I agree. Think Lindsey might soon be regretting his 2020 election interference, in GA. Maybe you and I if caught breaking the law, can now conflate our criminality, with a perceived appearance of an assault, to get off. Was that hearing about SCOTUS ethical breaches, or SCOTUS private security? Talk about conflating the issue.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
I must say I have a new level of disrespect for most of the Republican's on this committee from their behavior here. There is a confidence problem in the highest court in the land where they consistently act as royalty over peasants. If they cannot resolve self policing, as we are, they will have NO authority among Americans in the future. This is a prolonged national crisis.
What happened to Scalia? Did he really die in some unknown place where there were no doctors or coroners. How come no big funeral because he was cremated. That's potentially the biggest scandal of the Twentieth Century. This is why I don't trust Democrats.
Does Graham really not see that everything he is complaining about in this effort to have ethics reform for the Supreme Court, proves why it really needs to happen? To try and point out questionable behavior and decisions of previous Justices back in the 70's, 80's and 90's does not negate the behavior of today and the fact our eyes are now open to the problems of 50 years ago and the problems of today. No one is suggesting change for only Conservative Justices but infact ethics reform for All of them! Full Stop! Also, people are talking about Biden being too old, and let's be honest, he is, but Grassley looks like he's talking in his sleep! There really needs to be an age limit in Congress.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
Do we not have the "right" in the 1st amendment to redress our government? Are our Supreme Court Justice immune from redress? These life time appointed servants need to be held accountable just as any other servant of the people! How dare they believe they don't have to have the same ethics of any other judge!
Actually, there are no procedures for filing any type of complaint regarding the SCOTUS. Whether the complaint is about a procedural issue or an individual justice, there is no way to file a complaint.
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If Lindsey Graham wants to be justice, Thomas’s attorney, he needs to recuse himself from Congress and do that. Otherwise he needs to shut up and we need to get something done about this. He has no business being on this committee.
It's not an issue of Democrat or Republican judges. It is an issue of judges using their religion and "gifts" from "wealthy friends" to away their decisions.
Thomas is a constitutional originalist and has been consistent in his jurisprudence his entire career. Just because a black man has politics that don't allign with democrats they want to tarnish the man for having wealthy friends.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
It's all talking points that their staff drudged up. My question is if they discussed it beforehand or if they just put their hand in a bag and pulled out their lines.
Politics aside, if proposed reasonable ethics laws would apply to all SCOTUS justices then I don’t see how this is a partisan issue. It’s only a problem for unethical justices or those trying to influence them.
So a citizen can just accused a Justice of doing something ethical and he is investigated by lower court judges. The Chief Justice has the power to address any problem. How about we follow the Constitution. Would like a Justice to say oh wait Joe Biden is corrupt with his son taking money from China and Ukraine .. I want him investigated.
Well said. But when I'm confused about an issue like this, I like to look at the scoreboard and who plays for what team. The Conservative brand smells really bad right now.
That court has been the main avenue for essentially legalizing bribery. They've been eroding campaign finance regulations since the mid 1970s. ENOUGH. It's not just Citizen's United. There's like at least four other decisions.
Sure .. bribes are cool if it's your side taking em.. until it isn't. I think that guy was right.. I wonder if inbreeding is the problem... again Matt Gaetz eyes are like an inch apart... that is weak dna.
The Constitution was written that way. Most voters like you are very very stupid so part of the government's power was allocated to people who don't answer to you. Maybe you should take a basic civics class before commenting.
I BELIEVE THAT CHIEF JUSTICES SHOULD NOT HOLD THEIR POSITIONS FOR LIFE. IT MUST BE ELECTIVE AND HAVE TERM LIMITS, AND A SET OF ETHICS RULES BY WHICH TO ABIDE.
As long as term limits doesn't change Oath Of Office boundaries by internal influences of the over privatised, compartmentalized fraternal and sorority parties of public influence in advertised paid actors of the EPA and DEC immediate environment of ' Animal House ' hazing tactics...okay.
@@AndrewHerman-dt5eq What do you think they do now? The same thing except they do as much damage as humanely possible for their entire natural lives and then they die and don’t have to feel the consequences of their actions.
I love how the GOP points out potential conflicts of interest like a Harvard case and a judge that fundraises for them and somehow that's a reason to not force them to follow a code of conduct.
Congress and the Executive branch are voted by millions of Americans, but the Supreme Court Justices are voted for by less than 100 senators, why can't they be held to the same ethical standard as the same congress that voted them into power? Are they laws to themselves?
That isn't saying much. The ones voting them in have the same ethics, they are bought and paid for by the same group. The group gives them the short list and the Congress nominates and votes them in. Why do you think the Republicans stopped Obama from his appointment to the Supreme Court then turned around and did the opposite with Trump? Bought and paid for Congress and Supreme Court, plain and simple, not just the federal government but state government too. Look at all the voter suppression laws, women's medical privacy laws, allowing overturning of elections they don't like the results and gerrymandering so they can stay in power because they know they will lose every race otherwise.
I hate the fact that the republicans are saying "our guys" and "our court" and you know they didn't mean that last one. Isn't the court supposed to be 'independent' from politics and solve disputes based on matters of law not matters of politics? Literally makes me sick.
@@ghostofsilence2697 becasue the democrats are playing politcal theater. Because Kaegan and other left leaning judges from the supreme court have violated this. So do the democrats go after their own over it to?
“If you wanna talk about destroying the court count me out” nobody is trying to destroy the court. Graham is one of the best when it comes to making others angry. I can only imagine how he treats the people who work for him..
This was the best hearings ever. It speaks to teaching students Civics: 1. Is anyone above the law, within a democracy? Even SCOTUS (the Supreme Court of The United States)? 2. Should the highest court of the law (SCOTUS) have accountability measures in place? 3. How do we build a civilization where all branches of a government are held accountable to the whole? In this hearing, SCOTUS, the highest court in the US, is being reprimanded to follow ethics and rules. 4. What are ethics and rules? Ethics means morals and rules mean one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere. In this case, Congress is reviewing if SCOTUS is implementing ethics and following the rules of federal court judges 4a. Some examples are: 4a1. Should SCOTUS accept monies or gifts from private citizens (or corporations)? 4a2. What could happen if SCOTUS did accept gifts? 4a2. Members of any court of law (under federal law) must recuse (or can challenge [a judge, prosecutor, or juror] as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality themselves. SCOTUS members are the highest and last word to every federal court. Should a member of SCOTUS be mandated to recuse themselves under the law of recusal? 5. The US Congress sets basic rules for SCOTUS. Like financial disclosure rules (through tax returns); how many judges can sit on the bench to have a final say over American law; and more. Congress can even have judges to weigh the ethics of all members of SCOTUS to hold them accountable 5a. Should the highest court of the law be held to ethics and rules? 5b. Is it right to have a panel of judges to rule over SCOTUS? 6. How SCOTUS works? If a person is in county court and thinks that ruling was unfair, they can appeal and take it to state court. If either party fails in state court, they can take their case to SCOTUS. But first, SCOTUS must take the case. If SCOTUS refuses to hear the case, the state court's ruling supersedes any case. 7. What happens if a SCOTUS member is caught doing something wrong by a private citizen or a corporation. 7a. In what other ways can SCOTUS be compromised from giving a fair ruling? Civics should be taught in all US schools across the US. This committee hearing should be a pillar of education as an example of education. Both sides stated their case. Even Graham gave a superb presentation. 8. Now let us review Ted Cruz's presentation. Senator Ted Cruz was once a runner for president, a possible recommendation for the supreme court (SCOTUS)with the Trump Administration. Use Google to fact-check his history. 8a. How was Cruz's presentation differnt? 8b. Is travel alone (and who pays for it) the entirety of what makes SCOTUS non-ethical. 8c. How was Cruz's testimony different compared to other Republican legislators? 8d. Why are we here, and did Cruz present facts? What were the facts? 8e. What did Cruz misrepresent with opinion? 9. What did you learn today? That is a civics lesson that includes this video that would keep students engaged.
well you are not bias at all are you...WOW...Did you ever even listen to what the other senators said!!!! You just focused on Senator Cruz and overlooked what was said by all. This is political and any one following this mess can see that and what lead us to this point.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
ppl in South Carolina plz stop voting for Lady G ( Lindsey Graham) hes been therebtoo damn long as it is..and shame on all the justices who oppose ethics reform..every last one of them should be investigated..period
@@sedonarose7563 there’s no such thing as voting. These politicians are selected by the Rothchilds and kept in office as long as they tow the line. Sorry but that’s the truth.
Clarence Thomas would be thrown off the bench right now if he was a lower court judge, and probably charged. What a joke. Lifetime appointments. We're stuck with these people for the next what 5 decades??? Insanity. I cannot.
