is no longer independent and offers absolutely no safeguard as a counterweight to politics and as a result democracy as a governing system is threatened.
Spot On! Mitch McConnell could have done so much good through his career but turned into be a disgusting bully just like those kids were to him when he was young. He destroyed any legacy he could have had. We the People should be petitioning to change how justices are chosen and laws to protect our country from narcissistic histrionic personality disordered leaders.
Roosevelt‘s big mistake is he left the big corporate structure in place. These behemoths capable of raising vast sums of money were left structurally in place so they could continue building their political war chest and influencing the government over the last decades. Corporations were originally supposed to be project oriented, in which many businesses related to particularly big projects that the government would do good cool their resources and come together and achieve these bigger social and societal projects. Then they were supposed to be disband after the project. But instead, they were allowed to continue to hold onto their incorporation together to form these gigantic organizations who even though they were regulated to some degree became giant capital machines who could choose their own projects now with the capital that they raised. Creating shareholders and boards CEOs and powerful legal departments, they were able to use capital to influence government through lobbyists and campaign contributions. Those very activities used to tip their hand to the American public, until of course the Roberts court gave them anonymity in citizens united. And now these hidden powerful influencers and controllers are trying to take over the government so that we not only live in an economic oligarchy but a political oligarchy in which the rich ruled the rest. And they’re trying to do it the way all fascists take over governments by twisting and manipulating the laws with corrupt courts and corrupt politicians.
Empowering and rectifying. Thank you both. In my world, persecution for speaking up supporting dignity and morals has not been uncommon. It is a magnet I cannot resist. Let it be yours too. We are stronger in numbers
I have never known how to describe the conservative disconnect between govt intrusion in business and govt intrusion in private life, but you hit the nail on the head.
Will NOT be surprised if treasonous Thomas is ousting Alito to redirect the focus away from Thomas himself. Shady corrupted judges and greed know no limits. Everyone will be talking about Alito while Thomas and his wife will be forgotten momentarily.
Roberts wants us to respect the court without doing anything to earn or maintain our respect. The appearance of bias or impropriety is not something they get to judge; it is something we the people get to judge based on facts.
💯EXACTLY RIGHT! Republicans have been killing our Democracy over the past few decades. Slowly and subtly... It's death by a trillion paper cuts for US. 💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙 #VOTEBLUE IN 24
This Court IS Anything Other than Supreme… Period. It’s time for Accountability, Ethical Conduct Rules…And Term Limits. The Right Wing of This Court is Despicable.
It’s refreshing that there are still sensible public intellectual voices in America. From the outside it appears the place has simply imploded en-masse into a cesspit of degeneracy.
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The problem with Trump is the same problem that we've always had: our inability to place sanctions on the ultra rich. Congress engages in insider trading, Trump foments an insurrection, and the Supreme Court provides cover, the United States invades Iraq and then condemns Russia for doing the same. If we cannot hold these people to account, then the only rules that exist are the power of the dollar, which overrides the norms and mores that holds society together.
Russia invaded Iraq?
The rich got that way by working, you should try it sometimes instead of bitching about it.
@@dennisreed3382you must not know many rich people. As the daughter of an actual self made CEO who spent decades at the golf club, I can tell you MANY inherited their wealth and position and MANY cheated their way up. Hard work is the key for plenty but don’t be so naive.
@@dennisreed3382 Getting rich by working is dangled in front of the little people to keep them in line. If you just work harder, you too can be rich. In most cases the primary factor in determining whether or not you will get rich is dumb luck.
@@dennisreed3382 Oh boy wow
Impeach Alito and Thomas!
Well said
Zero impartiality and discrediting the integrity of the court. ROBERTS needs to step down with Alito and Thomas.
Don't confuse Maga.
They think peaches come in cans
roberts, kavanotherbeer, and amy cuckoo barrot too!!!!
How? There is NO way to do that with this congresd. So now what do we do?
This is not just disgusting, its deeply concerning
Trump is merely the manifestation of modern Americans.
Think back to the McCarthy Era which was ended by the question "Sir, have you no decency?" Even politicians were shamed into doing the right thing. Today, do we have decency? Not a drop!
Not any of the republiCONS.
