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Amaryllis

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28. Nothing to do with ethics, just appearance of impropriety.

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Wed Jun 28, 2023, 12:21 PM

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GOP senators want Roberts to take action on Supreme Court [View all] In It to Win It Jun 2023 OP

Always surprised when conservatives try to do the right thing intrepidity Jun 2023 #1

You can always count on Republicans to do the right thing MurrayDelph Jun 2023 #19

AND, it's the easiest approach. Volaris Jun 2023 #26

Or *look* like they are doing the right thing. progressoid Jun 2023 #22

EXACTLY THIS !!!!!!! They don't give a shit about the "right thing", only the optics. groundloop Jun 2023 #25

They're actually doing the "right thing". Well it should be called the "far Right wing thing". madinmaryland Jul 2023 #36

+1, which means the ussc Isn't polling well and gqp want to look like they're on majority America l uponit7771 Jul 2023 #34

Sure, Lindsay, setting ethics rules for the Supreme Court is "micromanaging" for crying out loud Walleye Jun 2023 #2

Yep. They aren't doing anything wrong, they just need better PR. Irish_Dem Jun 2023 #12

Roberts will not do anything. Midnight Writer Jun 2023 #3

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Jun 2023 #8

Nope Rebl2 Jun 2023 #23

Robert's wife did $8M in business with a group that later came before the court. Don't hold your diane in sf Jun 2023 #4

REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Jun 2023 #9

This is going to be another issue that drives voters to Dems. Tesha Jun 2023 #5

If it were liberal judges accepting these lavish gifts Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #6

REALLY, REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Jun 2023 #10

Yeah, but so would we MurrayDelph Jun 2023 #21

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 Jul 2023 #35

Go to the source of all this criminality C_U_L8R Jun 2023 #7

It's just an "appearance" problem? Irish_Dem Jun 2023 #11

they want him to lipstick the pig GenXer47 Jun 2023 #13

yet another pathetic round of refuKKKchicken failures looking for meaningless cover🖕 bringthePaine Jun 2023 #14

They're not "doing the right thing" infullview Jun 2023 #15

Robert's is impotent Joinfortmill Jun 2023 #16

Appearance problem. Not worried about the corruption, but about how it looks. BoomaofBandM Jun 2023 #17

Oh horse manure. They don't want Roberts ro do anything. They SAY they wanted reform Raven123 Jun 2023 #18

They're just worried ... relayerbob Jun 2023 #20

Can Justices be indicted? bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #24

Little lindsey and the word ethics should never be in the same sentence. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2023 #27

Nothing to do with ethics, just appearance of impropriety. Amaryllis Jun 2023 #28

Justice Samuel Alito, his wife Martha-Ann, and Leonard Leo in Versailles, France. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #29

Was cake on the menu? Stinky The Clown Jul 2023 #31

. dalton99a Jul 2023 #32

Basically do something about the "For Sale" sign - it is way too big dalton99a Jul 2023 #30

The SCOTUS needs to adopt an enforceable code of ethics LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #33

And what happens if someone violates this voluntary ethics code that Graham wants? NYC Liberal Jul 2023 #37

Republican Senators have that covered gratuitous Jul 2023 #39

And then she'll say they learned their lesson. NYC Liberal Jul 2023 #40

Thomas and Alito need to resign immediately. roamer65 Jul 2023 #38