Posted on 10/07/2019 1:43:34 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a 2020 presidential contender, on Monday issued a judicial ethics plan that would close a loophole and allow misconduct investigations of federal judges to continue even if they are elevated to the Supreme Court or resign from the bench.
“It’s time to ensure that judges do not hear cases where they have conflicts of interests, strengthen our nation’s ethics rules for judges, and ensure accountability for judges who violate these rules,” Warren wrote in the proposal.
Closing the loophole would have ramifications for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has faced sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. A number of Democrats called for Kavanaugh's impeachment last month when The New York Times reported on new allegations of sexual misconduct.
In other cases, federal judges have resigned while facing investigations. President Trump’s sister Maryanne Trump-Barry resigned from a federal appellate court in April, ending an investigation into whether she participated in an alleged tax fraud scheme. Investigations into Alex Kozinski, a former 9th Circuit judge who was accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen law clerks, were dropped when Kozinski retired in 2017.
“The basic premise of our legal system is that every person is treated equally in the eyes of the law ― including judges,” Warren said on Monday. “Our judiciary only functions properly when it lives up to this promise, and it risks eroding its legitimacy when the American people lose faith that judges are ethical and fair-minded.”
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Heck, we'll just keep changing the perimeters of the investigation until we get a conviction!
They are trying to get him to recuse on any subject dealing with “women’s” issues, especially ABORTION!.............they must have RBG on ice..................
I have never had a speeding ticket, red light ticket, parking ticket, etc! But I bet this bunch of keystone cops could dig up something about me!!!!!! LOL My name is very much different from ANYONE else who EVER lived. But they would find a way to get me!
Yeah, they’ll get you on your name being scary, like an AR-15 or AK-47.
I loathe these people.
Flailing arms squaw on warpath.
Clear violation of the separation of powers. The Judiciary does not report under the Legislative and any attempt to “investigate” absent clear proof of wrongdoing. Anything else is pure blackmail.
One thing for sure, the communists Democratic Party must be destroyed. They have raped America for many years and most of them are career criminals.
Will they go back and look at Kagan voting on Obamacare? THAT was unethical!
If our spinless senate would start rapid fire confirming judges, as fast as possible, with as conservative judges as possible with the understanding that it will not stop until this farce stops perhaps the farce will stop. Maybe Trump should threaten to pack the supreme court with 30 judges
This plan, of course, would only apply to Republicans.
How bout they start by continuing to investigate Alcee Hastings?
I am so tired of these investigations. Don’t the democrats realize the country is in a financial crisis with social security, medicare/medicaid and debt?
Seems like a variation of the “keep voting until they vote the way I want, then never allow another vote” trick.
Warren: “Any judge who disagrees with my views has a ‘conflict of interest’ and should be removed from office or should be barred from presiding over any case which might go against my views.”
“Flailing arms squaw on warpath.”
Crazy Eyes, too.
Should we extend that to politicians?
The bitch is no good and Kozinsky was a sad loss to the Judiciary
Elizabeth Warren... would close a loophole and allow misconduct investigations of federal judges to continue even if they are elevated to the Supreme Court or resign from the bench.
Yeah, we need another public scolding about ethics from an idiotic demagogue who lied about her heritage in order to get preferential treatment in education and in hiring.
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