Senator Whitehouse, "We have a serious ethics problem with gifts and the Supreme Court." Graham and Kennedy, "LOOK! Over there! People in these hearings talked about the Supreme Court at other times in ways unrelated to this hearing... Let's talk about THAT instead of SCOTUS justices accepted lavish/very private gifts. But whatever we do? Let's NOT talk about what this hearing directs us to talk about..."
LINDSAY GRAHAM OF S.C. & JOHN KENNEDY OF LA HAVE PERFECTED THE SMOOTH TALKING ABILITY OF LYING TO YOUR FACE WHILE FAKING THEIR SINCERITY OVERBLOWN WORDS THAT ARE THINLY VEILED LIES. . THOSE WHO READ & COMPARE THEIR ACTIONS TO THEIR WORDS REALIZED THEIR HYPOCRISY LONG AGO.
🙄 Judges can legitimately be reimbursed or paid for lectures/classes they gave at universities, NOT FREE vacations, rent, mortgage, private school tuitions for their children, etc.
You forgot recusal from cases involving his wife ! His loon of a wife of cases of the insurrection ! All those texts. ! He voted to withhold lol wonder why !
but that will just then become extremely expensive speeches like both the clintons did but all sides and governments are doing it, that's the problem. its endemic
@@Ozjockey111 : It's not really their fault that people are willing to pay their high asking price for the speeches because since they're famous, they draw more crowds.
I find it astounding that ANY judge would refuse to agree to ethical rules being applied to the Supreme Court. I worked for a museum and received a packet of cookies for caring for her husbands medals. I had to enter the gift into a official book of gifts. Had I not done so would have resulted in a hearing and possible dismissal. Corruption on this scale is outrageous.
Yep… taking gifts as a city recreation leader working with kids in after school program we had to disclose anything worth more than 5 or ten bucks. Lol
Clarence Thomas thinks he is above any President (he's seen so many come and go with his lifetime appointment) and thus they can do whatever and offer any excuse. There are two sets of rules in this country. One for the rich or instated/bribed by the rich and everyone else. You're scared about cookies and his momma's house is paid for and he flies around the world while pretending to just putz around in his RV and has his great-nephew's tuition paid for. I mean COME ON! They think the little people are so very stupid it doesn't matter. They make rules for us that don't apply to them.
I've only heard 3 republicans speak so far, but i can't believe the GOP is making this about the court throwing out the Roe decision. This has nothing to do with any scotus ruling. Unbelievable
LYING LINDSAY and McCONNELL THEIR ETHICS CHANGE EVERY DAY. YOU GO SENATOR WHITEHOUSE AND DURBIN. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME RULES FEDERAL COURT JUDGES. SCOTUS has already proven, for years, that it cannot police itself
Sadly, it is corrupt who want to extend their own power reach. Even opening statement of Durbin makes it clear. When he equals "not mentioning" and "ignoring." Chief justice not participating in process which is meant to destroy separation of power. Is it surprising when one of his duties is to ensure separation of power? Yes, everyone in power should be investigated. This includes people in that room. You would find that most of them are corrupt, and some are career criminals. But they will not investigate themselves. Even people where citizens have no doubt about crimes, where person is known globally for crimes committed will NOT be tried and imprisoned. Only cases you'll see handled this way will be for political goals. To keep or extend power.
Lol too bad they don’t clean their own house first . Having a bunch of corrupt politicians decided who is corrupt is like the blind leading the blind. Like the congressman said , I have no problem with oversight and ethics as long as they are applied equally across the board . As always there is a double standard as to whom rules apply depending on their ideology. You have an actual president that is involved in alleged money laundering and coverups of his drug addict son , his henchmen are using levers of power to stop investigations and he actually has the nerve to speak about ethics 🤣😂🤣🤔🤣😂
It would take a Constitutional Amendment, and there is no way the Republican Party will agree to this with the conservative majorities they have in SCOTUS and the appellate courts right now. They control the majority of the state legislatures.
No, term limits defeat the purpose. The purpose of the Supreme Court is to interpret the constitution, NOT to do what's supported by popular opinion. The current Supreme Court has been making the correct constitutional decisions. Affirmative Action was unconstitutional, so they threw it out. The Constitution does not guarantee you the right to abortion, so the Court decided to leave it to the states by overturning Roe v Wade.
YOU KIDDING ME? How on Earth Lindsey Graham can you equate Universities bringing Justices for educational purposes vs trips for pleasure by Billionaires - Excuse me!
As Democrats have been saying for years, no matter what party they belong to, IF THEY COMMIT A CRIME OR EXHIBIT UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, investigate and charge them with a crime if it is warranted. They have already shown they are not able to police themselves. This gives the impression that they are able to be bought when cases come before them brought by these same people or companies. Again, it matters not their political party. An ethics policy for SCOTUS is the…… ethical thing to do.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
Supreme Court ? Two cheats three lyres, fifty years of rights removed Roe v Wade. How about we bring the last nine judges into the same fold as the other +800 federal judges. With basic ethical standards.
My question is WHY is it so difficult for Congress to just focus on the intent? SCOTUS shouldn't be immune to submitting correct financial statements. Its not about Justice Thomas its SUPPOSED to be about SCOTUS being held at the same ethics level as all other Legal Beagles are held to.
Would a constitutional amendment be required for the Justices to have a code of ethics? My guess is that the public would vote ethics and practical knowledge of ethics as a requirement for Justices.
The issue is not taking trips. The issue is disclosure and recusal. Thomas didn’t disclose his gifts and didn’t recuse himself when his wife had an interest in the outcome of his decision.
Someone should slap that smug look off Lady G’s face! He’s the one that packed the court illegally. As he said “use my words against me”. Graham is the one that needs to be impeached!
@@davidwhite7162 Well let’s begin with the fact that it’s the Senate’s JOB to hold hearings on a Presidential nominee for the Supreme Court and they stonewalled Merrick Garland until the election. Then Graham went on 2 national TV programs and said, hold my words against me, if we have a Supreme Court vacancy in an election cycle, we will hold off until the elections over. When Ruth Bader Ginsberg died in September, less than 2 months from the election, they steamrolled Amy Cohen Barrett.
Facts don't care about feelings, so if Democratic Senators call out Thomas, Gorsouch, & Roberts for their corruption or lies then it seems people who are offended by that are focused on the wrong issues.
Today it's Clarence Thomas under scrutiny. Unfortunately interpretations of Thomas's ethics fall quite neatly into red and blue camps. If your guy does something it's unprecedented corruption. If my guy does it, it's a trivial lapse.🙄 Thomas may not merit impeachment, but it reeks and begs the question...why didn't this give Thomas the willies? Most of us don't know billionaires who are eager to be our friends and benefactors...🤔
I worked for a private corporation as an administrative assistant and had to do ethics training on reporting and not taking gifts and these guys think THEY are exempt? Bull.
I would also like to note (though not at all surprised) that every Republican committee member has raised their voices, invoked the liberal media and and turned what could and should have been a hearing about how to better our government into a partisan side-show. BTW in my life, I have probably voted for more Republicans than Democrats…but I can no longer do so.
It is unreal. The Republican Party needs to go. The insanity is dangerous. The folks who vote Republican are either extremely wealthy(obviously small minority) or uneducated, by definition ignorant. Unfortunately they always vote as there is no way to sway their votes(straight Republican). What we can do is encourage the under 40 votes to come out in record numbers. There are many more of we who see the Republican party for what it is, than those who blindly and ignorantly vote red and this is why it is important for the rest if us to go out and vote.
If all is above board, there must be nothing hidden, relative to EVERY member of the SCOTUS, all must be disclosed. This is an issue of transparency that must be put into place, especially for members of the highest court in our government.
I pray for it to be the case, finally and after all the Justice and his lovely family went through already, these sweet girl in the room watching those thugs, trying to rip apart their father. All it's true regarding President Trump and his loyal followers. I'm following all events going on since 2015/2016, when all people which were straight and open in their judgement could know what's going on if the wanted to! I'm trying to educate Germans around me, and the left-wing of our PBS, confronting them with their FALSE, FAKE, BIAS BY OMISSION Reporting. Literally poising minds and souls of the German public, knowing that most of them don't even have the time to double check. Our left-green leaning government it's also trying to finish all civil liberty rights, like can be recognized almost all over the globe. I will get to finish up with my note, but yours kind of struck me. Just one last word about myself, I spent almost 2 decades in your wonderful country among the most warmhearted people
I ever met. You as a nation deserve better from a lot of nations around the globe. Keep on being We the People, and all whats coming with it, of, for and by! And you of all nations will overcome, once for only yoourselves, DJT is right! Stay healthy, safe, and in persuade of happiness!!! Be Blessed!!!
