To get confirmed, the justice pledged to follow an anti-corruption law that he later ignored — now he says Congress can't regulate the Supreme Court.

Justice Samuel Alito’s recent assertion that Congress lacks the authority to regulate the Supreme Court contradicts pledges made by him and other justices during their confirmation processes to adhere to congressional ethics laws. Investigations revealing failures to comply with federal gift laws, including Alito’s acceptance of a private jet flight before ruling on a related business matter, have fueled calls for Congress to impose a formal code of ethics on the Supreme Court.

  •  reverendsteveii   ( @reverendsteveii@beehaw.org ) 
    18•11 months ago

    These corrupt, lying fuckers also said they wouldn’t overturn Roe. This court needs to be dissolved and anyone who so much as bummed a cig from someone with business before the court needs to be imprisoned. You want your word to be law and the only oversight to be literal death? You need to be absolutely flawless at all times. None of this “well technically it’s not illegal” garbage.

    The rule of law isn’t a supernatural force, it’s a bargain with the angry masses. If you don’t honor the bargain, why would they?