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riversedge

(70,589 posts)
Fri May 5, 2023, 06:08 AM May 2023

Rep. Ted Lieu: Dear Justice Alito: Nobody is defending you because the behavior has been indefensibl

I wish Lieu was my US Rep. He has constant tweets about wrongdoing by US lawmakers and officials posted.
All Democrats should be doing the same IMHO!!




Ted Lieu @tedlieu Apr 30

Dear Justice Alito: Nobody is defending you because the behavior has been indefensible-

Thomas getting over $1 million in lavish gifts (including for his mom).

Gorsuch not disclosing law firm head paid lots of money for his property.

Kavanaugh & Gorsuch lying to get confirmed.


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Rep. Ted Lieu: Dear Justice Alito: Nobody is defending you because the behavior has been indefensibl (Original Post) riversedge May 2023 OP
Alito doth protest too much C_U_L8R May 2023 #1
His... 2naSalit May 2023 #6
The troll responses to those tweets make me wonder if there are any humans left there. Scrivener7 May 2023 #2
i don't go look anymore barbtries May 2023 #4
Nope. It was all defenses of the oh-so-virtuous SC justices. Crazy. Scrivener7 May 2023 #5
probably 80 percent bots too. barbtries May 2023 #10
I never joined any social media except DU. The unpunished Cambridge Scrivener7 May 2023 #13
It's fun to block the blue checked ones. C_U_L8R May 2023 #14
Kick dalton99a May 2023 #3
think it's also interesting that Alito stopdiggin May 2023 #7
Obiously, Alito never looks in the mirror SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #8
Appalling conduct. BeckyDem May 2023 #9
K&R ck4829 May 2023 #11
"Justice Clarence Thomas and Ginni Thomas have brought shame to themselves and the Supreme Court of riversedge May 2023 #12

2naSalit

(87,095 posts)
6. His...
Fri May 5, 2023, 08:01 AM
May 2023

Affluenza is showing like a long ribbon of TP stuck to his shoe while striding upon a red carpet.

barbtries

(28,829 posts)
4. i don't go look anymore
Fri May 5, 2023, 07:58 AM
May 2023

because i quit twitter and can't even block the trolls. so fuck it. did anyone also mention that alito is the one who wrote the horrific dobbs decision? why should anyone respect a "supreme" court when it refuses to hold up the constitution?

barbtries

(28,829 posts)
10. probably 80 percent bots too.
Fri May 5, 2023, 08:30 AM
May 2023

yeah, i used to be pretty devoted to twitter. there were a lot of good people there and i had blocked my algorithm into hardly ever feeding me bad content. but then musk happened and i don't miss it all that much. i just wish everyone would join me (and many others) and stop feeding the beast.

it became so common though. municipalities and companies like Uber - I don't know what will happen the next time I use Uber if there's a problem and I don't have twitter.

Scrivener7

(51,105 posts)
13. I never joined any social media except DU. The unpunished Cambridge
Fri May 5, 2023, 09:07 AM
May 2023

Analytica invasion of people's minds with psy-op curated messages made me decide I never will.

I think people giving monsters that kind of access to their minds and their time is bonkers.

stopdiggin

(11,448 posts)
7. think it's also interesting that Alito
Fri May 5, 2023, 08:06 AM
May 2023

appears to to see himself as spokesperson (and defender?) of the court. Umm - isn't there a thing called chief justice?

(although - with the addition of Barrett - a lot of people have called this the Alito court - so perhaps not as fanciful as it might be)

My own opinion - of the recent kerfuffle and 'big reveals' - Thomas (and wife) are still really the primary cases (perhaps the only cases?) that really stink up the room -and look like clear ethics problems. Roberts wife having consultancy positions? Meh. On the other hand - think it is clear that the court needs to get its house in order. And - despite the public brush backs - I suspect something on that order will probably take place - most likely behind closed doors.

But the big damage the court has done to its reputation during the recent era - still remains in the strained and outrageous rulings it has promulgated.

riversedge

(70,589 posts)
12. "Justice Clarence Thomas and Ginni Thomas have brought shame to themselves and the Supreme Court of
Fri May 5, 2023, 08:52 AM
May 2023

AGREE


Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
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Justice Clarence Thomas and Ginni Thomas have brought shame to themselves and the Supreme Court of the United States with their corrupt, hidden acceptance of payments and gifts.

Justice Thomas should resign.



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