Crow bought properties to benefit C. No Ethics Thomas‘ mom

[shortstax]

Apr 16, 2023 17:47:41 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Apr 16, 2023 17:40:01 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Clearly I am in the wrong kind of work. Too bad I didn’t pursue elected office or SCOTUS so I could get away with murder. Figuratively AND literally.

All the government workers I know who can’t even accept a nice bottle of champagne or box of chocolates from a coworker or member of the public due to ethics rules would like to have a word.

That's what DH and I keep aghasting about (is that a verb? it is now.)

He works in local government and once had to return a $10 Dairy Queen giftcard because although it was under the $25 limit, the City Manager didn't want the perception of impropriety.

Y'all, it wouldn't even have paid for 3 blizzards, and yet...

[seeyalater52]

Apr 17, 2023 9:50:28 GMT -5 shortstax said:

Apr 16, 2023 17:47:41 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

All the government workers I know who can’t even accept a nice bottle of champagne or box of chocolates from a coworker or member of the public due to ethics rules would like to have a word.

That's what DH and I keep aghasting about (is that a verb? it is now.)

He works in local government and once had to return a $10 Dairy Queen giftcard because although it was under the $25 limit, the City Manager didn't want the perception of impropriety.

Y'all, it wouldn't even have paid for 3 blizzards, and yet...

My wife works in local government and… yup. It boggles.

[Bad Dingo]

Apparently Thomas' financials were reviewed by the Financial Disclosure Committee of the Judicial Conference back in 2011 and nothing came of it:

[seeyalater52]

Now there’s Roberts too…

t.co/KBAmzI4sXH

Of course.

[cattledogkisses]

Apr 28, 2023 15:41:31 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Now there’s Roberts too…

t.co/KBAmzI4sXH

Of course.

Makes sense why he just declined to testify before Congress.

[penguingrrl]

Apr 28, 2023 15:41:31 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Now there’s Roberts too…

t.co/KBAmzI4sXH

Of course.

Not even a little surprised, but what the fuck?

[simpsongal]

More on Thomas - crow paid tuition www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-school-tuition-scotus

Ditto OPs re disclosure rules. My entire financial portfolio is reviewed and reported annually.

[mpm]

Good grief. It’s like when I’m in a deposition and spend an hour just asking “And anything else?”

[livinitup]

I was listening to a news interview with some R politician/senator when they asked about Senate oversight- specifically with today’s allegation of undisclosed $6K/month tuition payments for a child Justice Thomas is/was raising. The R acted all kinds of offended because it “sure seemed like” they were targeting a conservative for reporting/investigation.

Sure? Seems like the senator missed the point …

[Bad Dingo]

I watched some of the Supreme Court Ethics Oversight Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, it's so ridiculous that there is basically nothing stopping this from happening.
www.c-span.org/video/?527741-1/judiciary-hearing-supreme-court-ethics

Lindsey Graham's complaint was that liberal judges had travel expenses reimbursed for speaking at universities.  This was what he found as an apples to apples comparison.  I don't even understand how they can speak without laughing at themselves over the hypocracy.

[estrellita]

Where do I get a friend that takes me on luxurious vacations, lets my parents live rent free, pays for family members schooling, etc? 🤔

[livinitup]

May 4, 2023 8:44:29 GMT -5 estrellita said:

Where do I get a friend that takes me on luxurious vacations, lets my parents live rent free, pays for family members schooling, etc? 🤔

They are waiting right by the levers of power at your disposal.

[Bad Dingo]

I don't even need a vacation, where are my friends who will buy me tires (these are gifts that CT actually did disclose)??

[gardengal]

My husband works for a gov contractor & there's always hand wringing over offering catered lunch for meetings that span over meal times to gov employees. Meanwhile...there's free tires, private school tuition, living rent-free like it's NBD.

[pixy0stix]

Buying a SCOTUS judge seems relatively cheap, considering.

[pumpkin]

May 4, 2023 8:05:25 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

More on Thomas - crow paid tuition www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-school-tuition-scotus

Ditto OPs re disclosure rules. My entire financial portfolio is reviewed and reported annually.

I was highly annoyed about all this before, but this article takes it to another level for me with the response from Crow’s office. They are trying to say that they are helping at-risk youth, etc etc etc. Um, this kid had been living with a Supreme Court Justice!!

[simpsongal]

Guessing these benefactors didn’t pay gift tax on these lavish gifts….

[StrawberryBlondie]

May 4, 2023 9:17:35 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Buying a SCOTUS judge seems relatively cheap, considering.

Im pretty sure Justice Thomas would've been perfectly happy to rule as he has for free. That's what confuses me here.

[Pom]

Harlan Crow has been asked for an accounting of gifts to Supreme Court Justices. Per MSNBC via US Senators.

[pixy0stix]

May 9, 2023 16:54:42 GMT -5 Pom said:

Harlan Crow has been asked for an accounting of gifts to Supreme Court Justices. Per MSNBC via US Senators.

www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174979645/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-senate-democrats

[neverfstop]

Justice Thomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says

dnyuz.com/2024/08/05/justice-thomas-failed-to-reveal-more-private-flights-senator-says/

Customs and Border Protection records revealed that the justice and his wife, Virginia Thomas, took a round trip between Hawaii and New Zealand in November 2010 on Mr. Crow’s private jet, according to the letter. Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, writing to Mr. Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more information about the financial relationship between the two men.