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Enforced how? The honor code?
The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements and leaves compliance entirely to each justice
Nothing. They did absolutely nothing. No new rules and they can just not follow them if they want. Toothless and pointless pandering.
A code without teeth is not a code. It’s just an idea.
It’s more of a suggestion.
It’s not even a suggestion. It’s an appeasement hoping it gets people off their back and looking the other way. I’d be very, very surprised if they actually believed in this and felt it suggested better behaviour, considering it’s being implemented after they got caught.
A kindly, quiet, soft-spoken suggestion.
We need a DOJ probe into wide-spread bribery in the court already. Charges should be filed wherever appropriate.
“Undisclosed gifts”
Calling them gifts makes it seem like someone got a pair of socks. Clarence Thomas was given 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, and a hell of a lot more from multiple different billionaires. These are bribes that are bigger in value than most American’s yearly salaries.
There is no enforcement mechanism. This is an ethics suggestion, not a code. Ridiculous.
Not enforceable, not retrospective and not policed. Time for laws.
I can already hear Barbossa
“the code is more what you’d call ‘guidelines’ than actual rules.”
If anyone wants the source document. Here you go. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/code-of-conduct-for-justices.aspx
Also , reads like accepting bribes was misunderstanding. We’re clearing it up now with no penalty for next time it happens
I’ll believe it when one of them resigns
We’re past that point, in my opinion. Bribery is illegal. We should be conducting criminal investigations and filing appropriate charges at this point.
Let me guess which ones have already figured out ways to skirt whatever new rules they are proposing.
No need to “skirt” the code. It has no teeth at all. They can violate it all they want without any accountability.
Fair point.
Breaking: Clarence Thomas rules November 13th constitutionally guaranteed ‘Opposite Day’ according to review of the *mumble* amendment.
Name a time a politician has been given a “gift” worth mentioning without an ulterior motive.
There is no such thing as “gifts” in politics. They’re bribes.
Starting…Monday. No, not that Monday, *next *Monday!
They are fivne with implementing it right away since it has no teeth at all.
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