Your absolutely right there is no decency
I'm pretty sure that folks of a certain age know well the context of the "no decency" incident-It disgraced the overreaching Sen McCarthy in real time on national TV,and proclaimed the beginning of the end of the profoundly destructive "Red Scare".However,even without the "Reds",let alone McCarthyism ,the conflation of Patriotism with adherence to the specific class interests of Big Business continues apace.Peace.
I keep thinking of that amazing scene and quote… 😢
Trump is merely the manifestation of modern America.
“Moral Squalor” - Spot on description of the entire MAGA movement.
Another great phrase you might appreciate, “a kaleidoscope of depravity”:)
PERFECT...they should make new hats saying "Make more Moral Squalor" !
I remember them being referred to as a "basket of..." something... and if I recall, it was actually a generous statement.
@@m.jasondoty9062 "A basket of deplorables." ~ Hillary Clinton
@@rickdworsky6457 Ah... of course! Thanks. Funny the things you forget!
I met Dr Reich prob 40 years ago at The Greenbrier when my husband worked for the railroad. He was as kind, decent & intelligent then as he is now.
😊 we are fortunate to have him to champion democracy for all Americans.
The Greenbriar, in West Virginia? That's where I'm from.
Except that he has completely lost his marbles.
@@moe47988 No, Robert Reich has not "lost his marbles". But Trump certainly has !!
@@michaeltyler4314 Anyone who is preaching the ills of capitalism, while he benefits from it, has certainly lost his marbles. Reich is dishonest and manipulative, and I don't think you can see it.
Greed, greed and more greed. Will be the ruination of mankind!
You are so right.
There's a song. From Robert Trower. Money. Money doesn't satisfy. Great song
Junk fees get the profits not #TaylorSwift
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@@mikeace5831 Good Song. Also, AC/DC's song "Down Payment Blues"
"I don't think he has any shame". The one thing that all MAGA share is a distinct lack of shame, no matter how shameful they act.
It’s a sign of sociopathy.
@@beefandbarleythe sociopaths don't even have rainbow hair and believe there is unlimited genders 😂
@@beefandbarley well yes but its narcissistic histrionic personality disorders. Psychothapy?
@@RedRose4141It doesn't really matter exactly what his mental issue is. The only thing that matters is if he is a viable candidate. And, clearly, he's not.
I suppose it does suggest the upbringing of so many American people, though. As, he feels like something they know. So, what was their upbringing like?
Then, there are the others who simply vote for "the team." Not realizing the entire nation is the team. But, because of this, the courts can be packed in their ways of thinking.
Lastly, there are those who vote for him because they actually want to "see the world burn." I think these are the scariest. And, some are in the Senate now.
Best,
JJ
@@JJLom777 Honestly what I've noticed is their about party over morals. It could be just gun rights etc. They don't care because they are generational Rebloodlicans. Very sad and very sad is they are just as racist n play the game along with Donald to get votes while never caring about anyone but themselves.
I, too, have a visceral response to the reversal of Roe v Wade.
I am so angry... 🤬
Me too‼️‼️‼️ Hang onto that anger & vote in November 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@peekaboo7424 Without a doubt, I am voting 💙!
I'm so tired of voting against trump, I wish I had a better option; but I don't.
Biden 2024 🙄
@@ShermThursbysaid like a true sheep
Doesn’t matter how you vote, it will still be the same corrupt Supreme Court. And you ain’t seen nothing yet!
I disagree about having the Trump trial off air. If we could all watch it, Trump's GOP sycophants could not as easily stand outside the court and lie about what's happening in the court.
They would lie about it anyway. They are already lying about other things we can clearly see for ourselves.
You'd be amazed at how many people simply don't care. This has nothing to do with their lives. It has nothing to do with their problems. It has nothing to do with solving their problems.
Exactly. There would be footage of him sleeping, farting, and being old.
Anything to create some cognitive dissonance and stir doubt in people's minds is worth it.
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It should be televised. We the people are stakeholders in this trial. We have a right to observe the proceedings.
The sedition conspiracy goes deeper than you thought.
Yes they can't help but use lawfare against Trump because they know they lost in 2020
🎯🎯🎯🎯 As the saying goes, paraphrasing, Donald Trump is a symptom not a cause…
We all know this and we all know it's a good idea to not reveal its depth, even though the water is clear to the bottom. We know who they are: They are the 112 who voted against aid to Ukraine when aid passed. Their alignment is known, it is to the Gremlin in the Kremlin. They need correcting.
