bipartisan Senate bill introduced to restore faith in SCOTUS—the Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act

[butters]

The bill would:

• Require the Supreme Court to apply the code of conduct within a year of its enactment.
• Call on the court to publish the code online so it’s publicly available.
• Task the court with naming a new official to handle complaints, including cases in which a member of the public accuses a justice of violating the code or other federal laws.
• Give the court authority to investigate justices or staff.

not the first time one's been pushed; this one comes from a republican and an independent: Murkowski and King.

“A healthy democracy requires trust: trust in systems, trust in institutions, and trust in leaders. Americans deserve to have confidence that every part of their government – especially the highest court in the land – is acting in an ethical manner,” King said in the news release, noting a Gallup poll released last year that found 25% of Americans say they have confidence in the Supreme Court.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/c...1&cvid=b3c3836f184946bac427a37f1f06d33d&ei=32

meanwhile, roberts blows off invitation to attend ethics hearings

 

[ll74]

They're the only public government entity that does not have a code of ethics. Such bullshit

 

[jaF0]

NO!!

Opposed to anything I've seen so far.

Oversight MUST be from outside. Perhaps OPM, at the very least the Administrative Office of the Court that oversees much of the rest of the court system. Preferably a new, separate body along the lines of Inspector Generals. Whatever MUST have power to impose rules and uphold them. The Nine cannot be trusted to do it from within.

 

[Dribble]

They were once men...but the Rings corrupted them...they are now known as Nazgul. Ringraiths. The Black Riders. The Nine.

 

[butters]

According to Politico, "The Whitehouse proposal would give the court 180 days to adopt and publish a code of conduct and allow the public to submit ethics complaints that would be reviewed by a randomly selected panel of lower court judges. It also would establish more stringent rules for disclosure of gifts and travel. Justices would also be subject to clearer rules on recusing themselves from cases where they may have a conflict of interest, or an appearance of one."

US Senate Judiciary advances The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act for a floor debate in the upper congressional chamber. But republicans are determined it won't get passed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...31&cvid=e91bb061d1fc4ecadea2f70c6e540502&ei=7

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

The bill is DOA

 

[Bray123]

The Republicans are refusing to have any standards imposed on their bought Justices. Lindsey Graham is appalled at the prospect.

 

[phrodeau]

Republicans don’t want courts to be respected, not in Alabama, not in Texas, not in Florida. But commute a few prison sentences and suddenly they demand respect for courts.

 

[rainsol]

They're the only public government entity that does not have a code of ethics. Such bullshit

No what is bullshit is the senate thinking they can offer up a code of conduct,,,the leader of the senate promotes misconduct everything he opens his fucking mouth.

 

[rainsol]

Republicans don’t want courts to be respected, not in Alabama, not in Texas, not in Florida. But commute a few prison sentences and suddenly they demand respect for courts.

You have the parties backwards dipshit.

 

[lovecraft68]

Start with term limits. These life time appointments are bullshit

 

[ll74]

No what is bullshit is the senate thinking they can offer up a code of conduct,,,the leader of the senate promotes misconduct everything he opens his fucking mouth.

No, that's the Senate's actual job. Whether you like the people in the Senate is irrelevant to that.

 

[Chobham]

The bill is DOA

Yup, it is. Symbolism over substance.