@@thinktankdonahue the problem of course is there is no constitutional authority. Since the Supreme Court came into being, their honor was assumed. As I said, there needs to be an impartial person looking into the record of all of the justices, not just the republican ones who have clearly violated their oaths of office. The ancient Romans said that Caesar‘s wife must be above reproach. Not just Caesar himself, but also even his wife to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. They knew that back then. My life would pass inspection and I’ll bet yours would too. I am not asking for any more than I would be willing to do myself.
@@libbyworkman3459 All congressional power is constitutionally derived, that's how constitutional, non-banana republic governments work. The framers purposefully insulated SCOTUS judges when they wrote the damn thing. When governments can throw out the written rules and establish powers on their own, that is the road to tyranny my friend. That is how Rome fell apart.
Who sets the rules for the 3 branches of power? You abandon the separation of Powers? You want to have 3 co-equal branches of gov to become one branch? Don't you understand that the ends does not justify the means? 🤦
@@BVN-TEXAS I agree. Yet people act like we're living the movie Gladiator: Win the crowd and you'll win your freedom to declare what is just, true, good, & beautiful.
5,000,000 illegal immigrants have invaded our country since Joe took over. Montana has a population of 1,104,000. It's not about the importance of obeying the law. It's about avoiding news photos of too many illegal aliens crossing the border, which would bring bad publicity to Joe and his policies. What a message to send to illegal border-crossers. Thousands upon thousands of illegal aliens are crossing the border right now. This is how the democrats plan to destroy the USA, this is no accident, this was planned by evil people. From Border Patrol source just now: “The problem with scabies is that is is highly contagious and the illegal aliens are getting in busses and commercial aircraft to travel around the country. The next person that sits in that seat now has scabies!” It is true that illegals are somehow getting onto commercial aircraft -- two days ago, I took a flight from the border city of San Diego to Denver, and was astonished to see the last seats filled in by a line of single weathered young men speaking Spanish and carrying raggedy backpacks who very much appeared to be recent border crossers. If it's true they were illegal border crossers, then yes, it appears likely that after some rough travel, they could have had scabies and spread them to the next person who took their seats on the plane. Illegal aliens already know that if they turn themselves in to the Border Patrol, they'll be mass-released into the country without so much as a court date for their inevitably spurious claims to asylum. Title 42 resulted in the expulsion of only 19% of them, meaning the rest had an 81% chance of getting in. Now with Title 8, the result will be the same, and if there are a lot of them coming, they will simply be released - after lots of tough vetting, they claim, another one to make migrants laugh. If they are slightly less lucky, they will be issued a "notice to report" to the authorities, called "parole," to be done on the honor system. Most, of course, skip the honor. If they are slightly less lucky than that, they will be released on an "alternative to detention," plan, or "parole" as well, and if it gets to that, there aren't going to be any parole officers looking for them once they skip their court date two, three, or ten years from now. Most will be released without even a notice to report to ICE - the full catch and release. That's been in the news, too. The New York Post has a leaked document. The fact that the democrats are more concerned about television pictures of crowded detention facilities than they are about securing the border tells illegal aliens all they need to know about what their odds are if they cross illegally in huge numbers. Already there are 60,000 migrants massed at the border, and another 150,000 on the way. The more who cross, the fewer who get detained and expelled, owing to the Biden's real priority: the fear of those news pictures. Illegal aliens aren't stupid and can read between the lines of messages. If Joe's priority is avoiding those overcrowded news pictures, then for them, the more who cross, the better. The democrats are truly sick people who hate the USA ! FJB !@!@!
You want to investigate, investigate all the justices and membersofcongress. You want to reform... reform with zero tolerance...for all federal judges and the members of congress....
Highest Court has been presumed to be highest honorable, dutiful, and ethical Court in the land! Expectation was to attain highest honorable people for that position. Gqp destroyed that with their dispicable choices of unethical, Malible, pawns!
The US Supreme Court Justices are on the gravy train and will not voluntarily get off! You would think that having been judges and lawyers before becoming Justices and, therefore, not exempt from judicial codes of conduct and laws requiring dusclosure. Why and when the Justices decided to free themselves from the rules/codes that prevent corruption? Recent reports of questionable conduct prove that the Justices need disclosure laws and a judicial code of conduct.
It's a shame that our representatives would ignore common sense, to such a degree, that they argue against something as integral and essential as requiring the highest ethical standards for all of our judiciary. It's even worse that we have a branch of our judiciary - the highest branch - that needs to be regulated as such, to require that which is surely common sense to us all, that they must maintain the highest, above reproach, ethical standards.
I agree with everything that you said. With that said all you have to do is look at cops investigating themselves whenever they break the law. Then the rare occasions is there actually standing in front of a judge their standard for accountability is lower than the average citizen... If there is any. Regardless of party that was in office whenever they were appointed, running a code of ethics that says that you can't take bribes, you can't take out or gifts that enrich yourself or benefit you financially 😳, if you don't follow the law and recuse yourself from cases that justice has a personal interest in or is connected to, then if you do, you can be subject to impeachment and removed from your position. It doesn't matter if you are Democrat or Republican. It is about holding up the integrity of the supreme court because it is obvious they do not do a good job at policing themselves 🤷. Aside from that did you notice that not a single democrat partisan or blamed the right or pointed fingers, they seem to be interested in passing a code of conduct for all judges. So why the Republicans against a code of conduct being passed no different than a code of conduct that is in place for Congress and for all federal judges and appellate judges? Then you have Ted Cruz, 🤦ahhhh... Where do I even start? I'm not going to bother... I don't think he's defending the court I think he's defending anyone in d.c. to be corrupt. He's not even close to being on task.
@@bsrcat1 u mean like stock investing ? Or son selling paintings ? Or a job in Ukraine or china investing in a shell company ? Thomas broke zero rules . Only way u can connect dots is if a case was directly involved with Thomas and his friend Obama has billionaire friends most politicians have wealthy friends . JAY-Z Beyoncé I’m campaigning I’ll be there for free
Investigate ALL Supreme Court Justices, punish them accordingly, and put in a code of ethics. Why is that so hard for Republicans to figure out?!? It's an issue of right and wrong. It is NOT partisan. Hold these Justices accountable!!!
I believe Senator Whitehouse has been investigating them. As he has investigated has been calling for legislation to hold them all accountable. They are suppose to be neutral yet the newest Justices have been at Federalist Society meetings and speaking and white supremacist groups. What pushed the Thomas investigation was his wife being involved with Jan6 and he didn't recuse himself but Senator Whitehouse was doing his job and investigating the Justices because it was clear they couldn't police themselves since Robert's was being questioned with his wife's involvement of people chosing lawyers in her firm to bring judgements to the SC. It is not about the decisions it is about why they are bring those decisions.
@@fireteamomega2343 How would this be a case for a Uniparty? Congressional intervention in the conduct of the Supreme Court seems to be heavily split down the party line. Democrats asking questions about Congress’ authority to do so while Republicans complaining that their beloved judge was the catalyst for interest in this effort and therefore it’s invalid and shouldn’t be pursued. Which is probably the more ambiguously valid position to hold rather than claiming separation of co-equal branches is the reason why Congress can’t do anything. Just about all the testimonies of these experts do not dispute Congress’ authority in respect to the Supreme Court. They set how many, when they meet, and the standards they must uphold. Democrats want to set a standard for ALL judges regardless of their views while Republicans want to keep their hands in their pockets and look the other way bc it’s politically convenient at this point in time.
@@MoKingson So split interests based on political donors is an argument that it's not essentially the same thing ? I guess by empty public talking points they are different parties. Either side recanting I don't like your person so we should change this or that to make it "fair". What would be considered a fair standard of justice in the first place as it's completely subjective to opinion. Why you might ask because it deals with your sense of morality.
"There's two things going on here. There's a political conflict...and there's an ethical issue." Republicans vs Democrats in this hearing. Almost none of the Republican senators argued the merits of holding the Supreme Court to higher ethical standards. Instead almost all talked about personal opinions (using them as representative fact), attacks and issues that have nothing to do with the hearing. One Republican, Sen Tillis, was reasonable to the issue. Republican senators are so committed to trying to distract from the ethic questions about the Supreme Court that they are even using identity politics which they supposed to hate. Republicans = theatre.
The more advanced among us offered solutions. The less advanced offered complaints. This alone stands to undermine confidence. But it was wonderful to watch, kind of like witnessing the last throes of the Roman senate.
I do agree the judges who have NOT been accepting massive gifts need to admit to their sins and sign up for the ethics rules to be applied. They need to come out front and uphold their oath of office to be "Good". They need to admit it is wrong and they should not be standing silently by waiting for somebody else to fix the problem.
I do agree but Roberts is the deciding voice so unless he agrees, it doesn't matter what Kagan, Sotomayor, Jackson, Barrett or Gorsuch or.. says or does.
