branches. should supreme court justices be held to the same standard as any and all other public servants? the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on the ethical standards or lack thereof for supreme court justices a topic that has come up in light of new reporting on repeated failures by justices to disclose details of lavish vacations, travel, gifts, even real estate transactions, testifying on behalf of democrats, a former federal judge and group of legal experts, guests invited by republicans included a former attorney general. more notable than who testified was who did not. chief justice john roberts declined an invitation from the committee, something dick durbin brought up at the start of today s hearing. in his letter last week the chief justice sent a statement of ethics principles and practices.
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If governmental reform is the goal, attempting to accomplish it piecemeal one constitutional amendment or statutory initiative at a time is not the way to go.
It is time for a bolder approach. I suggest it is time to look ahead, in less than five years' time and begin planning for the question…
If governmental reform is the goal, attempting to accomplish it piecemeal one constitutional amendment or statutory initiative at a time is not the way to go.
It is time for a bolder approach. I suggest it is time to look ahead, in less than five years' time and begin planning for the question…