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Senators ask Marshals Service for information on past Supreme Court justice travel
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| 6/8/21
| nytimespost
Posted on 06/08/2021 5:30:50 PM PDT by C210N
WASHINGTON – Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Justice Department to provide information about where Supreme Court justices have traveled, asserting that the disclosure would improve transparency on the high court.
“The justices of our highest court are subject to the lowest standards of transparency of any senior officials across the federal government,” wrote Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and John Kennedy, R-La., in a June 4 letter made public Tuesday.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:30:50 PM PDT
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C210N
To: C210N
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:31:41 PM PDT
by
C210N
(You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both)
To: C210N
I think some of them go to Disney World to get advice from Mickey Mouse.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:34:31 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: C210N
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:36:50 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: blueunicorn6
What ever. The Supreme Court is the third branch of government over which neither of the other branches have any authority whatsoever. This is an unconstitutional incursion, whatever its intent.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:37:01 PM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
(RISE UP O MEN OF GOD. BE DONE WITH LESSER THINGS.)
To: C210N
I know John Roberts likes to vacation in Mauritius, but I don’t know why.
It could be innocent, but I can’t confirm that.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:37:08 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(Just because I coughed on you does not mean that I have covid. It means that we have covid. )
To: blueunicorn6
John Roberts goes to Minnesota to let the BLM tell him how to vote . . .
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:37:48 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: Jonty30
>>>I know John Roberts likes to vacation in Mauritius<<<
Seeing as how Epstein’s island is no longer available, and all . . .
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:39:09 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: Louis Foxwell
Yet, you have no problem with them taking advice from a six foot tall mouse.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:43:02 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: Louis Foxwell
What ever. The Supreme Court is the third branch of government over which neither of the other branches have any authority whatsoever. This is an unconstitutional incursion, whatever its intent.
Checks and balances demands that the other two branches of government be able to investigate judicial conduct. All judges have an ethical duty to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest, etc. The only real limitation is personal privacy rights. If any judge or justice is getting free flights on a private jet, people have a right to know. If a justice gets paid to give a lecture in Europe, people have a right to know that too. They are in government, and Congress can pass laws that apply to judges and set the limits of constitutional "good behavior" in office.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:45:06 PM PDT
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Dr. Franklin
Nothing less than threatening behavior of the leg branch against the judicial branch.
This is suddenly an issue now?
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:46:37 PM PDT
by
Az Joe
(FREE CHAUVIN!)
To: Louis Foxwell
This is an unconstitutional incursion, whatever its intent. Perhaps, especially if the Marshals Service produces the information.
Maybe this is just to increase the public scrutiny over past rumblings of Lolita Express flight logs, and perhaps if needed, law enforcement given the activities associated with Lolita Express destinations.
We'll see if SCOTUS itself raises Constitutional complaints against this.
For some reason, I don't think Justice Clarence "John, this is the end of democracy" Thomas would have any objection.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:47:17 PM PDT
by
C210N
(You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both)
To: Louis Foxwell
Agreed. As much as I like Kennedy, it’s not their purview.
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posted on
06/08/2021 5:50:19 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
To: Az Joe
This is a way to gently let the justices know that 9-0 decisions will not be tolerated...
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posted on
06/08/2021 6:06:01 PM PDT
by
beaware
(It's the seriousness of the Charge... and the Intent...)
To: C210N
Warning the Mustices that they can be blackmailed?
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posted on
06/08/2021 6:19:06 PM PDT
by
tinamina
To: Louis Foxwell
Congress has authority over the Supreme Court, though they have chosen not to use it at times.
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posted on
06/08/2021 6:19:47 PM PDT
by
Theoria
To: Louis Foxwell
“...over which neither of the other branches have any authority whatsoever...”
The congress has the authority to impeach and remove supreme court justices.
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
06/08/2021 6:26:13 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: beaware
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posted on
06/08/2021 7:07:13 PM PDT
by
Az Joe
(FREE CHAUVIN!)
To: Duke of Milan
The congress has the authority to impeach and remove supreme court justices.
Right, meaning that the Congress has the ultimate constitutional power to decide what "good behavior" for a judge or justice is, and what is not.
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posted on
06/08/2021 7:16:12 PM PDT
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it.")
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