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Re:I Got the Fed to Release Its 2011 "Treasury Default" Play... by bugglebeetle on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @05:07PM (#38183653)
This seems so far from the present-day reality that I don’t know where to begin. Thomas is demonstrably taking bribes. Kavanaugh had a large amount of debt he claimed was from “baseball tickets” that just magically disappeared. Cony-Barrett is part of a cult. Meanwhile, the court is making wildly unpopular decisions left and right and openly states no one can hold them to account for anything they do or say, on or off the bench. They have zero legitimacy.
Re:I Got the Fed to Release Its 2011 "Treasury Default" Play... by HDThoreaun on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @05:13PM (#38183739)
The public plainly does not care about the bribes. Their decisions have been unpopular, but not wildly so. The courts approval rating is sitting at 40% which is probably fine. The issue is when it starts approaching single digits.
Re:I Got the Fed to Release Its 2011 "Treasury Default" Play... by FireBeyond on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @10:56PM (#38186595)
Much of the courts approval rating is due to one judgment, I suspect. Take that away, and I wonder how it looks.
Re:I Got the Fed to Release Its 2011 "Treasury Default" Play... by gg82 on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @07:40PM (#38185266)
The senate could impeach him... but that would seem a bit hypocritical considering all the insider trading (bribes) that goes on there.
Re:I Got the Fed to Release Its 2011 "Treasury Default" Play... by thyrsus on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:53AM (#38215913)
Recent history has demonstrated the impotency of impeachment.
Re:I Got the Fed to Release Its 2011 "Treasury Default" Play... by fragmede on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:56AM (#38215932)
Given that no US president has been convicted after being impeached, I'm not so sure what's impotent. Mere impeachment doesn't have a penalty.