Oh We’ve known for a very long Time, and We The American People are learning more details of the Blatent and widespread Corruption and Treason within Our Nation every day. We Will Not Continue To Allow It!!
The Senate needs to force the Supreme Court to accept at least the same code of ethics that all other federal judges must comply with. Despite claims by Justice Roberts the court has demonstrated repeatedly that they are not able to self regulate their actions and behaviour. The justices are federal employees and should have binding guardrails and professional standards the same as other employees that receive a federal pay check.
We need a law hold to these public servants accountable
You are correct, we are paying all their paychecks and health benefits. So, if they are representatives in our interest and the interest of all Americans, maybe they need an old fashion pink slip, sorry, you're deleted from the payroll of the United States of American Citizen's. Go see if your puppet master's support you now.
Alito MUST recuse himself or Be removed!!
As should Thomas
And take Thomas with him !! Disgusting !!
Once Dems Win Control Of Congress And Senate
Please explain how he'd be forced to recuse himself or be removed. As it so often happens on social media, a female user (and her thumbs-up dummies) are showing an inexcusable ignorance about our political system rules and regulations and engaging in wishful thinking even though the number of smart and knowledgeable women in public life has been comparable to that of men. Recusal is left to the personal discretion of the SCOTUS justices while impeachment is practically impossible since conviction requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
@@RedRose4141typical democrats always trying to put a Blackman down
"Justice and the Rule of Law are to be ABOVE politics." -- John Adams.
Thank you for all that you do Professor Reich. I wish a had a little bit of your amazing intelligence. ❤ DK
You appreciate Mr. R's intelligence. You are clearly not lacking.
Reich is a propagandist.
We have the best supreme court that money can buy! We are so screwed.
As a spouse of a justices, one must maintain some of the household decorum in the interest of integrity.
And whose name is on the title of the house? There are codes regarding the placement of the flag
Did you buy that excuse Alito gave? A man who decided a woman should have no control over her body has a woman running his house? Really!
@@sylviagoodman6008 I've read this upside down flag flew for several days. Once is perhaps a mistake but many days is certainly a statement.
Ralph Nader in this country was one of the heroes of consumer protection and one of the reasons that we had publications like consumer reports and even the agency that Warren championed.
Yes, but Nader running for the closely contested presidency was a major reason we got stuck with Dubya, a catastrophic admin., and lost Al gore as president. A tremendous loss with far reaching consequences.
Thank you both for "fighting the fight." It's unfortunate that the righteous are constantly on defense now.
This isn't the fight. This is palace intrigue. This is a fight within the ruling class. The real fight is on the streets and in workplaces across the country.
@@michaelrch There are a lot of fights and this is just one. Getting factual information out to the public, even if it has a spin, is a critically important fight. If the right-wing media sources were reporting factually with a conservative spin, we'd be in good shape. But they're not, they're frequently lying to the public. It's not just spin. Disinformation needs to be fought.
@@michaelrchTwo old songs just “popped” into my head: (1) “Taking It To The Streets” by The Doobie Brothers and (2) “The Ghost Of Tom Joad,” the Springsteen version anyway…
Trump is merely the manifestation of modern Americans. I doubt that America has the capacity to produce a righteous person. Both sides of the political divide are incapable of seeing their hands in the rise of Trump.
The Republican Party has become an organized attack on the rule of law. And Thomas and Alito are engaged in that attack.
And furtively led by John Roberts.
The GOP/GQP, especially in the House, is the political phase of the coup Traitor Trump has been attempting since Nov. 2020.
Thomas and Alito should be impeached and removed pending impeachment now...
That is exactly what Garland has done.
@@gedotbard Their RESIGNATIONS should be demanded. And if they refuse, impeach.
But in order to impeach successfully there must be a sufficient number of Democrats.
VOTE BLUE!
citizens united worst decision ever!
And who came up with Citizens United.....
The Republicans
@@sassysaint3096 the federalist society, stage one of their move against democracy.
John Roberts has done immeasurable harm to our country.
John Roberts has done immeasurable harm to our country.
Yup, corporations are people and cash is free speech.
