[Protect the Bill of Rights]

...Hell, that only leaves 999...

Make that 998. I will gladly marching on the Mall. I will take the risk of going to jail.

It isn't this one ruling [as horrid as it is] which upsets me so. This ruling is the latest of many changing the balance of power between the elected and the electorate.

I am no legal or political mind by any means. I am nothing more than a private citizen who always thought the glory of this great nation is that the right to express my opinions without fear of government retribution. As long as I did not threaten anyone, I could say just about anything. Now I am told by the Supreme Court if I try express my views through the broadcast media (TV Advertising) before an election, I could be imprisioned.

This discussion has made me curious. Has there ever been a documented case of corruption on the Supreme Court? i.e. an opinion for a price? I am in no way inferring this happened here. I now find myself interested in the history of the court.

[Congressman Billybob]

Yes, there was one instance of (apparent) corruption on the Court. After the Senate refused to elevate Justice Abe Fortas to Chief Justice, as sought by President Johnson, it came out that Justice Fortas was receiving an outside income on retainer from an organization that had interests in issues before the Court. Fortas then resigned from the Court itself.

John / Billybob