To get confirmed, the justice pledged to follow an anti-corruption law that he later ignored — now he says Congress can't regulate the Supreme Court.
Justice Samuel Alito’s recent assertion that Congress lacks the authority to regulate the Supreme Court contradicts pledges made by him and other justices during their confirmation processes to adhere to congressional ethics laws. Investigations revealing failures to comply with federal gift laws, including Alito’s acceptance of a private jet flight before ruling on a related business matter, have fueled calls for Congress to impose a formal code of ethics on the Supreme Court.
Well when there are no consequences for lying and being corrupt, who cares if he promised extra hard. The honour system doesnt work when youre talking about extreme power, wealth and influence.
My theory of systems is that only the system matters, not the actors. Capitalism needs sociopathic CEOs so that’s what we get, whether: 1. It turns people that way, 2. people who don’t fit don’t survive long, or 3. only those people make it to those roles.
Likewise, if you have a system that is relying on honour to function, you do not have a functional system. That might not become apparent in one day or even one year, but statistics will win and the exploitable will be exploited. The superorganism will burn through individuals until it finds the right fit, the one that exercises loopholes like a fistful of knuckles.
Exactly, they would need to be convicted by 2/3rds of the Senate to be removed from office, which they know will never happen. There’s 0 consequences so they don’t care.
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Well when there are no consequences for lying and being corrupt, who cares if he promised extra hard. The honour system doesnt work when youre talking about extreme power, wealth and influence.
My theory of systems is that only the system matters, not the actors. Capitalism needs sociopathic CEOs so that’s what we get, whether: 1. It turns people that way, 2. people who don’t fit don’t survive long, or 3. only those people make it to those roles.
Likewise, if you have a system that is relying on honour to function, you do not have a functional system. That might not become apparent in one day or even one year, but statistics will win and the exploitable will be exploited. The superorganism will burn through individuals until it finds the right fit, the one that exercises loopholes like a fistful of knuckles.
Exactly, they would need to be convicted by 2/3rds of the Senate to be removed from office, which they know will never happen. There’s 0 consequences so they don’t care.