The court is corrupt.
Obviously.
Robert, you are a constant in a sea of chaos. Thank you for representing political integrity and democratic norms.
Alito, OUT. Thomas, OUT. Roberts, do your job and clean up this mess.
The only other choice for you, Justice Roberts, is to be dragged into Congress and watch them do it for you. Let’s see if you have the spine to do the right thing.
The only way to remove a Federal Judge, including Supreme Court Justices, is Impeachment by the House and conviction (by 2/3 majority) in the Senate. As long as the Republicans hold a majority in the House, they will never allow Impeachment of a conservative. And as long as they hold more than 1/3 of the Senate, they will never allow conviction, no matter how clear the evidence is. This was made obvious by Trump’s Impeachment trials.
As long as repuglicans control congress...scotus feels safe to do as they please!
You have a profound lack of knowledge about how our government works. The fact that you think John Roberts can do ANYTHING about any other justice proves it.
@@robertgawrys4614 Not true in both cases.
Congress won't do anything to republican congressional members.
Love to you Rovbert Reich...truth to power! We prefer presidents with honor...
The injustices of the Superbia Court are shameless, arrogant, insolent, lawless, haughty & prideful in their powerful positions believing they are immune from accountability. It's time to school them & hold them accountable before it's too late.
Thank you Professor Reich!!
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As a Canadian, I can't imagine my Supreme Court being this partisan. Our judges are nominated by civil servants based on experience, then rubber stamped either the Prime Minister or Justice minister. We don't televise committee meetings, so we barely know (or care) who our judges are. American justice seems corrupted. Justice is for all of us.
It is corrupted to its soul if it has one.
@@catherinepatton8699 IF it has one...
Maybe that's what we get for being democracy 1.0, but I can't shake the feeling that it has something to do with our being originally cobbled together from free states and slave states. We never had that common ground that "us" could be made of.
@@toriless Good point. As a Canadian, our national programs (e.g. healthcare) and history have made Canadians feel connected -- we have national myths. Good luck with your vote in your upcoming election - democracy 2.0 sounds good.
But Trump is a god-king, somehow. No laws apply to him or to worship of him.
Always good to get a pure, unadulterated, outstandingly tolerant, fairly expressed criticism.
You are both great warriors for what is best about America 💪 Keep on keeping on 🗽
I think you mean propagandists
Thank you Robert Reich and Heather Loftus. I never miss Your Saturday Coffee Klatch. Learn so much from you. Thanks again. About Justice Alito and his display of the upside down U.S. flag !!! Is he mad ? Is he brazenly partisan. I am thoroughly ashamed to tell the world that we have a Supreme Court that is not a symbol of justice in the U.S.A.
Robert Bork....started a lot of the wrongs and the supreme court changing the ethics code to protect themselves from prosecution is disgusting. Does anyone know "Shall" and "Should" do not have the same meaning when it comes to disclosing.
You’re a much needed voice of intelligent reason. Love the short videos!
😂 reich is an idiot
I think.of myself as an ordinary, average citizens. I do not understand thinking trump is on the average citizens side. Perplexing.
Trump appeals to a lot of people who feel that the entire political system is broken.They want to express their anger and think that unleashing a vandal like Trump will at least shake things up. Of course there are those in his base who explicitly want white Christian ethno nationalism, but many are just furious and want to throw a spanner in the gears of a system that is so obviously already broken.
Mass psychosis. It's happened many times before. The last most notable, Nazi Germany.
Why do you seem to think trumpy is better than yourself ? Or worse than someone ? I know why I can't stand trumpy . He is definitely not a better person than myself . But is being treated better than a great many people in the world .
He does not give a damn about us. He just needs our warm bodies to get back in the White House, so he never faces the music. Remember, he gave the rich permanent tax cuts, and the average American temporary tax cuts. He always bragged about how he paid little to no taxes, but you can bet your ass he is collecting social security.
