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red_sox_777 posted...

No but if you were in that position, then you would know if it influenced your vote. And if it did, the ethical thing to do would be to recuse yourself from the case. And if not, then not.

I mean obviously conservatives are going to believe Justice Thomas when he says it didn't influence his decisions, and it might not be reasonable to expect liberals to believe that. On the other hand, liberals seemed to have no problem with Hillary Clinton getting paid $250k per speech to deliver speeches to banks.

correct me if I'm wrong, but the Clinton's did not get paid for speeches while holding office. Bill gave speeches starting in 2001 after W. took over. Hilary gave speeches when she wasn't Secretary of State.

And sure, some of those speeches were to banks. And sure, those banks might have been paying for those speeches in an effort to make the presumptive future president look upon them more kindly.

But none of that happened WHILE she was holding the keys to their freedom. None of it while they were in a position to directly wield their power or influence. So maybe let's support cracking down on all the direct lines to abuses of power before worrying about the more tenuous ones.