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minus-squareAnn Archylinkfedilink23•2 years agoI skimmed the title and saw “Clarence Thomas resigns over calls […]” and my first thought was “I can’t believe it took this long.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink22•2 years agoUnless there are dramatic political reforms, you’ll be waiting the rest of his life. You can’t shame him out of office. If he felt shame, he wouldn’t have taken so many bribes in the first place. It’s why lifetime appointments to powerful positions are a stupid idea.
minus-squareAnn Archylinkfedilink5•2 years agoWhat made sense 300 years ago may not make a lot of sense in 2023.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoWhy did it make sense 300 years ago? Just so you couldn’t fire judges you didn’t like?
minus-squareAnn Archylinkfedilink1•2 years ago Why did it make sense 300 years ago? Because it did. 300 years ago.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoUnfortunately, that’s not a thought a lot of Americans like having.
I skimmed the title and saw “Clarence Thomas resigns over calls […]” and my first thought was “I can’t believe it took this long.”
Unless there are dramatic political reforms, you’ll be waiting the rest of his life.
You can’t shame him out of office. If he felt shame, he wouldn’t have taken so many bribes in the first place.
It’s why lifetime appointments to powerful positions are a stupid idea.
What made sense 300 years ago may not make a lot of sense in 2023.
Why did it make sense 300 years ago? Just so you couldn’t fire judges you didn’t like?
Because it did.
300 years ago.
Unfortunately, that’s not a thought a lot of Americans like having.