conservative activist who has interests before the court, but then thomas hides from the public without all these exposés we wouldn t know that this billionaire purchased a house where justice thomas s mother lives. so yeah, if you work in the white house you have to follow mandatory ethical rules. if you are a federal judge who is not on the supreme court you have to follow mandatory ethical rules. the supreme court is the highest court in the land, it has the loosest ethical standards. which opens the door to corruption. so this new proposal for supreme court integrity is vital. but i doubt that this conservative congress will allow it to pass. so paul, we are both professors, and i can t resist the opportunity to do a little teaching here. i want to listeners to know that back in 1969, liberal supreme court justice resigned from the supreme court after taking a 20,000 dollar consulting fee from a foundation that worked on civil rights and religious freedom. at the time, there w