Originally published at: A report reveals Justice Thomas may have been on the take for years | Boing Boing
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Private resorts? Private jets? Yachts in Indonesia? But this was the Man of the People who recently said in an documentary funded by the same billionaire:
“I prefer the RV parks. I prefer the Walmart parking lots to the beaches and things like that. There’s something normal to me about it…I come from regular stock, and I prefer that — I prefer being around that.”
Being the Creepy Workplace Porn Guy is the least of the character traits that makes Thomas a scumbag.
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I wonder how much different it would all be were Justices required to live a monastic life.
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As if the “regular stock” hang out at Walmart by choice, and wouldn’t hesitate a second to fly across the world in a private jet
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So, when are the impeachment hearing starting? Bueller?
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FTFY…
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well, sexual harassment should probably be considered worse. but, the gifts thing seems to be the one that’s actually illegal, so there is definitely that.
the portrait captured in the article of thomas and his buddies hanging out in front of the statue of a native american man… 
that is some racist bs right there.
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Nothing will happen. The Dems are in the minority in the House and the Supreme Court has no constraints but themselves- which they refuse to exercise.
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Holy crap, that name can’t possibly be real. Did he change it to this after he decided to become the American equivalent of a Charles Dickens villain?
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i was trying to figure out what the consequences might be ( other than removal from office if impeached ) but haven’t found if there is anything
according to the wikipedia, the attorney general has to start an investigation within 90 days, and request a special prosecutor… who gets picked by the chief justice
nice gig, the supreme court, if you can get it
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You know that feeling when you read something that surprises you, but not really, because you’ve been paying attention, and it only makes you raise one eyebrow slightly? Yeah, no. Zero surprise. Thomas has always been a scumbag.
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We have to go thru this training (at least) every year where I work, about (not) giving or receiving gifts (& especially, though not only, when Federal employees are involved).
I wonder if I can tell them to pound sand next time, explaining that what’s good enough for a SCOTUS justice is good enough for all of us?
(See also: clearances & the handling of documents)
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Zero surprise. Thomas has always been a scumbag.
Sure, but I think the thing to focus on instead is whether anything can be done about it, no?
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Apparently the free vacations included visits to Bohemian Grove, the exclusive Northern California retreat that you have to be very rich, very talented or very well-connected to join. It was a core part of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories for years, so if Jones was ideologically consistent he’d be pointing to this as proof that Thomas has been compromised by a shady cabal of Satanic Reptilians. But Thomas is a conservative, so probably not.
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Based on everything we’ve seen so far, I’m sure Garland is all over this as we speak! /s^2
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So, of the five conservative justices, only Roberts might be free of political or ethical stink?
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Nope.
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Yikes. And I guess I was wrong about numbers: I forgot Alito. Who’s his own disaster, but maybe not due to ethics.
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