To get confirmed, the justice pledged to follow an anti-corruption law that he later ignored — now he says Congress can't regulate the Supreme Court.

Justice Samuel Alito’s recent assertion that Congress lacks the authority to regulate the Supreme Court contradicts pledges made by him and other justices during their confirmation processes to adhere to congressional ethics laws. Investigations revealing failures to comply with federal gift laws, including Alito’s acceptance of a private jet flight before ruling on a related business matter, have fueled calls for Congress to impose a formal code of ethics on the Supreme Court.

  • possibly a cat@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    his current stance reveals a fundamental tension in our understanding of power and accountability

    The hierarchy of power is backwards.

    It subjugates humans under a tyranny abstractions, when it should be organizing abstraction under humanity.

    Power shouldn’t flow from the top down.

    It should rise from the bottom up.