The Senate Judiciary Committee has invited Supreme Court docket Justice John Roberts to testify at a listening to concerning the court docket’s ethics points on Could 2.
The Senate Judiciary Committee tweeted:
BREAKING: @SenatorDurbin formally invitations Chief Justice Roberts to testify earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee on Could 2.
This follows an unacceptable stream of revelations of Justices falling in need of moral requirements anticipated by the American individuals.— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) April 20, 2023
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The Senate Judiciary Committee wrote to Chief Justice John Roberts and warned him that he needed to clear up the SCOTUS ethics issues, a.ok.a. Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett, or the Senate would become involved.
Nothing has occurred on the Supreme Court docket, so the listening to is a primary step towards the Senate taking motion.
Given what Clarence Thomas has been as much as, the Supreme Court docket urgently wants ethics guidelines and an unbiased panel to conduct oversight. Passing ethics guidelines for SCOTUS, however permitting the present group of apparently corrupt conservative justices to police themselves is a horrible concept.
Getting a Supreme Court docket ethics invoice by the Senate could possibly be an inconceivable problem, however one thing should be tried, and a sequence of listening to on the ethics issues will serve to deliver consideration and improve strain on Roberts to behave.
The listening to isn’t going to resolve the issue, however it’s a begin. Chief Justice Roberts will definitely decline to testify, and if he refuses to point out up and reply questions, it’s going to make the necessity for ethics reform on the Supreme Court docket much more pressing.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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