Very fair and sound way to establish internal accountability and self controlling concept. Agree it would help not to start another committee war without a solution.
what insurrection? You do know that taking one building wouldnt overthrow a government. In fact there was no charges for insurrection until conservatives started pointing out that there was none. Then all of a sudden some low-level trespassers started having that charge added.
Each and every Supreme Court Justice is well versed in the law. There is no way they overlooked or misinterpreted being honest about undisclosed benefits. (That's just like saying I didn't know I should have worn a tie as required). They should always recues themselves if somehow parties (family, friends)are involved.
I do not agree on Supreme Court Justice nonmaneees 18 years election but a case by case based judgement of Superior Court.indictments of Supreme Court Justice criminals in office concerning the Federal trade commission emergency broadcast system system
I think if they receive gifts of a certain value they should claim them on their IRS income taxes. If they get a large donations to themselves I would think that would be considered a BRIBE. No one can trust supreme justices that are BRIBED!
@@AndrewHerman-dt5eq I was saying, why is there an adjective attached to it. Isn't the court supposed to be neutral. What am I missing here? If the court has a certain leaning, to me it's useless. Both Congress and the executive branch already have that partisan BS, don't you think?
The adjective was applied by the media. No Justice has termed themselves as conservative. This Court is more originalist, meaning they read the document in relation to the intent of the writers at the time of passage. Thus, freedom of the press will be viewed from 1780”s point of view. The 1960’s liberal court made stuff up, rendering judgements based on their political whims. The liberal court stole power from the States, most notably the issue of abortion. No where does the constitution grant power to congress to pass laws on abortion, yet, the 1960’s Court held that a woman’s right to decide was a constitutional matter. They simply made it up. This current Court has found that abortion decisions are a States right issue, which is in concert with the 10th Amendment.
The fact the billionaire donator had no relationship to the justice until after he was sworn into office is BOLD. What other justices/politicians have the same dealings but no way this is not wide spread.
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Highest court must not have the lowest standard. Thank you!
there was a confirmation hearing and they were vetted for their standard...and were determined to be of high moral standard.
Lindsey Graham shouldn’t be involved in anything regarding ethics reform.
Or government at all
@@MYRRHfamily That's not how representative democracy works you bozo
@@thinktankdonahue Tell that to the honorable Lindsey "use my words against me" Graham, although be warned, he will start crying.
@@jhegre Making arguments is not the same as disqualifying those you don't agree with, totalitarian go eff off to North Korea.
I agree. Think Lindsey might soon be regretting his 2020 election interference, in GA. Maybe you and I if caught breaking the law, can now conflate our criminality, with a perceived appearance of an assault, to get off. Was that hearing about SCOTUS ethical breaches, or SCOTUS private security? Talk about conflating the issue.
Exactly right Mr Durbin. This is NOT political, it is ethical.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
Well, I was going to listen to this but then Lindsey Graham started talking... I have zero patience for that man.
And Ted Cruz it's disgusting
It’s next to impossible to ever be forced to listen to Senator Graham.
He is a liar and a sycophant to a
Traitor trump.
I must say I have a new level of disrespect for most of the Republican's on this committee from their behavior here. There is a confidence problem in the highest court in the land where they consistently act as royalty over peasants. If they cannot resolve self policing, as we are, they will have NO authority among Americans in the future. This is a prolonged national crisis.
Congress needs to work on their own ethics and credibility issues first.
@@farmerjohn6526
no they don't. That's not how checks and balances works.
@Darren E. von Braun i understand checks and balance, but i dont see Congress correcting the courts.
What happened to Scalia? Did he really die in some unknown place where there were no doctors or coroners. How come no big funeral because he was cremated. That's potentially the biggest scandal of the Twentieth Century. This is why I don't trust Democrats.
It's liberals faults this is even a thing...
Does Graham really not see that everything he is complaining about in this effort to have ethics reform for the Supreme Court, proves why it really needs to happen? To try and point out questionable behavior and decisions of previous Justices back in the 70's, 80's and 90's does not negate the behavior of today and the fact our eyes are now open to the problems of 50 years ago and the problems of today. No one is suggesting change for only Conservative Justices but infact ethics reform for All of them! Full Stop! Also, people are talking about Biden being too old, and let's be honest, he is, but Grassley looks like he's talking in his sleep! There really needs to be an age limit in Congress.
I came here to say precisely that, but you said it so much better.
Biden runs circles around most in Congress daily, his early workout on the cycle proves it. So does his daily schedule 🚵
Thank goodness Diane Feinstein is still as sharp as a Tack!
Rr
Yes Chuck Grassley is frightening he doesn’t even speak English.
4:40 "The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards."
That sums it up very well.
Amem
What if ethical standards conflict with the capitalist system? 😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉
It seems besides Drump they are allowed to live outside the law which seems pretty ironic since they're the ones responible for making the laws.
The GOP are the most corrupt, deceitful, killing, party in history.
@@conservativelibertarian they should still have high ethical standards.
It blows my mind, to hear Senators who should be in jail, argue about ethics. These days there seems to be no shame.
The conservative brain cannot handle complex issues like morality. It has been rewired to confuse morality with religious indoctrination.
I was going to call you nuts until Clown A (Graham) took the stage
And Kennedy is an idiot, all these fools need to lose their jobs. Republicans have lost their minds.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
Lady Graham is headed for a take down. Soon as the J6 crimes and election tampering becomes public knowledge
Do we not have the "right" in the 1st amendment to redress our government?
Are our Supreme Court Justice immune from redress?
These life time appointed servants need to be held accountable just as any other servant of the people! How dare they believe they don't have to have the same ethics of any other judge!
Actually, there are no procedures for filing any type of complaint regarding the SCOTUS. Whether the complaint is about a procedural issue or an individual justice, there is no way to file a complaint.
THIS NOW TRUMP STYLE AMERICA LET THERE BE NO MISTAKE IF TRUMP U WIN AGAIN AMERICA FINISH NO MORE ELECTION IT WOULD ONLY BE TRUMP AMERICA SO PLEASE DONT MAKE THIS HAPPEN AMERICA
Democrats are criminals that are never held accountable. Read the Durham Report.
100%
@@B_Bodziak 👑Which doesn’t mean accountabilities can’t be happening on these life time appointed servants as it would for any other citizens🧢
Mr. Graham does not know what ethics are. How can he even sit in judgement of what's right and wrong!
If Lindsey Graham wants to be justice, Thomas’s attorney, he needs to recuse himself from Congress and do that. Otherwise he needs to shut up and we need to get something done about this. He has no business being on this committee.
Agree
Nor does Ted Cruz
Imagine the highest court of the land arguing against a code of ethics😢
It's not an issue of Democrat or Republican judges. It is an issue of judges using their religion and "gifts" from "wealthy friends" to away their decisions.
b-s
@@demery39
Yes. You are b.s
Power tends to corrupt and Absolute power corrupts Absolutely.
Thomas is a constitutional originalist and has been consistent in his jurisprudence his entire career. Just because a black man has politics that don't allign with democrats they want to tarnish the man for having wealthy friends.
@@demery39 Facts don't care about your feelings dirk.
We the People should demand ethic laws be put on the Supreme Court, they are out of control and think they are above the law.
So is our ENTIRE GOVERNMENT!!
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
Do the Republican Senators have opinions of their own ? They are all saying the same thing.
It's all talking points that their staff drudged up. My question is if they discussed it beforehand or if they just put their hand in a bag and pulled out their lines.
Freedom Caucus gives some of them a script.
@@jannichi6431 That's probably true.
Politics aside, if proposed reasonable ethics laws would apply to all SCOTUS justices then I don’t see how this is a partisan issue. It’s only a problem for unethical justices or those trying to influence them.
Well said
“Unethical justice(s)”
Gonna take me a minute to wrap my head around that
Man, you hit that nail on the head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So a citizen can just accused a Justice of doing something ethical and he is investigated by lower court judges. The Chief Justice has the power to address any problem. How about we follow the Constitution. Would like a Justice to say oh wait Joe Biden is corrupt with his son taking money from China and Ukraine .. I want him investigated.
Well said. But when I'm confused about an issue like this, I like to look at the scoreboard and who plays for what team. The Conservative brand smells really bad right now.
There needs to be term limits for the Supreme Court Justices!!!
Most Definitely!
I am glad the Indian constitution had fixated the term of office for the justices in the judiciary.
I hope that the integrity of the supreme court will be restored. This is not a prayer...... This is a curse upon all corrupt judges.
Justice Robert’s role…uneducated Americans.
In Lindsay Graham's mind charitable work is equivalent to taking bribes.
So what if justices were paid for their time to give speeches. They were not on vacation and paid for by a billionaire.
That court has been the main avenue for essentially legalizing bribery. They've been eroding campaign finance regulations since the mid 1970s. ENOUGH. It's not just Citizen's United. There's like at least four other decisions.
