I’ve seen news reports that Clarence Thomas has a billionaire friend who has been taking him on luxury trips. The implication is that this compromises Thomas’ ability to be an impartial judge. <\/p>\n
It might. I don’t know. I won’t prejudge that issue. <\/p>\n
But I will make a prediction. I’ll bet that this is quite common — that many of the justices do the same thing, but the media is harping on Thomas because they don’t like him. <\/p>\n
I’m not in any way trying to excuse or belittle corruption. I believe we need new anti-corruption measures to investigate everyone with political power. <\/p>\n
At the same time, there’s a recognizable pattern to these sorts of stories. It will eventually come out that justices on both sides do this. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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