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Leading Democrats demand Alito face investigation after second report of far right-linked flag
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this post was submitted on 23 May 2024
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So let me get this right......
Clarence Thomas has been shown to be taking bribes to the tune of millions of dollars in cash, property, vacations, etc., and Congress barely responds with crickets. Alito flies an upside down flag and all of a sudden everyone's panties are in a bunch? Priorities......
With that said, Democrats are the ones making noise despite having exactly zero power to do shit about it. Even if they could somehow get impeachment charges in a GOP-led house, I have a better chance of being blown by the entire Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad in alphabetical order than the Senate removing either one of them from office.
Which means this is all political theater. Alito's lifetime appointment and the fact that the Supreme Court isn't bound by any enforcable ethics rules mean he could literally say "Yeah, so what? What are you going to do about it? #MAGA", knowing full well his seat will remain safe.
They made just as much noise in the immediate aftermath of everything that came out about Clarence. And also like back then, nothing will happen.