His cult is deluded by the premise that since Trump is filthy rich, he doesn't need the wealth that political office would bring. Of course, they don't realize that Trump's claim to being rich is all a lie. They also don't realize that Trump is an absolute narcissist hungering for power and royalty. His followers are the type that have always mistrusted the government, and they see Trump as the outsider that will "drain the swamp", which is a completely empty promise and quite ironic since Trump is the corrupt puppet being bribed and manipulated by far right interest groups. They think that Trump's ugly personality is proof that he's honest and has a spine, while every other politician is too afraid to "tell it like it is". MAGA saw in Trump only what they wanted to see and when he shows his true colors, they either wake up or double down on their delusion. What's left of his cult are the true fanatics that drank the koolaid. Pride, misogyny, racism, greed, religion, hate, idiocy... these are the qualities guiding his cult now.
Love the commentary bringing the truth thank you for your candor guys😮
They don’t care. Except about what they want to do.
You all are wonderful 😊
Thank you for educating and informing in such an eloquent way. Keep it up.
Gotta have believable propaganda or it doesn't work.
Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni are corrupt big time too
Trump is merely the manifestation of modern Americans.
There is a short & simple form to lodge complaints against federal judges (Alito, Thomas & Cannon).
Search for “AO 310 us courts” to get the judicial complaints form. It’s short & simple to complete.
The legal basis for complaints against Alito, Thomas & Cannon can be breach of 28 U.S. Code § 455
“Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia ("Ginni") are COLOSSALLY corrupt.
Conservatives used to be "Triggered" by the American flag upside down (when hippies did it in the 1960s).
The right used to be obsessed with free speech until students started criticising Israel on college campuses. It's almost as if neither side in the elite ruling class actually have principles.
Oh how the tables have turned. You are now the establishment.
Remember, those hippies, not all of them, but Steve Jobs and the like, all became the Establishment, so they are using what they did against the Vietnam War and using it against the fellow citizens.
"Moral squalor" is perfect for the court, Congress and conservatives.
Hello Heather and Robert thank you very much for your work for equality equity democracy!
As usual I agree 💯% Greed will ruin the People and Planet. 💙💙💙🗽🗽🗽🗽
I hope the two of you never leave us
You have always been ahead of your time Robert! We all thank you for it and appreciate your activism 💙❤️🇺🇸❤️💙
What a great conversation between the two of you. I loved watching the video footage on Robert stating that there should be equal quality marriages back in 2002. I didn’t know that. Wow, how cool is that. He was right in his comeback on stating that interracial marriages were not approved of prior to 2002 but did manage to make their way into our society, thankfully.
" How Fascism Starts. First, they Fascinate the Fools. Then they Muzzle the Intelligent." - Bertrand Russell
My main regret in life is my chosen occupation (technology). I'm 65 now. I should have gotten a law license and then become a criminal. Crime pays.
So it seems. Greed, lying, bribery, etc. are the new normal. I also think I should have become a crook or a politician.
at 42 this is also my regret.
The internet rewards people who personify the shittiest traits that human beings have to offer. It's why Tim Pool has a million $$ compound and why some on the left, move to the right (Dore, Rubin, Brand, Rogan, etc).
I have my integrity. I have no regrets.
@@lynnjudd9036Greed, theft, deception, bribery, corruption, bullying, cheating, etc.etc. are wonderful traits! Russia is the ghost of America’s future.
I for one , am tired of the attitudes of hate with no real reason for . Attitudes of superiority and greed . Self-righteous attitudes leave me questioning faith . And those persons who treat anyone as if their work is worth , not much , embody all of the above mentioned , BAD ATTITUDES .
Thank you both! My grandfather was a Pearl Harbor survivor and passionate about the flag and the flag code. He went around in his retirement teaching kids about the importance of respecting the flag.
As much as I miss him, I'm grateful he got to die with Obama in the white house and never knew the orange traitor was an incoming threat.
It makes me physically ill to know that a group like that has co-opted the upside down flag as a symbol of their traitorous intent.
I was just telling my partner about citizens united like 10 minutes before I watched this episode. She's from Germany and she got so mad when I said "corporations are people" that she had to leave the room.
Everything is upside down and I just wonder so often what would have happened if SCOTUS and Jeb Bush hadn't stolen the 2000 election.
Bob, you are such an amazingly inspiring man! Viva La integrity and educating all of us!
Thank you Robert Reich for all you do especially fighting against Trump and Trumpanzees.
