"Perhaps it's time to remind the nine revered members of the United States Supreme Court that they were appointed — not anointed."
https://www.jewishexponent.com/the-supreme-courts-ethical-challenge/
#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ethics #EthicsCode
@RunRichRun Sadly, in this case, a distinction without a difference.
@AlaskaWx
Right. Don't think the Founding Fathers ever considered the low ethical standards we see today amongst some politicians and justices when they conceived of the Constitution. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/historyandtraditions.aspx
The Founding Fathers absolutely did consider low ethical standards and they wrote about that problem.
And that's why we have separations of powers, independent judiciary, checks and balances, etc.
The famous quote is:
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controuls on government would be necessary."
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0199
@volkris @AlaskaWx
Low ethical standard of their day ≠ low ethical standards of their day. Not being angels does not require one to behave like the devils gumming up the system now.