Clarence Thomas' Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell
Despite being caught in a swirling corruption scandal, the Supreme Court continues to rule on cases and issue far-reaching decisions that shatter years of precedent to rewrite the countrys laws. For the moneyed interests who have spent big to financially influence the courts, this is very much according to plan. One of the courts latest bombshell rulings shows just how handsomely the effort is paying off.
Late last month, in a 5-4 ruling on the Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency case, the Supreme Court dramatically narrowed the scope of the 1972 Clean Water Act in an act of judicial activism so brazen, even the Donald Trump-appointed Brett Kavanaugh accused the court of rewriting the law and failing to stick to the text.
To do so, Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, simply disposed of the statutes deliberately broad coverage of wetlands that are adjacent to waters of the United States, redefining that word as meaning adjoining a different word with a different meaning and claiming that only wetlands with a continuous surface connection to protected waters were covered by the Clean Water Act. Environmental groups say it will take away protections for more than half of the countrys 118 million acres of wetlands.
https://www.levernews.com/clarence-thomas-billionaire-benefactor-is-grateful-for-latest-scotus-bombshell/
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)JT45242
(2,173 posts)Alito and Thomas have always been partisan hacks. Moscow Mitch's machinations have paid off...it should I say the cash behind Moscow Mitch paid off.
Very soon, we the people will be taken to mean we, the white male owners of real property.
Unless of course Crow and other mega donors want it to say something else.
LiberalFighter
(50,504 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,247 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,072 posts)Many Democratic countries have a lot more justices on their courts then a simple 9. With only 9 it is easier to bribe.
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dlk
(11,438 posts)The corruption is in plain sight.
Magoo48
(4,659 posts)This court is an infectious, vestigial structure whose malignant decisions are a real threat now and to our next generations future.
MayReasonRule
(1,460 posts)Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)Where to start???
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)republianmushroom
(13,061 posts)Supreme Court justices release new financial disclosures - but not for Thomas, Alito
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143084786
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/supreme-court-justices-release-new-financial-disclosures-thomas/story?id=99899949
RussBLib
(8,985 posts)so much deference to billionaires
Martin68
(22,671 posts)are out the window. They are the single greatest danger to this country because they can act without restraint.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)K&R