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Author Topic:   Worse than Citizens United.
jar
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06-26-2024 9:42 PM


The Supreme Court ruled that while it's illegal to bribe a judge or government elected official gratuities are hunky dory.
So now it's the best judiciary money can buy as well as the best government and election outcome money can buy..

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Message 2 of 7 (919118)
06-27-2024 4:07 AM
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06-26-2024 9:42 PM


Jackson, Sotomayor and Kagan all dissented. Not a surprise, but worth noting.

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Message 3 of 7 (919119)
06-27-2024 6:41 AM
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06-27-2024 4:07 AM


In her dissent Jackson excoriated her conservative colleagues:
--Percy

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Message 4 of 7 (919121)
06-27-2024 4:45 PM


In other words . . .
When you bribe a judge have the decency to put a fig leaf over it.

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jar
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Message 5 of 7 (919122)
06-27-2024 6:05 PM
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06-27-2024 4:45 PM


It's far worse than just a judge. The case in point involved a city Mayor.
This ruling permits play for pay and ALL levels of government.

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Message 6 of 7 (919123)
06-27-2024 7:14 PM
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06-26-2024 9:42 PM


In my opinion, both Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito should have recused themselves from this decision, because both have a personal interest in the issue.

Fundamentalism - the anti-American, anti-Christian branch of American Christianity

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jar
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07-02-2024 11:53 AM
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06-27-2024 7:14 PM


If there was financial transparency I wager we'd find at least six of the Judges should have recused themselves.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
But there isn't.

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