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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin raised concerns after the justice’s wife reportedly praised an organization’s opposition to Supreme Court reform.

Justice Clarence Thomas faces yet another call to recuse himself, following reporting that his wife, Ginni Thomas, praised a conservative religious group’s opposition to Supreme Court reform. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called on the justice to recuse himself from cases involving that group, the First Liberty Institute.

ProPublica reported that Ginni wrote in an email to the group, “YOU GUYS HAVE FILLED THE SAILS OF MANY JUDGES. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH.”

Of course, calls to reform the court — some of which have been endorsed by President Joe Biden recently — have gained traction due in part to Thomas’ ethics scandals.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Associating SCJ with presidential term will increase SC politicization far more than it already is. That's all the US needs is another Donald term but with 9 conservative justices that may or may not answer to him.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Could give the justices 18-year terms, with a new justice appointed every 2 years. That way every presidential term gets to appoint 2 new justices, 4 justices if they win a second term.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The Republicans have spend literal decades building the courts up so they can ignore Congress and legislate from the bench. They now have the power they've wanted for so long.

They're never going to give that up. Ever. :(

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

Yep. Term limits and an enforceable code of conduct are the obvious solutions.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Exactly. Same reason why we cannot let presidents put directors of central banks whenever.

However a term length seems reasonable.