Multiple personalities for sure. Hard to keep up
Sure .. bribes are cool if it's your side taking em.. until it isn't. I think that guy was right.. I wonder if inbreeding is the problem... again Matt Gaetz eyes are like an inch apart... that is weak dna.
You should apply that same statement to your fraudulent president Biden.
Mr. Durbin & Mr. Raskin are amongst the greatest intellectual sophist of our day.
John Roberts apparently thinks his court is above the law and not answerable to we, the people.
The Constitution was written that way. Most voters like you are very very stupid so part of the government's power was allocated to people who don't answer to you. Maybe you should take a basic civics class before commenting.
Oath of Office matters. So does transparency and disclosure. Thanks for your comment. Include his $10 million dollar wife.🤑
@@jannichi6431 They have not broken the law or violated their oaths. If you don't like the decision of the court amend the constitution.
@@thinktankdonahue
There's always one, taking bribes is illegal.
@@johnwilson1997 Do you know the elements of a bribery criminal complaint? STFU
I BELIEVE THAT CHIEF JUSTICES SHOULD NOT HOLD THEIR POSITIONS FOR LIFE. IT MUST BE ELECTIVE AND HAVE TERM LIMITS, AND A SET OF ETHICS RULES BY WHICH TO ABIDE.
same as congress
Get in, do as much damage as humanly possible, then get out. I like it. Well thought out plan!
Regina, there's only one chief Justice. Keep up with the group.
As long as term limits doesn't change Oath Of Office boundaries by internal influences of the over privatised, compartmentalized fraternal and sorority parties of public influence in advertised paid actors of the EPA and DEC immediate environment of ' Animal House ' hazing tactics...okay.
@@AndrewHerman-dt5eq What do you think they do now? The same thing except they do as much damage as humanely possible for their entire natural lives and then they die and don’t have to feel the consequences of their actions.
I love how the GOP points out potential conflicts of interest like a Harvard case and a judge that fundraises for them and somehow that's a reason to not force them to follow a code of conduct.
Senator Kennedy is not addressing the question before the panel and when you think you're losing attack the people you don't agree with.
Would he like some cheese with that whine?!
Congress and the Executive branch are voted by millions of Americans, but the Supreme Court Justices are voted for by less than 100 senators, why can't they be held to the same ethical standard as the same congress that voted them into power? Are they laws to themselves?
That isn't saying much. The ones voting them in have the same ethics, they are bought and paid for by the same group. The group gives them the short list and the Congress nominates and votes them in. Why do you think the Republicans stopped Obama from his appointment to the Supreme Court then turned around and did the opposite with Trump? Bought and paid for Congress and Supreme Court, plain and simple, not just the federal government but state government too. Look at all the voter suppression laws, women's medical privacy laws, allowing overturning of elections they don't like the results and gerrymandering so they can stay in power because they know they will lose every race otherwise.
No, voting is not a thing
Or even lower court judges!?!
@@aWomanFreed that is..... QUITE a take.
@@scarecrow7953 seriously? Have u not been paying attention
I hate the fact that the republicans are saying "our guys" and "our court" and you know they didn't mean that last one. Isn't the court supposed to be 'independent' from politics and solve disputes based on matters of law not matters of politics? Literally makes me sick.
Knew the moment Lindsey gram was acknowledged he was going to try to twist it into a "left vs right" statement so annoying
Kennedy never let’s anyone answer fully
There is no Dem laws and separate GOP laws. We have US laws and ethics that EVERYONE must obey and comply with, even SCOTUS judges.
The Supreme Court’s Justices have no laws to Abide to, They are the Ones that Make the Laws for the Common People to Follow and abide by!
Not even close
In an ideal world, yes, we would, but that's not the world we live in currently. Why do you think these hearings are happening?
@@ghostofsilence2697 becasue the democrats are playing politcal theater. Because Kaegan and other left leaning judges from the supreme court have violated this. So do the democrats go after their own over it to?
It's not about the trips. It's about not disclosing them.
“If you wanna talk about destroying the court count me out” nobody is trying to destroy the court. Graham is one of the best when it comes to making others angry. I can only imagine how he treats the people who work for him..
This was the best hearings ever.
It speaks to teaching students Civics:
1. Is anyone above the law, within a democracy? Even SCOTUS (the Supreme Court of The United States)?
2. Should the highest court of the law (SCOTUS) have accountability measures in place?
3. How do we build a civilization where all branches of a government are held accountable to the whole?
In this hearing, SCOTUS, the highest court in the US, is being reprimanded to follow ethics and rules.
4. What are ethics and rules? Ethics means morals and rules mean one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
In this case, Congress is reviewing if SCOTUS is implementing ethics and following the rules of federal court judges
4a. Some examples are:
4a1. Should SCOTUS accept monies or gifts from private citizens (or corporations)?
4a2. What could happen if SCOTUS did accept gifts?
4a2. Members of any court of law (under federal law) must recuse (or can challenge [a judge, prosecutor, or juror] as unqualified to perform legal duties because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality themselves. SCOTUS members are the highest and last word to every federal court. Should a member of SCOTUS be mandated to recuse themselves under the law of recusal?
5. The US Congress sets basic rules for SCOTUS. Like financial disclosure rules (through tax returns); how many judges can sit on the bench to have a final say over American law; and more. Congress can even have judges to weigh the ethics of all members of SCOTUS to hold them accountable
5a. Should the highest court of the law be held to ethics and rules?
5b. Is it right to have a panel of judges to rule over SCOTUS?
6. How SCOTUS works? If a person is in county court and thinks that ruling was unfair, they can appeal and take it to state court. If either party fails in state court, they can take their case to SCOTUS. But first, SCOTUS must take the case. If SCOTUS refuses to hear the case, the state court's ruling supersedes any case.
7. What happens if a SCOTUS member is caught doing something wrong by a private citizen or a corporation.
7a. In what other ways can SCOTUS be compromised from giving a fair ruling?
Civics should be taught in all US schools across the US. This committee hearing should be a pillar of education as an example of education. Both sides stated their case. Even Graham gave a superb presentation.
8. Now let us review Ted Cruz's presentation. Senator Ted Cruz was once a runner for president, a possible recommendation for the supreme court (SCOTUS)with the Trump Administration. Use Google to fact-check his history.
8a. How was Cruz's presentation differnt?
8b. Is travel alone (and who pays for it) the entirety of what makes SCOTUS non-ethical.
8c. How was Cruz's testimony different compared to other Republican legislators?
8d. Why are we here, and did Cruz present facts? What were the facts?
8e. What did Cruz misrepresent with opinion?
9. What did you learn today?
That is a civics lesson that includes this video that would keep students engaged.
well you are not bias at all are you...WOW...Did you ever even listen to what the other senators said!!!! You just focused on Senator Cruz and overlooked what was said by all. This is political and any one following this mess can see that and what lead us to this point.
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
ppl in South Carolina plz stop voting for Lady G ( Lindsey Graham) hes been therebtoo damn long as it is..and shame on all the justices who oppose ethics reform..every last one of them should be investigated..period
He’s not there because of voting
Ms. Lindsey needs to come on out of the closet. She might be able to relax a bit. 😉
@@aWomanFreed gerrymandering…?
@@sedonarose7563 there’s no such thing as voting. These politicians are selected by the Rothchilds and kept in office as long as they tow the line. Sorry but that’s the truth.
Clarence Thomas would be thrown off the bench right now if he was a lower court judge, and probably charged. What a joke. Lifetime appointments. We're stuck with these people for the next what 5 decades??? Insanity. I cannot.
Senator Whitehouse, "We have a serious ethics problem with gifts and the Supreme Court."
Graham and Kennedy, "LOOK! Over there! People in these hearings talked about the Supreme Court at other times in ways unrelated to this hearing... Let's talk about THAT instead of SCOTUS justices accepted lavish/very private gifts. But whatever we do? Let's NOT talk about what this hearing directs us to talk about..."
Pretty much
LINDSAY GRAHAM OF S.C. & JOHN KENNEDY OF LA HAVE PERFECTED THE SMOOTH TALKING ABILITY OF LYING TO YOUR FACE WHILE FAKING THEIR SINCERITY OVERBLOWN WORDS THAT ARE THINLY VEILED LIES. . THOSE WHO READ & COMPARE THEIR ACTIONS TO THEIR WORDS REALIZED THEIR HYPOCRISY LONG AGO.
🙄 Judges can legitimately be reimbursed or paid for lectures/classes they gave at universities, NOT FREE vacations, rent, mortgage, private school tuitions for their children, etc.
AND they have to report any GIFTS on federal filing paperwork and they know that and ignore it hoping they don't get caught out.
