Senate Introduces Code of Conduct Bill for Supreme Court as Democrats Call for Thomas Resignation

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Senate Introduces Code of Conduct Bill for Supreme Court as Democrats Call for Thomas Resignation

By Becky Noble | 2:00 PM on April 26, 2023

Because it has worked so well for politicians, the Senate has introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to create a code of conduct for itself. The bill, introduced by Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), would require the court to put into place a code of conduct within one year of becoming law and also post the code of conduct on the court website for public viewing. There would also be a requirement that the court designate someone to take receive any complaints of code violations and give authority to the court to conduct investigations to determine if any justices or staff had engaged in activities that would interfere with the administration of justice, or if any laws had been broken or additional codes of conduct violated.

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The call for a Supreme Court code of ethics comes in the wake of revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted several trips from billionaire Harlan Crow. Thomas and Crow have been friends for almost thirty years, and Thomas stated that the two took trips along with their wives “as friends do.” Crow has also been a Republican donor in the past. Thomas also went on to say about the revelations that, “Early in my tenure at the Court, I sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable.” Sen. King said in a statement:

The Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act is a commonsense step to restore and maintain faith in the high court by requiring the creation of consistent, transparent rules like the ones that apply to every other federal judge across our democracy. The other two branches of government already have codes of conduct, it is only reasonable the full Judiciary should as well.

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[Kamaji]

Congress has no authority to legislate a code of conduct for the Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court is a co-equal branch of government, and the only disciplinary authority Congress has over the justices is the authority to remove by impeachment.

[catfish1957]

I will bring it up again.  We are seeing a highly coordinated and methodically planned legal assault on every aspect of high profile conservatives in this country by the very powerful left wing socialist.

ASAP...  We need the tandem of folks like Musk, Tucker Carlson, and James O'Keefe to put together an army of like minded conservatives and libertarians  to relentlessly attack the left in not only the same manner but with 10X the veracity.  We need to destroy them.

I'll be the first to volunteer and will do research for free if needed.

[Bigun]

Is there a Democrat anywhere who has actually read our constitution?

[Fishrrman]

catfish writes:
"We need the tandem of folks like Musk, Tucker Carlson, and James O'Keefe to put together an army of like minded conservatives and libertarians  to relentlessly attack the left in not only the same manner but with 10X the veracity.  We need to destroy them."

"Veracity" is not going to "destroy them", Comrade Catfish.

More.... (cough)... "persuasive" tactics will be required.

"I'll be the first to volunteer..."

Ahem. Perhaps you'd like to volunteer as a delegate to the new "Heartland Continental Congress"...??