The point of the hearing was about possible ethics reforms to the Supreme Court. It was an easy pass-fail test on an important issue. And GOP senators flubbed it. (via MaddowBlog)
Senate Democrats at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday made the case for ethics reform at the Supreme Court, while Republicans complained that the effort is part of a campaign to delegitimize conservative justices over rulings that have angered liberals. ... Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who chairs the committee, said legislative action is needed because the Supreme Court, unlike lower court judges, largely police themselves.
Today’s hearing offered Republicans a simple opportunity to either agree with reformers or make the case in support of the status quo. For the most part, GOP senators did neither — preferring instead to rant about assorted hobbyhorses that relate to the judiciary. Indeed, they kept going. The Judiciary Committee’s GOP members talked about protests near justices’ homes. And progressive advocacy groups they don’t like. And death threats. Sen. Ted Cruz seemed especially animated by the idea that Thomas has been the subject of criticism because he’s a Black conservative.
At times, it was hard to tell, since the GOP members who participated in the hearing were too often eager to avoid the point of the discussion.
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