You forgot recusal from cases involving his wife ! His loon of a wife of cases of the insurrection ! All those texts. ! He voted to withhold lol wonder why !
if you go onto any court website the code of ethics and rules are on there
but that will just then become extremely expensive speeches like both the clintons did but all sides and governments are doing it, that's the problem. its endemic
@@Ozjockey111 : It's not really their fault that people are willing to pay their high asking price for the speeches because since they're famous, they draw more crowds.
I find it astounding that ANY judge would refuse to agree to ethical rules being applied to the Supreme Court. I worked for a museum and received a packet of cookies for caring for her husbands medals. I had to enter the gift into a official book of gifts. Had I not done so would have resulted in a hearing and possible dismissal. Corruption on this scale is outrageous.
Yep… taking gifts as a city recreation leader working with kids in after school program we had to disclose anything worth more than 5 or ten bucks. Lol
Something is terribly wrong
Clarence Thomas thinks he is above any President (he's seen so many come and go with his lifetime appointment) and thus they can do whatever and offer any excuse. There are two sets of rules in this country. One for the rich or instated/bribed by the rich and everyone else. You're scared about cookies and his momma's house is paid for and he flies around the world while pretending to just putz around in his RV and has his great-nephew's tuition paid for. I mean COME ON! They think the little people are so very stupid it doesn't matter. They make rules for us that don't apply to them.
our government has to as well. That list is published yearly
@@pinkyhotmessx69
which makes a mockery of trump not releasing his tax returns
Time for the American people to rise and DEMAND JUSTICE.
"Because... JUSTICE MATTERS"~ Glenn Kirschner
Calm down, karen.
@@alisondblake AGREE
@@AndrewHerman-dt5eq time for you to STIFLE hermie
i see you russian bots are starting early this election cycle
it's impossible to ruin Thomas's reputation. his corruption and dishonesty is known the world over.
When Lindsey Graham starts to speak,
you are in an integrity-free zone.
"integrity free zone" - great description!!
This is when I had to shut off the audio. It is just too painful to listen to.
I've only heard 3 republicans speak so far, but i can't believe the GOP is making this about the court throwing out the Roe decision. This has nothing to do with any scotus ruling. Unbelievable
Love him
LYING LINDSAY and McCONNELL
THEIR ETHICS CHANGE EVERY DAY. YOU GO SENATOR WHITEHOUSE AND DURBIN. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME RULES FEDERAL COURT JUDGES. SCOTUS has already proven, for years, that it cannot police itself
Thank God someone is doing something about embarrassing corruption
Sadly, it is corrupt who want to extend their own power reach. Even opening statement of Durbin makes it clear.
When he equals "not mentioning" and "ignoring."
Chief justice not participating in process which is meant to destroy separation of power. Is it surprising when one of his duties is to ensure separation of power?
Yes, everyone in power should be investigated. This includes people in that room. You would find that most of them are corrupt, and some are career criminals.
But they will not investigate themselves. Even people where citizens have no doubt about crimes, where person is known globally for crimes committed will NOT be tried and imprisoned.
Only cases you'll see handled this way will be for political goals. To keep or extend power.
Lol too bad they don’t clean their own house first .
Having a bunch of corrupt politicians decided who is corrupt is like the blind leading the blind.
Like the congressman said , I have no problem with oversight and ethics as long as they are applied equally across the board .
As always there is a double standard as to whom rules apply depending on their ideology.
You have an actual president that is involved in alleged money laundering and coverups of his drug addict son , his henchmen are using levers of power to stop investigations and he actually has the nerve to speak about ethics 🤣😂🤣🤔🤣😂
What are they actually? This whole hearing feeds into this corruption. Are they going to be held accountable? Doubtful.
And those unsightly stains!
They aren't. It's just an obligatory "hearing" that will lead nowhere. Especially with who is on this committee.
This is going from bad to worse. We need to implement Term Limits as it's clear they're unable to self-monitor or govern.
It would take a Constitutional Amendment, and there is no way the Republican Party will agree to this with the conservative majorities they have in SCOTUS and the appellate courts right now. They control the majority of the state legislatures.
I'm a Democrat who is also for term limits. It'll prevent clowns like McConnell from packing the court.
No, term limits defeat the purpose. The purpose of the Supreme Court is to interpret the constitution, NOT to do what's supported by popular opinion. The current Supreme Court has been making the correct constitutional decisions. Affirmative Action was unconstitutional, so they threw it out. The Constitution does not guarantee you the right to abortion, so the Court decided to leave it to the states by overturning Roe v Wade.
Ethics should apply to ALL of them.
Ted Cruz lecturing anyone about ethics and integrity is probably the funniest thing I have heard and seen all day.
It's a close tie with Lindsey Graham.... hahahahaha, those two are ridiculous .
Right. Give us left wingers to preach ethics lol
Is that right?...Try listening to a Joe Biden speech...
PLEASE.
I hope Jack Smith locks him up.
YOU KIDDING ME? How on Earth Lindsey Graham can you equate Universities bringing Justices for educational purposes vs trips for pleasure by Billionaires - Excuse me!
You are totaly right!!!!!!!
name a single current justice that didnt take a gift.
As Democrats have been saying for years, no matter what party they belong to, IF THEY COMMIT A CRIME OR EXHIBIT UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, investigate and charge them with a crime if it is warranted. They have already shown they are not able to police themselves. This gives the impression that they are able to be bought when cases come before them brought by these same people or companies. Again, it matters not their political party. An ethics policy for SCOTUS is the…… ethical thing to do.
@@johnnull8689 name a former justice that didn't take a gift same thing can be said.
@@kittencumberbatch6892 what crime? ethics is not illegal. in fact there are 3 things a SCOTUS can do that is illegal. should I name them?
I think all the judges need to be looked into just seems like corruption they’re being really sneaky.
Just have an investigation on all of them and put the info out for the public to see!
Let the people be heard.
AND A YES TO YOU ALSO MR. DURBIN...... AWWSOM JOB,,, FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥 AWAY,,,
It was interesting watching republican arguments aginst ethics
The democRATS want to talk about ethics after the fake Steele dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton, Eric Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese spy, Hunter Biden taking bribes on behalf of his daddy, and the 4 years of the pathological liar Adam shiff lying to the American people and spending $32 million on the Russia collusion hoax 😂
I’m looking forward to the day when politicians judge individuals by their actions and not party affiliations.
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
That's exactly what they are doing with the previous president. He was a crook prior to taking office
Supreme Court ? Two cheats three lyres, fifty years of rights removed Roe v Wade. How about we bring the last nine judges into the same fold as the other +800 federal judges. With basic ethical standards.
U know graham is going to be loud... DEFENDING HIS OWN GRAFT.
My question is WHY is it so difficult for Congress to just focus on the intent? SCOTUS shouldn't be immune to submitting correct financial statements. Its not about Justice Thomas its SUPPOSED to be about SCOTUS being held at the same ethics level as all other Legal Beagles are held to.
I love that statement. The way to see if a crooked stick is crooked, lay a straight stick next to it.
Would a constitutional amendment be required for the Justices to have a code of ethics? My guess is that the public would vote ethics and practical knowledge of ethics as a requirement for Justices.
So, when you're on SCOTUS, the appearance of impropriety is no longer a concern? The way it is for every other lawyer and judge in the land?
Notice how these senate hearings never devolve into shouting matches like Jim Jordan’s Committees so often do?
The issue is not taking trips. The issue is disclosure and recusal.
Thomas didn’t disclose his gifts and didn’t recuse himself when his wife had an interest in the outcome of his decision.
Isn’t it interesting that Cruz never mentioned if the trips by others were disclosed or not. He also failed to mention appropriate recusals.
I believe Anita Hill
@@randykappe8042 Mr. Cancun also failed to disclose who paid for the trips.
😢
@@1961kdog I believe Jennifer Flowers.
Someone should slap that smug look off Lady G’s face! He’s the one that packed the court illegally. As he said “use my words against me”. Graham is the one that needs to be impeached!
How was it illegal? Can’t wait to hear this answer 😂
@@davidwhite7162 Well let’s begin with the fact that it’s the Senate’s JOB to hold hearings on a Presidential nominee for the Supreme Court and they stonewalled Merrick Garland until the election. Then Graham went on 2 national TV programs and said, hold my words against me, if we have a Supreme Court vacancy in an election cycle, we will hold off until the elections over. When Ruth Bader Ginsberg died in September, less than 2 months from the election, they steamrolled Amy Cohen Barrett.
To the victors go the spoils
Republicans Rule while Libtards Drool
Thank you, Mr Durbin for raising this 10 years ago.
Facts don't care about feelings, so if Democratic Senators call out Thomas, Gorsouch, & Roberts for their corruption or lies then it seems people who are offended by that are focused on the wrong issues.
How about being offended at what the worthless Biden administration has done to degrade this country?.....yeah...didn't think so.
Yep, and if it points to a democrat investigate them as well.