Let's think back to the way the US reacted in 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor and ol' Schicklgruber's declaration of war. We had no patience with potential sympathizers, to the point that we incarcerated harmless and patriotic Japanese Americans in one of the most shameful incidents in our history. Look back to the way the US reacted to potential Communist sympathizers in our midst in the '50s, the "red scare" and the House Un-American Activities committee. Yet here we're confronted with clearly un-American agents of Russia in high office -- where are the moral panic and the reckless purge when we need it?
Its clear also that racism and all is still bad. But now they've watched Donald get away with so much, its like all the progressive changes made are null now.
GOP = Guardians of Putin.
appreciate you both try much for the honest and sensible discussion, and look forward to to the coffee klatch every weekend now. Thank you!
If corruption EXSISTS in the legal system it should be dealt with.
Holy smokes, that would be a cataclysmic national upheaval.
Good idea though...
@@ShermThursbyIt’d be “dogs and cats, living together…MASS HYSTERIA!”
Dah!
There is a short & simple form to lodge complaints against federal judges (Alito, Thomas & Cannon).
Search for “AO 310 us courts” to get the judicial complaints form. It’s short & simple to complete.
The legal basis for complaints against Alito, Thomas & Cannon can be breach of 28 U.S. Code § 455
“Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
“If”?? More appropriate statement wording is WHEN, as in NOW!
We enjoy watching Mr. Reich’s input. Thank you.
❤ Thank You.
We've bailed out industry after industry. Allowed corporations to price gouge and raise prices when they're having record profits. But somehow Student Loans/Homeless is the line/problem for people.
People on benefits aren't negatively affecting your life in the slightest. Your life sucks beause of the rich, and blaming people on benefits is exactly what they want you to do.
In America, it's better to be 'Rich & Guilty' than 'Poor/Middle Class & Innocent'...and yet, the people 'think' that they have Liberty.
I would like to believe that this falls under the heading of the department of justice. Oh wait why would I think Garland would finally start doing the job he's being paid for ¿
Mike, unfortunately Garland and his dept. are so inundated with the empowered criminal element that is now pervasive in our country, let alone our politics. It’s not like one small group that his dept. can go after…. If you are wanting to see justice working properly, you need to vote against the culprits, and vote for candidates who fight legislation that cuts funding to important departments, such as the DOJ, the IRS, the FBI…. That would be a positive step forward in helping people, like Garland, to go after these criminals.
Most of the GOP, Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 - these examples are in support of seeing our justice and law enforcement fail and go under. Check it out. 😊
That WHAT falls under the DOJ?
Actually it falls under Congress. They have some authority over the Supreme Court and any Impeachments that would occur.
@@marianned346 bribery and tax evasion falls under Garland.
This more a congress issue!
The Chief Justice flag is a message: I stand with Donald J. Trump and give a damn about everything else.
Thanks ❤ Make Robert Reich Chair of the Federal Monetary Commission ❤
The upsidedown flag is a sign of distress.
A sign pf treason. Arrest Alito.
Apparently, it also means something else. Whatever he meant, Samuel Alito, as a Supreme Court Justice, should have remained absolutely neutral. That "Ethics Code," such as it is, wasn't in effect then--but he should still have kept his opinions to himself.
Not just distress, "dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property". It's not the thing you do in response to a neighbor putting up yard signs that you don't like (like Alito claims).
You don’t know your naval history.
@@JeanAmann-w1u Had he not flown the flag upside down, would that really mean he is neutral? All he did was choose to demonstrate his bias and in so doing confirm what many already believed about him.
The thing I have trouble understanding is how Alito's flag just came to light over 3 years later? I understand some people wanting to keep it quiet, but nothing stays secret anymore - there's always someone ready to blab...
Also why? Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni breaking laws and Ginni's direct involvement in Jan. 6
I love Robert! He’s a great old lefty. And stands up for what he believes in, which is so unusual these days.
We overcome the moral squalor by harnessing the energy of social media with the power of Rock and Roll. It happened in 1964 and it can happen again, but this time it's Girl Powered.
Wow! What a great clip about marriage equality from your 2002 campaign against Mitt Romney(😳!!) in MA! Loved it & you said there exactly what I was thinking- 20 years ago racial bias was the issue! Thanks for moving us forward, Sir! Thx for these Kaffee Klatsch shows! I love them!! (From a former Republican!)💙
Now who said it - 'Money is the root of all evil'. Very true!
