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because it can't possibly be that this man has received millions of dollars worth of gifts from extremely wealthy individuals who would absolutely have an interest in owning a justice of SCOTUS.
from the article:
"Unprecedented" is an understatement. and if you think Clarence Thomas isn't for sale... ask yourself why it is that his "good friends" only came around after Thomas was appointed to SCOTUS?
yeah. Great friends... who want something. And Thomas is willing to sell Americans out to give it to them.
it has nothing to do with his skin color. you're accusation of racism absolutely has zero merit... and I suspect you're making it because it's quite literally the only defense you have for this guy.
My dislike of him has everything to do with how he's ruling, and the asininely stupid arguments he uses to make them.
Oh. Did you know that Clarence Thomas has:
and that's all just in the last few years. Thomas, along with Roberts (an idiot who thinks that the problem with SCOTUS' lack of integrity isn't... you know... justices lacking integrity... it's people talking about how they don't have integrity) , Kavenaugh (a frat boi who really wants us to know he likes beer, and also a rapist), Barret (.... where do I even start...) and Gorsuch (who also has problems with corruption.)
Oh and if the gifts were entirely legitimate and not at all scandalous... why not report them... like... you know... he's technically obligated to...? receiving millions of dollars worth of gifts from billionaires who are all very likely to have matters come before the court... and to have indirect interests as well... IS FUCKING CORRUPT.
lets say that again louder:
CLARENCE THOMAS IS ACCEPTING BRIBES AND YOUR ACCUSING PEOPLE POINTING THIS OUT OF RACISM, WITHOUT EVER DENYING THAT HE IS IN FACT ACCEPTING MILLIONS IN BRIBES.
What strikes me is that you don't even seem to care that there's an ethical and moral dilemma of having a court justice being offered multi million gifts from billionaires. You only argue that people attack him based on his skin color.
So you think people (of color or not) that hold high power in the US judicial system should be able to enjoy the benefits of having rich friends and it should not be a concern to anyone? They should be held accountable for it?
Ill put it like this: do you see any of the white judges facing the same extent of backlash? I am not saying that personal relationships between him and his benefactors is a not problem, it's just that the one black judge is being dog piled, which seems to be racially motivated
So you wanna give him a pass simply because he's black? You're the racially motivated one here.
Dont twist my words buddy. I said he was being targeted more than any other SC judge
Honest questions:
Are there allegations as strong against them (the white judges)?
Who would benefit from the hate/racial crime against the black judge? (Certainly not the rich friends who are probably white)
I would argue that he has a bit more visibility/scrutiny due to his wife's connection to Jan 6th and MAGA. Not so say the other judges shouldn't have as much scrutiny, they should, but that is at least my take on why.
Best part about Lemmy is the extensive block tools that mean I don't have to look at your idiotic posts anymore.
Sooooo…you’re trolling, then. Good to know.
Ya know? Of course not that doesn't make make sense nothing what he said was racially motivation. In fact the only racially motivated thing here is your defensiveness.
William Howard Taft didn't take bribes when he sat as Chief Justice. I'd say Taft was much more hard working and deserving of constant vacation, but he understood why it meant to be an impartial judge.