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In response to "staunch defenders of democracy against the tyranny don't generally shell out their hard-inherited wealth to buy off the judges -- nm" by hollywood big shot

Name one decision that was influenced. One. -- nm

Posted by Ender Apr 9 '23, 11:11

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How would we know for sure. How can you know any of them weren't? That's why ethics standards exist (and the limitation on application to the SC is - pmb Apr 9, 14:48 1
- Thank you -- nm - mara Apr 9, 16:07
Citizens United, Shelby Co., the Wisc. gerrymandering etc etc etc - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 11:19 11
- Oh, he was involved in all those? -- nm - Ender Apr 9, 11:21 10
  - Oh, to be this naive... -- nm - TWuG Apr 9, 11:29 9
    - the perpetually born-yesterday crowd -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 11:41
    - I just like that suddenly this week Thomas is a completely reasonable person who only ruled like that because he was bought off... - Ender Apr 9, 11:32 7
      - he was long a dissenter with Scalia & Alito only because they didn't have six reliable FedSoc votes to impose their agenda -- nm* - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 11:56
      - You though he was reasonable? Lol. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 11:38 2
        
        He's not saying what he thinks, he's saying what the media is depicting (a framing device for the outrage) -- nm* - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:39 1
        
        Ah. Still, laughable to think it’s an either/or situation. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 11:43
      - That's the problem with accepting gifts, we can't know if Thomas holds these opinions or is bought off. - TWuG Apr 9, 11:37 1
        
        And "or both" is no excuse for keeping it secret -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:38
      - This is a fair point, but "what a colossal asshole" gets old after 30 years. "Whoa, he's an Asset of HYDRA? Shocking!" is exciting. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:36
This is the type of conversation about ethics that I find interesting. - Reluctant Cynic Apr 9, 11:15 11
- Both are damaging -- nm - Pippy Apr 9, 11:35
- deflection and denial from obvious (self-admitted even) corruption is not a conversation. it's just more gaslighting -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 11:18 7
  - Hard to take gaslighting accusations seriously from Mr "HE LOVES HITLER!!!" -- nm - Ender Apr 9, 11:24 6
    - even if the guy’s home museum was Franklin Mint trash, 20 years of undisclosed grift to a SCOTUS justice is corruption by any other name -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 11:45 1
      - with thomas kinkade on the walls! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:47
    - What other reason to have a signed book and art he created? - TWuG Apr 9, 11:35 2
      - I'll also note, that being pals with a person who collects such stuff is bad judgement. That man should have no friends -- nm - TWuG Apr 9, 11:40 1
        
        and yet all the AEI shills he pays for are all over twitter defending his honor. weird how donations work -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 11:48
    - If that's not his reason for it, can we then accuse him of cultural appropriation from nazis? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:29
- in an asymmetrical information environment where we would in the normal course have no indication of the latter, the former is key. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 9, 11:18
- the point is moo - mud Apr 9, 11:16

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