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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

April 3, 2023 10:53 AM Forum: Politics

A Powerful Message From Vet's Group

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Well done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7k4EJ0kwrQ

April 4, 2023 04:50 AM Forum: Politics

What is becoming of our Universities in this Nation.. Better yet, what kind of immature babies are attending our Universities.

Posted By Rod Kaufman
And in another "win" for free speech:
"A federal judge in Texas last week ruled that Llano County officials must return more than a dozen books they had banned and removed from the county’s library shelves during 2021."
"In his ruling, Pitman said, “Defendants removed the books at issue to prevent access to viewpoints and content to which they objected.” He added that he does not think the defendants’ reasons for removing the books would “pass constitutional muster."
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3931733-texas-judge-orders-banned-books-returned-to-library-shelves/
Hopefully, we'll see more decisions along these lines...

April 7, 2023 12:20 AM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
“Supreme Court justices have some of the least strict ethics rules of any public officials, and Clarence Thomas can’t even meet that extremely low bar. If he can’t be trusted to follow even the most basic rules of conduct, how can anyone trust him to interpret the most important laws of the land?”
"Under a federal law passed in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Supreme Court justices and other top government officials are required to file annual financial disclosures. The justices in those reports are required to disclose gifts unless they fall under certain exceptions, and ProPublica reported that Thomas’s trips appeared to violate those rules."
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3937511-democrats-express-outrage-over-clarence-thomas-luxury-travel-report/

April 7, 2023 02:00 AM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


Its called a counter point.....but then you knew that right? LOL
It's called whataboutism...but then you knew that right? LOL.
Does Hunter Biden occupy any governmental or judicial office? Of course not. He's been investigated for years without any legal repercussions and the only one that seems to be an issue is potential tax liabilities. What about Jared's billions from the Saudi's and the UAE while he was in an official capacity in the WH? Obviously, the deflections fail on their merits...

April 7, 2023 05:41 AM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
I see Thomas's gift of friendship from a GOP mega donor amounts to a half a mil for a voyage on a fully staffed luxury yacht not to mention the other amenities, trips on private jets and the like, all of which went unreported on his financial disclosures. According to the GOP mega donor, it's just friends being friends. Afterall doesn't everybody do that? 
Rules for thee but not for me... 

April 7, 2023 08:13 AM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by James Brown

Is this against the rules?  Just started looking into it, but these personal travel gifts may not be against the rules for a Supreme Court Justice, even if one thinks it should be.  More reading to do, and I'm out tomorrow, so maybe on Monday.
From one of my prior, referenced, posts: 
"Under a federal law passed in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Supreme Court justices and other top government officials are required to file annual financial disclosures. The justices in those reports are required to disclose gifts unless they fall under certain exceptions, and ProPublica reported that Thomas’s trips appeared to violate those rules."

But, since the supremes aren't held accountable, we'll never know...

April 7, 2023 10:48 PM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

From one of my prior, referenced, posts: 
"Under a federal law passed in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Supreme Court justices and other top government officials are required to file annual financial disclosures. The justices in those reports are required to disclose gifts unless they fall under certain exceptions, and ProPublica reported that Thomas’s trips appeared to violate those rules."

But, since the supremes aren't held accountable, we'll never know...
Clarence actually responded by saying, well it wasn't reportable at the time even though it is now!
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/politics/clarence-thomas-disclosures-supreme-court/index.html
And who were some of his chums on the trip(s)? Movers and shakers of a conservative think tank, that's who. I'm sure they were all just commenting on how great the coffee was...

April 7, 2023 11:58 PM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
So in other words they changed the rules and then tried to say he broke them before they were changed.....more smoke and mirrors lol
Well, perhaps that rule was implemented because a particular judge had a pension for not knowing that it was wrong in the first place. Watch the video produced by Thomas in the middle of the link wherein he proclaims he likes "RVing in Walmart parking lots to RVing in beaches and things like that because he's normal stock":
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/clarence-thomas-walmart-parking-lots-quote/

April 8, 2023 03:56 AM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Well, perhaps that rule was implemented because a particular judge had a pension for not knowing that it was wrong in the first place. Watch the video produced by Thomas in the middle of the link wherein he proclaims he likes "RVing in Walmart parking lots to RVing in beaches and things like that because he's normal stock":
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/clarence-thomas-walmart-parking-lots-quote/
Take the tour with Mr Walmart:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/04/06/justice-clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-gop-donor-luxury-trips-de-vogue-nr-vpx.cnn

April 9, 2023 12:31 AM Forum: Politics

Clarence & Ginny

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Richard Davis


Oh, so now rules that were in place previously and people who legally abided by those rules which were in place then, now have committed crimes posthumously after the rules were changed because You say so?

The fact is that Greg just burned your ass and You know it.  
Actually you and Greg missed the point completely as it blew right by both of you. 
Up till now, nothing of the magnitude of what Thomas did occurred with any other member of the court at anytime. It's a safe bet that he didn't describe in any detail the degree of the value of the various vacations that he failed to disclose to anyone. All he did was ask if a trip provided by a friend would be in conflict with the court. He didn't provide the estimated value, for example, of one such trip equating to a $500,000 valuation on any disclosure form. Nor did he disclose those accompanying him were influential members of a conservative think tank... 

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