Today it's Clarence Thomas under scrutiny.
Unfortunately interpretations of Thomas's ethics fall quite neatly into red and blue camps.
If your guy does something it's unprecedented corruption. If my guy does it, it's a trivial lapse.🙄
Thomas may not merit impeachment, but it reeks and begs the question...why didn't this give Thomas the willies? Most of us don't know billionaires who are eager to be our friends and benefactors...🤔
@@MattyJ55046 you dam right. I am a Democrat and I say start investigating a of them. All of them are trying to make up some way to make it ok
@@MattyJ55046 his whole list of examples from the democrat judges were all declared! Thomas didn't declare his billionaire funding
Your making our point Senator Graham. Court needs a code of ethics
Exactly! How stupid was he to bring up the point that RBG should have been investigated by an ethics committee. 🙄
@@gretamurphy3704 Lindsey should stick to crying in hearings. Perhaps he forgot to bring his onion this time?
"I am Done"!!! in context to his relationship with 45 after January 6.
How many times has he golfed at Mat A Loco in last two years?
But so does the repervicon party...
No. Only impeachment through both house and senate. Find him guilty and get votes to remove.
I worked for a private corporation as an administrative assistant and had to do ethics training on reporting and not taking gifts and these guys think THEY are exempt? Bull.
I would also like to note (though not at all surprised) that every Republican committee member has raised their voices, invoked the liberal media and and turned what could and should have been a hearing about how to better our government into a partisan side-show. BTW in my life, I have probably voted for more Republicans than Democrats…but I can no longer do so.
Vote blue 💙💙💙 Biden in Harris 2024
It’s called outrage
@@matthewnolan1708 I know. I just can’t figure out how Republicans can have been outraged for 40 years.
It is unreal. The Republican Party needs to go. The insanity is dangerous.
The folks who vote Republican are either extremely wealthy(obviously small minority) or uneducated, by definition ignorant. Unfortunately they always vote as there is no way to sway their votes(straight Republican).
What we can do is encourage the under 40 votes to come out in record numbers.
There are many more of we who see the Republican party for what it is, than those who blindly and ignorantly vote red and this is why it is important for the rest if us to go out and vote.
@@bennegray Look, nobody s happy about Harris. Dont keep reminding us.
GOP need to stick to real problem and address it. Why not have a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices? Stop Drams GOP.
Congress wants to play by their rules. Supreme court is independent branch of government. The same applies to president.
@m_train1 did you watch the video? it’s pretty obvious congress has a history of regulating supreme court ethics, why should they stop now?
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If all is above board, there must be nothing hidden, relative to EVERY member of the SCOTUS, all must be disclosed. This is an issue of transparency that must be put into place, especially for members of the highest court in our government.
I pray for it to be the case, finally and after all the Justice and his lovely family went through already, these sweet girl in the room watching those thugs, trying to rip apart their father. All it's true regarding President Trump and his loyal followers. I'm following all events going on since 2015/2016, when all people which were straight and open in their judgement could know what's going on if the wanted to! I'm trying to educate Germans around me, and the left-wing of our PBS, confronting them with their FALSE, FAKE, BIAS BY OMISSION Reporting. Literally poising minds and souls of the German public, knowing that most of them don't even have the time to double check. Our left-green leaning government it's also trying to finish all civil liberty rights, like can be recognized almost all over the globe. I will get to finish up with my note, but yours kind of struck me. Just one last word about myself, I spent almost 2 decades in your wonderful country among the most warmhearted people
I ever met. You as a nation deserve better from a lot of nations around the globe. Keep on being We the People, and all whats coming with it, of, for and by! And you of all nations will overcome, once for only yoourselves, DJT is right! Stay healthy, safe, and in persuade of happiness!!!
Be Blessed!!!
Not just disclosed, these are clearly bribes and will crumble the foundation of our country. “Unfair criticism” that’s RICH.
Every single justice should be investigated. As much to establish their innocence as to prove their guilt.
Under what constitutional authority?
@@thinktankdonahue the problem of course is there is no constitutional authority. Since the Supreme Court came into being, their honor was assumed. As I said, there needs to be an impartial person looking into the record of all of the justices, not just the republican ones who have clearly violated their oaths of office. The ancient Romans said that Caesar‘s wife must be above reproach. Not just Caesar himself, but also even his wife to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. They knew that back then. My life would pass inspection and I’ll bet yours would too. I am not asking for any more than I would be willing to do myself.
@@libbyworkman3459 All congressional power is constitutionally derived, that's how constitutional, non-banana republic governments work. The framers purposefully insulated SCOTUS judges when they wrote the damn thing. When governments can throw out the written rules and establish powers on their own, that is the road to tyranny my friend. That is how Rome fell apart.
@@libbyworkman3459 The only members of government who violate their oath of office are democraps and their worthless woke followers.
One thing we know, all of them are liars.
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No matter what republicans or democrats there must be rules for the supreme courts justices
Who sets the rules for the 3 branches of power?
You abandon the separation of Powers?
You want to have 3 co-equal branches of gov to become one branch?
Don't you understand that the ends does not justify the means?
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The senate sets their own just like the Supreme Court does too.
@@BVN-TEXAS I agree.
Yet people act like we're living
the movie Gladiator:
Win the crowd and you'll win
your freedom to declare what is
just, true, good, & beautiful.
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Well said😊
Those judges work for us they need to answer for some of their actions
Wont happen
They just need to go. They've already exhausted all credibility and should never be heard from again.
Didn’t catch that the first time I watched. If a crooked stick exists, you place a straight stick next to it! Outstanding!
Imagine if Ted Cruz cared as much about Texans as he does about Clarence Thomas.
Maybe fewer would have died if he did care, but he doesn't
5,000,000 illegal immigrants have invaded our country since Joe took over. Montana has a population of 1,104,000. It's not about the importance of obeying the law. It's about avoiding news photos of too many illegal aliens crossing the border, which would bring bad publicity to Joe and his policies. What a message to send to illegal border-crossers. Thousands upon thousands of illegal aliens are crossing the border right now. This is how the democrats plan to destroy the USA, this is no accident, this was planned by evil people.
From Border Patrol source just now: “The problem with scabies is that is is highly contagious and the illegal aliens are getting in busses and commercial aircraft to travel around the country. The next person that sits in that seat now has scabies!” It is true that illegals are somehow getting onto commercial aircraft -- two days ago, I took a flight from the border city of San Diego to Denver, and was astonished to see the last seats filled in by a line of single weathered young men speaking Spanish and carrying raggedy backpacks who very much appeared to be recent border crossers. If it's true they were illegal border crossers, then yes, it appears likely that after some rough travel, they could have had scabies and spread them to the next person who took their seats on the plane.
Illegal aliens already know that if they turn themselves in to the Border Patrol, they'll be mass-released into the country without so much as a court date for their inevitably spurious claims to asylum. Title 42 resulted in the expulsion of only 19% of them, meaning the rest had an 81% chance of getting in. Now with Title 8, the result will be the same, and if there are a lot of them coming, they will simply be released - after lots of tough vetting, they claim, another one to make migrants laugh.
If they are slightly less lucky, they will be issued a "notice to report" to the authorities, called "parole," to be done on the honor system. Most, of course, skip the honor. If they are slightly less lucky than that, they will be released on an "alternative to detention," plan, or "parole" as well, and if it gets to that, there aren't going to be any parole officers looking for them once they skip their court date two, three, or ten years from now. Most will be released without even a notice to report to ICE - the full catch and release. That's been in the news, too. The New York Post has a leaked document.
The fact that the democrats are more concerned about television pictures of crowded detention facilities than they are about securing the border tells illegal aliens all they need to know about what their odds are if they cross illegally in huge numbers. Already there are 60,000 migrants massed at the border, and another 150,000 on the way. The more who cross, the fewer who get detained and expelled, owing to the Biden's real priority: the fear of those news pictures.
Illegal aliens aren't stupid and can read between the lines of messages. If Joe's priority is avoiding those overcrowded news pictures, then for them, the more who cross, the better. The democrats are truly sick people who hate the USA ! FJB !@!@!
Riz is a scoundrel himself
Texas Republican just exempt Ercot power company of any lawsuits. After all the people froze and died.
Imagine if Texans cared more about their own self-interests than owning "the libs?"
Lady Lindsey is living perfect example for change in ethics it’s disgusting
You want to investigate, investigate all the justices and membersofcongress. You want to reform... reform with zero tolerance...for all federal judges and the members of congress....
Term limits and the absolute highest code of ethics for the highest court!!
Yo
I couldn't agree more.
Miss Lindsey made an error when she referred to "The Robert's Court".
It is "The Federalist Society Court". Has been for way to long.
Only difference is all those trips were reported. The trips we’re discussing were not reported. One trip in particular costing $100,000 one-way.
