TIL that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voted to stop the recount in Florida in 2000, effectively handing the presidency (illegitimately) to George W. Bush, while his wife Ginny was working to vet candidates for Bush.
Imagine how the world would be different if the Supreme Court of the USA had been following an ethical code appropriate to their status.
Also, Clarence Thomas is the worst, and not worthy of your respect.
Edited to correct year.
@Martin no, that's not what Bush v Gore was about, it wasn't what the justices voted on.
In Bush v Gore the question before the Court was whether a lower court had acted legally and appropriately in interfering with Florida's voting process. The question was not whether the recount should proceed.
The Court found that the lower court had exceeded its authority and thus its ruling wasn't legal.
I really wish more people had been better informed about what happened in that case.
