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Related: About this forumCharles Blow: The Supreme Court Is Not Equipped To Police Itself - The Last Word - MSNBC
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell speaks to Charles Blow of the New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post about the growing calls from Democrats that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas must recuse himself from future cases on the 2020 election and January 6th due to text messages Thomas' wife sent to Trump aide Mark Meadows. Aired on 03/29/2022.
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Charles Blow: The Supreme Court Is Not Equipped To Police Itself - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2022
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(15,681 posts)1. At the very least. eom
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. Recuse himself? Resign!
Rhiannon12866
(202,970 posts)3. And he has to face consequences for his related decisions.
And it's obvious that his wife had access to White House employees because her husband had a long time federal job!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)5. Absolutely!
stopdiggin
(11,092 posts)4. this is probably a much better explanation of where we (and the SCOTUS)
sit on these matters.
Quite simply - there is no 'higher authority' with which to consult or appeal issues with the supremes. And - there's a certain amount of opinion that any effort to impose something of the sort - would perhaps be just as fraught with problems as the original (perceived) deficit.