The Supreme Court is afraid of the word “shall”

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

A Supreme Court jurist using his own beliefs, be they ethical or political, is not corrupt, as long as they adhere to The Constitution.

Corruption occurs when a jurist stands to gain favor from that decision which, in the case of a SC jurist, would be extremely rare.

SC jurists only hear appeals of lower court decisions and would not be in a position to gain favor, political or financial, for their decisions.

Alito and Thomas gain favor from the plutocrats, fncceo

 

[beautress]

Only brainless ones

Brainless? They're smart enough to get someone else to pay for their expenses.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Brainless? They're smart enough to get someone else to pay for their expenses.

Not smart enough to understand that it is going to destroy them

 

[beautress]

Not smart enough to understand that it is going to destroy them

Point well taken, Mr. Slow Horses. And you're right.

 

[d0gbreath]

The right of citizens to bear arms should not be infringed.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

A Supreme Court jurist using his own beliefs, be they ethical or political, is not corrupt, as long as they adhere to The Constitution.

Corruption occurs when a jurist stands to gain favor from that decision which, in the case of a SC jurist, would be extremely rare.

SC jurists only hear appeals of lower court decisions and would not be in a position to gain favor, political or financial, for their decisions.

Corruption also occurs when they personally benefit from someone because that other person benefits from the decision.

And in such a position, even the appearance of impropriety must be avoided and treated like a actual bribe, whether it was or not.

 

[fncceo]

Corruption also occurs when they personally benefit from someone because that other person benefits from the decision

I would submit that a warm fuzzy does not constitute corruption.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

I would submit that a warm fuzzy does not constitute corruption.

Which would be a very irrelevant and useless thing to say in response to my comments.

Bribes are very hard to prove. That's why even the Appearance of impropriety. must be avoided.

 

[fncceo]

Bribes are very hard to prove.

Bribes are easy to prove. If you gain wealth and/or power based on a decision or an action you make by virtue of your position of authority, you have taken a bribe.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Bribes are easy to prove.

Bribes are notoriously hard to prove. Let's stay tethered to reality.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Bribes can be proven, easily many times. Lt's stay with the truth.

 

[BackAgain]

After months of wrangling about an Ethics Code, SCOTUS has finally released its Ethics Reform that all have signed.

Unfortunately, rather than use the word Judges “shall” act this way, they use the word “should”
There is no independent review, no consequences….just judges enforcing on themselves

Motherhood and Apple Pie Code

There's one word missing from the Supreme Court's new code of conduct that makes the whole thing toothless

After years of scrutiny, the Supreme Court's 9 justices have agreed on an ethics code. But the wording is weak and there's no way to enforce the code.

www.businessinsider.com

Zzz

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Bribes can be proven, easily many times. Lt's stay with the truth.

No, bribes are notoriously hard to prove. That's why the concept of appearance of impropriety is such an important concept in policies, codes of ethics, etc.

Typically Mr Quid and Mr Pro don't sign a contract to leave lying around for someone to find later.

I think the two of you are confused and thinking about "solicitation of bribes", like Blagojevich.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

FFI is wrong. Bribes are easy to prove. Let's move on.

 

[rightwinger]

No, bribes are notoriously hard to prove. That's why the concept of appearance of impropriety is such an important concept in policies, codes of ethics, etc.

Typically Mr Quid and Mr Pro don't sign a contract to leave lying around for someone to find later.

I think the two of you are confused and thinking about "solicitation of bribes", like Blagojevich.

How do you assess the impact of a week long paid vacation on a judges ultimate vote?

That is why they have to avoid even the appearance of impropriety

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Learn to be less of a pretentious condescending prick.

You are describing yourself. You were corrected rightly, so live with it.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

FFI is wrong. Bribes are easy to prove. Let's move on.

No, you're 100% wrong, which is why appearance of impropriety is such an important concept.

I am a judge. Someone gifts me a Hawaiian vacation as a bribe. I then issue a ruling that benefits them and their benefactors.

Now prove I was bribed. See you in never.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

How do you assess the impact of a week long paid vacation on a judges ultimate vote?

That is why they have to avoid even the appearance of impropriety

I swear I didn't read this post before I wrote mine.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

It would be so easy to prove a bribe.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

It would be so easy to prove a bribe.

Then prove the one I just described.

See you in never.