I'm just being honest. I'm not saying I want it to happen. But if if did, I'd cheer a little inside. Because the person is corrupt and on a major scale.
Put it this way. I would be okay with passing a law that if a Supreme Court Justice takes money or gifts from anyone, they get the death penalty. I would support that. Because then it would be there decision.
If they can't live on $300,000 a year then quit.
Thomas was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and becoming increasingly frustrated with his financial standing, according to ProPublica. While he made the equivalent of $300,000 today, other members of the court were much wealthier.
According to the report, Thomas told the lawmaker that if Congress didn’t bump salaries, “one or more justices will leave soon.” Thomas had also repeatedly talked with other people about removing a ban on justices giving paid speeches, per ProPublica.
Lawmakers never green-lighted significant raises for the justices or lifted the paid speech ban.
“But in the years that followed … Thomas accepted a stream of gifts from friends and acquaintances that appears to be unparalleled in the modern history of the Supreme Court,” ProPublica wrote.