Highest Court has been presumed to be highest honorable, dutiful, and ethical Court in the land! Expectation was to attain highest honorable people for that position. Gqp destroyed that with their dispicable choices of unethical, Malible, pawns!
The US Supreme Court Justices are on the gravy train and will not voluntarily get off! You would think that having been judges and lawyers before becoming Justices and, therefore, not exempt from judicial codes of conduct and laws requiring dusclosure. Why and when the Justices decided to free themselves from the rules/codes that prevent corruption? Recent reports of questionable conduct prove that the Justices need disclosure laws and a judicial code of conduct.
It's a shame that our representatives would ignore common sense, to such a degree, that they argue against something as integral and essential as requiring the highest ethical standards for all of our judiciary. It's even worse that we have a branch of our judiciary - the highest branch - that needs to be regulated as such, to require that which is surely common sense to us all, that they must maintain the highest, above reproach, ethical standards.
I agree with everything that you said. With that said all you have to do is look at cops investigating themselves whenever they break the law. Then the rare occasions is there actually standing in front of a judge their standard for accountability is lower than the average citizen... If there is any.
Regardless of party that was in office whenever they were appointed, running a code of ethics that says that you can't take bribes, you can't take out or gifts that enrich yourself or benefit you financially 😳, if you don't follow the law and recuse yourself from cases that justice has a personal interest in or is connected to, then if you do, you can be subject to impeachment and removed from your position. It doesn't matter if you are Democrat or Republican. It is about holding up the integrity of the supreme court because it is obvious they do not do a good job at policing themselves 🤷.
Aside from that did you notice that not a single democrat partisan or blamed the right or pointed fingers, they seem to be interested in passing a code of conduct for all judges.
So why the Republicans against a code of conduct being passed no different than a code of conduct that is in place for Congress and for all federal judges and appellate judges?
Then you have Ted Cruz, 🤦ahhhh... Where do I even start? I'm not going to bother... I don't think he's defending the court I think he's defending anyone in d.c. to be corrupt. He's not even close to being on task.
While u and media ignore a president who him and his family sold their positions and last name off
@@bsrcat1 u mean like stock investing ? Or son selling paintings ? Or a job in Ukraine or china investing in a shell company ?
Thomas broke zero rules . Only way u can connect dots is if a case was directly involved with Thomas and his friend
Obama has billionaire friends most politicians have wealthy friends .
JAY-Z Beyoncé I’m campaigning I’ll be there for free
@@copizz9558 No one is ignoring Trump, he is in deep trouble water
Lindsey Graham is a hypocrite
Investigate ALL Supreme Court Justices, punish them accordingly, and put in a code of ethics. Why is that so hard for Republicans to figure out?!? It's an issue of right and wrong. It is NOT partisan. Hold these Justices accountable!!!
I believe Senator Whitehouse has been investigating them. As he has investigated has been calling for legislation to hold them all accountable. They are suppose to be neutral yet the newest Justices have been at Federalist Society meetings and speaking and white supremacist groups. What pushed the Thomas investigation was his wife being involved with Jan6 and he didn't recuse himself but Senator Whitehouse was doing his job and investigating the Justices because it was clear they couldn't police themselves since Robert's was being questioned with his wife's involvement of people chosing lawyers in her firm to bring judgements to the SC. It is not about the decisions it is about why they are bring those decisions.
When you finally realize it's a uniparty...
Says a pos from the party of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
@@fireteamomega2343 How would this be a case for a Uniparty? Congressional intervention in the conduct of the Supreme Court seems to be heavily split down the party line. Democrats asking questions about Congress’ authority to do so while Republicans complaining that their beloved judge was the catalyst for interest in this effort and therefore it’s invalid and shouldn’t be pursued. Which is probably the more ambiguously valid position to hold rather than claiming separation of co-equal branches is the reason why Congress can’t do anything. Just about all the testimonies of these experts do not dispute Congress’ authority in respect to the Supreme Court. They set how many, when they meet, and the standards they must uphold. Democrats want to set a standard for ALL judges regardless of their views while Republicans want to keep their hands in their pockets and look the other way bc it’s politically convenient at this point in time.
@@MoKingson
So split interests based on political donors is an argument that it's not essentially the same thing ? I guess by empty public talking points they are different parties. Either side recanting I don't like your person so we should change this or that to make it "fair". What would be considered a fair standard of justice in the first place as it's completely subjective to opinion. Why you might ask because it deals with your sense of morality.
"There's two things going on here. There's a political conflict...and there's an ethical issue." Republicans vs Democrats in this hearing.
Almost none of the Republican senators argued the merits of holding the Supreme Court to higher ethical standards. Instead almost all talked about personal opinions (using them as representative fact), attacks and issues that have nothing to do with the hearing. One Republican, Sen Tillis, was reasonable to the issue. Republican senators are so committed to trying to distract from the ethic questions about the Supreme Court that they are even using identity politics which they supposed to hate.
Republicans = theatre.
Oh please, they all are theatre and not republicans more so. Todays democrats are communists that are destroying this country
People who dont realise dems and rep are just as bad as each other are the real FOOLS. Grow up i learned this at 16 years old
The more advanced among us offered solutions. The less advanced offered complaints. This alone stands to undermine confidence. But it was wonderful to watch, kind of like witnessing the last throes of the Roman senate.
Ever notice how the majority of scumbaggery comes from Senators with Southern accents?
Awwww Poor Baby
You little honey is chapped!
Mommy will rub it
Yeah, they complain and cry but have nothing substantial to back it up.
I was so surprised Lindsey "use my words against me" Graham didn't start to cry at the hearing. 😢
You mist it,all no he has one those fake tear drop that he wears.he must of lost it
Remember when Trump cried in Helsinki?
Roberts is just as guilty as Thomas by 10 million
I do agree the judges who have NOT been accepting massive gifts need to admit to their sins and sign up for the ethics rules to be applied. They need to come out front and uphold their oath of office to be "Good". They need to admit it is wrong and they should not be standing silently by waiting for somebody else to fix the problem.
I do agree but Roberts is the deciding voice so unless he agrees, it doesn't matter what Kagan, Sotomayor, Jackson, Barrett or Gorsuch or.. says or does.
Very fair and sound way to establish internal accountability and self controlling concept. Agree it would help not to start another committee war without a solution.
Then let's have all representatives show us their stock portfolios to see how many have become rich from insider trading
As soon as Biden does
@@LarryShaffer-e5p fair point
How does Lady Lindsey not burst into flame?
How are these people involved in the insurrection allowed to remain in office when it is clearly in the Constitution that they cannot serve!!!
what insurrection? You do know that taking one building wouldnt overthrow a government. In fact there was no charges for insurrection until conservatives started pointing out that there was none. Then all of a sudden some low-level trespassers started having that charge added.
Are you talking about the FBI?
Talking about traitor trump
WTF.. How does a judge not understand the checks and balances
Each and every Supreme Court Justice is well versed in the law.
There is no way they overlooked or misinterpreted being honest about undisclosed benefits. (That's just like saying I didn't know I should have worn a tie as required). They should always recues themselves if somehow parties (family, friends)are involved.
“Our folks”, that tells me all I need to know about the politics of the Supreme Court.
I do not agree on Supreme Court Justice nonmaneees 18 years election but a case by case based judgement of Superior Court.indictments of Supreme Court Justice criminals in office concerning the Federal trade commission emergency broadcast system system
Sad to see, so few want to help bring the court back in favorable view.
I think if they receive gifts of a certain value they should claim them on their IRS income taxes. If they get a large donations to themselves I would think that would be considered a BRIBE. No one can trust supreme justices that are BRIBED!
Those judges found guilty for taking bribes from millionaires should not be on the bench. Thomas and others needs to GO
Why is the court a "conservative" court??? Isn't that a problem in itself?
I know!!! We need a liberal court, NOW!!!
@@AndrewHerman-dt5eq I was saying, why is there an adjective attached to it. Isn't the court supposed to be neutral. What am I missing here? If the court has a certain leaning, to me it's useless. Both Congress and the executive branch already have that partisan BS, don't you think?
The adjective was applied by the media. No Justice has termed themselves as conservative. This Court is more originalist, meaning they read the document in relation to the intent of the writers at the time of passage. Thus, freedom of the press will be viewed from 1780”s point of view. The 1960’s liberal court made stuff up, rendering judgements based on their political whims. The liberal court stole power from the States, most notably the issue of abortion. No where does the constitution grant power to congress to pass laws on abortion, yet, the 1960’s Court held that a woman’s right to decide was a constitutional matter. They simply made it up. This current Court has found that abortion decisions are a States right issue, which is in concert with the 10th Amendment.
The fact the billionaire donator had no relationship to the justice until after he was sworn into office is BOLD. What other justices/politicians have the same dealings but no way this is not wide spread.
absolutely.