Comments by "KGS" (@kgs2280) on "Trump Judge Who Suspended Abortion Pill BUSTED Hiding Info During Confirmation Hearing" video.

  1. Sadly, they pretty much ARE above the law, because they are the final arbiters of the law (hence the name SUPREME Court). Unlike ALL other judicial offices as well as legislative offices, the Supreme Court Justices have NO ethics rules they have to abide by. It’s just “assumed” they will make laws justly and ethically. However, since these recent events have taken place (like lying or misrepresenting themselves during confirmation hearings and overturning Roe v. Wade, etc.), they are coming under much more public scrutiny and anger, that some legal minds are talking about creating ethics rules they will have to abide by now. But it’s been such a “tradition” historically to not have those rules, so it will be interesting to see where this goes, if anywhere. Personally, I’m not holding my breath.
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  2. You folks NAILED it! It’s all about the Patriarchy’s control, especially over women. We need to do much more investigation into, and speaking out about, Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society which hand-picks these justices for confirmation. It is essentially a far-right Catholic organization, with, I’ve heard, connections to Opus Dei, and it is also an enormous donation collecting organization to, essentially bribe the conservative justices to pass certain laws, like overturning Roe v. Wade (hence the incredibly generous “gifting” of lavish vacations like the ones the Thomases get from certain mega-wealthy donors, along with especially upscale dinner parties). In fact, they (The Federalist Society) has a team of legal scholars on board who actually write those laws, hand them to the justices, and say, “here, pass these”. We often talk about Separation of Church and State, and this system completely obliterates that concept. I also read an article about Amy Coney Barrett and her membership in some far-right religious group (I can’t remember if it’s Catholic or not) where the women of the church at her “level” are called “Handmaids”.
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