'Why is anyone surprised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s lack of ethics in accepting extravagant vacations from his 'dear (billionaire) friend' Harlan Crow?'
Re: “Thomas defends against allegations of improper gifts,” April 8 news story
Thomas’ ethical failures were readily apparent as recently as last year when he refused to recuse himself from cases arising out of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, which cases involved the eventual release of emails and texts written by his own wife, Ginni Thomas! It is obvious the Supreme Court’s declining reputation will continue to erode until its members are subject to the same rules of ethics that bind every other judge in our country. Even that may not be enough, given SCOTUS’s attitude of invulnerability. Perhaps it is also time to change the rule of lifetime appointments for federal judges.
The letter writer asks, “How many crimes are committed by responsible gun owners and gun permit carriers?” The question is such a ridiculous paradox, I had to reread it a few times just to make sure I didn’t miss some bit of logic. Most of the mass shootings I hear about are committed by people who legally purchased their weapons and, until the point that they started killing people with them, would be considered by the letter writer to be “responsible gun owners.
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