Originally published at: It seems Justice Thomas' Nazi collecting "dear friend" had business before the Supreme Court; guess how Clarence ruled? | Boing Boing
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Should have listened to Anita Hill.
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If the Senate allows Roberts to simply sit on this without serious censure of Thomas it might not be the final nail in the coffin of the Court’s legitimacy but it will definitely be a permanent injury. Its hard to overstate how serious a breach this is for judges, and a judge in any other part of the judiciary would be looking at disciplinary action and//or removal for something like this.
You’d think the last seven years would have taught the Democrats the futility and danger of waiting for someone else in government to do the work of maintaining the rule of law, but Durbin’s “invitation” to Roberts sure seems to indicate otherwise. I’d love to be wrong.
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Isn’t it amazing how Crow became a ‘dear friend’ of a Supreme Court Justice after he took his seat at the court. And then, like magic, a deep and abiding friendship developed in which Crow gave him millions of dollars worth of perks and gifts.
See, all you have to do for it not to be corruption is become friends with the people you want to bribe.
If they grew up together that might mitigate the awfulness, but they actually never met until after Thomas joined the Supreme Court. If Thomas had become a grocery store worker instead I strongly suggest that Crow wouldn’t have given a thing to him, nor ever learned his name.
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Influencing the Supreme Court relies on subtlety (and lots of money).
If you’ve never read it, I recommend The Tenth Justice, by Brad Meltzer.
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We ALL have business with the Supreme Court.
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Thomas is the tenth associate justice. (They didn’t renumber after adding/subtracting seats in the past.)
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Is anyone really shocked, though? It was pretty clear he was corrupt as hell, failed to disclose things he needed to disclose, took gifts that weren’t legal, didn’t recuse himself despite massive conflicts of interest… and that was just what he did publicly.
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Guess how Clarence ruled?
Must be a trick question! Supreme Court justices are trusted to uphold the most ethical behaviour; ergo he surely would have recused himself.
…Right??
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Mister Thomas, have you ever picked up Mister Crow from the airport? Have you ever helped him move into a new apartment?
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This is my shocked face. 
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Surely the coffin is made mainly from final nails by now?
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It’s like a closet
sideways
under the ground
… full of skeletons 
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