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Rhiannon12866

(217,651 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:25 PM Jul 9

Senators demand Special Counsel investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas - All In - MSNBC

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins to discuss his call for the Department of Justice to appoint a Special Counsel to probe the misconduct of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “There’s no accountability to the truth. And of all the people to be not accountable to the truth, Supreme Court justices would seem to be the worst of all,” says Whitehouse. - Aired on 07/09/2024.

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Senators demand Special Counsel investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas - All In - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 9 OP

The Supreme Court was never intended to be a political arm for either party Blue Owl Jul 9 #1

Exactly. They have functioned as the court of last resort, they were never intended to create new "laws" Rhiannon12866 Jul 9 #2

Blue Owl

(53,882 posts)

1. The Supreme Court was never intended to be a political arm for either party

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Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:51 PM

Jul 9

Rhiannon12866

(217,651 posts)

2. Exactly. They have functioned as the court of last resort, they were never intended to create new "laws"

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:55 PM

Jul 9

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