It says ‘the Love of money’ not just money is the root of evil.
Money is just money made of ink and paper what gives it power? We do also money is power we all want it we need money to exist.
We wheel, deal, anyway we can even the churches wheel and deal with our souls, life itself exists because of money we die it costs to die we.are deceased, dead as a.broken dry stick.we need money.
I expect in the near future there will be a tax on yearly plots of burial grounds.
Air we breath tax it.
Water we pay to.clean it up so we can use it.
It's a human story after we eat and love that meal we want more then it's so good l need to save and store some.
Hear comes the greed supply increases because everyone liked that meal.
You get my point, inflation. Has.always been around, it's humanity itself that is.killing us killing our culture society, l see it daily then hear come.churches we look for salvation but it's going to cost you money.
As humans we have done our best thinking with our minds our minds are killing us not money, greed,more more can't get enough life itself is an addiction.
Life itself is changing as is the weather, society, habits, rich or poor life itself is.a struggle oh we may get a few hours of what we call peace but is it really peace or is it.a distraction looking for peace.
So what's the answer, l don't know other than awareness.
It seems there are people in high places, from government officials to medical, science, religion. Philosophy education, on and on but for some reason we humans are killing ourselves.
Not money, ourselves our greedy selves then we.die when we have not lived or lived.
Thank you very much for your exceptional reporting. You need to be our president. You are the best.
Recusal is not enough!! These guys need to be relieved of duty.
Exactly.
I enjoy the two of you🎉very informative and pleasant to listen to you.
I just bought a $90 ticket to an event and Ticketmaster added $25 in bullshit fees with ridiculous vague names like facility fee and event fee- isn’t that what my $90 is for?!!!
Presidents should pick wise jurists to be on the SCOTUS rather than ideologues on the left or right.
The people should vote in Judges.
Yep! And we all live in LA LA land!
Trump succeeded in placing enough judges to begin to shift the ideological makeup of the judiciary, including on two appellate courts. Under Trump, the 11th circuit (Alabama, Georgia and Florida) has gone from a Democratic majority to a 6-6 split, and the 3rd circuit (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) went from a 7-5 Democratic majority with two vacancies to what is likely to be a 7-7 split.
We can’t overcome that moral squalor. We need to learn to live with it, or combat it.
neither works, living with it just encourages it, combating it makes them violent.
@@catlady443 Out of curiosity, so, if you conclude that we can’t live with it nor accept it, what is it you think we should do.
We *are* living with it. Instead of doing something about it. That's the problem. We the People are weak.
Living with metastatic cancer is also a possibility, for a limited time only.
If we try to "learn to live with it," we lose democracy. Our only choice is to hammer out actual standards, and enforce them strictly, no matter who is affected.
You 2 are national treasures ❤
End corporate greed
Typical lib response.
You mean the Supreme Court has a Code of Ethics? Amazing!
In the same way police precincts get investigated...
“We Don’t Want Government Interfering With Big Business Or Telling Them About Regulations, It’s Not The Individual Citizen That We Are Talking About When We Claim To Be For Small Government And More Freedoms”
This is truly what Reagan and the GOP are saying with their anti big government rhetoric.
Absolutely so true, Trump got in and repealed parts of the frank dodd act that allowed the largest merger in history all at shareholders profits and attrition of their workers.
But their "anti big government" wants to be in the uterus of every woman in this country. And to stop interstate travel by pregnant women. And to "monitor" pregnant women. And to restrict birth control and certain marriages. Eliminate healthcare for trans kids. Burn books. Diminish voting rights.
That is BIG government.
We need to get on this ASAP. The longer we let this embed into our society and systems, the harder it will be to root it out. It's already quite problematic.
Elect a total democratic majority in both houses. Then impeach the bribe takers and the court legislators and appoint men with integrity and honorable records. Start passing legislation to prevent appointments to the court without proper investgation and verification of records.
Appoint good women as well.
When people do elect Dems, they turn out to be Sinema and Fetterman
@@speakingupforpointmolate4670 DEI hires.
Didn't that already happen in 2020? And what was the result? The Democratic party aren't the solution to any problem.
Only 1/3 of Senate seats are up for re-election in any given election year. So many people who put power and Party above the nation, like Mitch McConnell, don’t have to worry this year.
