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In reply to the discussion: The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Somehow Looking Even Worse [View all]Irish_Dem
(55,824 posts)56. Certainly the GOP has discovered that public office is the best grift around.
And it is quite likely you can get away with your crimes.
For example members of congress often become very wealthy.
The are allowed to commit crimes the rest of us cannot do.
Insider training and other crimes.
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The people who bribe the Supreme Court determine the proper interpretation of US law.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2023
#27
Certainly the GOP has discovered that public office is the best grift around.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2023
#56
Obviously the people who bribe the Supreme Court determine what is proper interpretation.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2023
#45
#137K May Be a Pretty Modest Salary for a Senior Federal Employee, I Concede
The Roux Comes First
Dec 2023
#2
Pretty sure this was made public at the time. Thomas complained about not making what he would otherwise
Freethinker65
Dec 2023
#6
Q: How many billionaire friends would Clarence Thomas have if he weren't an Assoc. Justice?
Kid Berwyn
Dec 2023
#7
A Paid Endorsement...that's when a celebrity or public figure is paid to promote or support a product.
sop
Dec 2023
#30
While there may have been some form of compensation, that was something Thomas would volunteer for
JHB
Dec 2023
#19
"Nice conservative USSC you've got there. It would be a shame if anything happened to it" *
Oopsie Daisy
Dec 2023
#14
They didn't even need her. He should have been bounced before her name ever surfaced
JHB
Dec 2023
#20
Yes when he could not extort money from the US Congress, he set up a pay for play shop.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2023
#36
The Supreme Court most certainly does not have to worry about following ethics or the law.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2023
#38
It appears many 'laws' were enacted as if politicians were perceived as honorable
spanone
Dec 2023
#39
A fair to moderate lawyer can easily make 6 figures, good ones 7 and beyond.
bluesbassman
Dec 2023
#33
The GOP knows exactly what public service means. They just entirely reject that role.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2023
#35
I see nothing in Article III that protects Thomas from criminal prosecution.
Hermit-The-Prog
Dec 2023
#40