Alito and Clarence Thomas should be in federal prison already. Period 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯
Airbnb’s fees are out of control.
It's the corporate greed to produce shareholders profits
So don't use them.
If the upside down flag happened in 2021, why are we just now finding out about it?
Who paid off the media to bury the story
Probably because it's a lie
Why is Trump just now being tried for something that happened in 2016?
When you have politicians in control of the appointment of judges you can be sure that corruption will result as partisan politics should have NO place in the judicial system.
It used to be dependent on morality and ethics that honesty and honour would be preserved. In today's world ethics and morals seem to have disappeared. The result is catastrophe. The Judicial system is no longer independent and offers absolutely no safeguard as a counterweight to politics and as a result democracy as a governing system is threatened.
Spot On! Mitch McConnell could have done so much good through his career but turned into be a disgusting bully just like those kids were to him when he was young. He destroyed any legacy he could have had. We the People should be petitioning to change how justices are chosen and laws to protect our country from narcissistic histrionic personality disordered leaders.
Even SCOTUS must be held accountable for actions of its members or there is no JUSTICE!
Here's to the fight! I appreciate both of you for continuing to fight the good fight against corruption, greed and discrimination. Thank you both!
Roosevelt‘s big mistake is he left the big corporate structure in place. These behemoths capable of raising vast sums of money were left structurally in place so they could continue building their political war chest and influencing the government over the last decades. Corporations were originally supposed to be project oriented, in which many businesses related to particularly big projects that the government would do good cool their resources and come together and achieve these bigger social and societal projects. Then they were supposed to be disband after the project. But instead, they were allowed to continue to hold onto their incorporation together to form these gigantic organizations who even though they were regulated to some degree became giant capital machines who could choose their own projects now with the capital that they raised. Creating shareholders and boards CEOs and powerful legal departments, they were able to use capital to influence government through lobbyists and campaign contributions. Those very activities used to tip their hand to the American public, until of course the Roberts court gave them anonymity in citizens united. And now these hidden powerful influencers and controllers are trying to take over the government so that we not only live in an economic oligarchy but a political oligarchy in which the rich ruled the rest. And they’re trying to do it the way all fascists take over governments by twisting and manipulating the laws with corrupt courts and corrupt politicians.
Citizens United should be untied!
Thanks for another great session! Keep up the excellent commentary -- We need you both now more than ever!
Hello from Wisconsin
You both just make my day!! Thank you!
There are still a few good men. Robert Reich among them.
An invaluable discussion, thank you.
Age of impunity!
Empowering and rectifying. Thank you both. In my world, persecution for speaking up supporting dignity and morals has not been uncommon. It is a magnet I cannot resist. Let it be yours too. We are stronger in numbers
Robert Reich knew Hammurabi! He and his son really have been here the whole time.
I have never known how to describe the conservative disconnect between govt intrusion in business and govt intrusion in private life, but you hit the nail on the head.
Will NOT be surprised if treasonous Thomas is ousting Alito to redirect the focus away from Thomas himself. Shady corrupted judges and greed know no limits. Everyone will be talking about Alito while Thomas and his wife will be forgotten momentarily.
Roberts wants us to respect the court without doing anything to earn or maintain our respect. The appearance of bias or impropriety is not something they get to judge; it is something we the people get to judge based on facts.
There’s no standard of decency…thank you, DJTrump.
We the people demand justice No One Is Above The Law
You can’t blame Trump for Alito or Thomas. This is conservative values & policies!!!
But we can blame republicans. Alito was nominated by Reagan and confirmed by a Republican majority.
💯EXACTLY RIGHT! Republicans have been killing our Democracy over the past few decades. Slowly and subtly... It's death by a trillion paper cuts for US. 💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙 #VOTEBLUE IN 24
This Court IS Anything Other than Supreme… Period.
It’s time for Accountability, Ethical Conduct Rules…And Term Limits.
The Right Wing of This Court is Despicable.
Republicans brought us this court to fight culture wars for political purposes but to support oligarchy as their primary objective.
@@johnsmithson5376 "Corrupt" is the word you're looking for. Three of them were installed to prop up Trump.
It’s refreshing that there are still sensible public intellectual voices in America. From the outside it appears the place has simply imploded en-masse into a cesspit of degeneracy.