Sen. Lindsey Graham Says He Will Block Democrats' Effort to Unanimously Pass Supreme Court Ethics Bill

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The South Carolina Republican's objection means the bill won't be able to move forward under a unanimous consent request, which any senator can block.

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The party that says everything is rigged is also the party that blocks any attempts at establishing a code of ethics to help ensure fairness.

Makes total sense. /s

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2024-06-12 09:26 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Political Grandstanding for back home politics over Country reasons.

Nice job, Lady.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-06-12 09:27 AM | Reply

Dang! If you establish real, honest, strict ethics requirements for SCOTUS, requirements with teeth, someone might do the same for the House, or worse yet for the Senate. Can't allow that disaster to happen!

#3 | Posted by lduvall at 2024-06-12 10:22 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

The Senate is a malapportioned, undemocratic institution in need of serious reform. If you could design a political system from scratch you wouldn't let one closeted traitorous compromised hack block a court ethics bill, but here we are.

#4 | Posted by JOE at 2024-06-12 10:55 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

" someone might do the same for the House, or worse yet for the Senate"

Like the $50 gift limit already in place?!?

#5 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-06-12 11:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

Ethics are something we demand from Democrats only!

- Lindsay.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-06-12 11:57 AM | Reply

What is it that mister Graham could want? An amendment that absolves prior transgressions? I doubt any reform will pass unless they are not litigating their donors.

#7 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-06-12 12:05 PM | Reply

From an ethic-less, pandering POS.

#8 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-06-12 12:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You heard it folks.

Admission from one of their own,
that the GOP formally has NO ETHICS.

Nope. As I've repeatedly said, their ONLY
value is to WIN AT ALL COSTS.

Everyone should check out Maddow's article
today/yesterday on MSNBC about how the
State of Georgia is looking to throw the
Electoral college to Trump.

It should be 'required reading' on the left...

#9 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-06-12 01:50 PM | Reply

Starting with the White House, Earthmuse

#10 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2024-06-12 03:07 PM | Reply

Lindsay says the quiet part out loud, "Republicans have zero ethics."

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-06-12 03:10 PM | Reply

Another one whose obituary I'd enjoy reading

#12 | Posted by brerrabbit at 2024-06-12 11:37 PM | Reply

... Sen. Lindsey Graham Says He Will Block Democrats' Effort to Unanimously Pass Supreme Court Ethics Bill ...

What does Sen Graham have against the Supreme Court having ethics?

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-13 01:23 AM | Reply

Anyone who is pro ethics is anti white power domination of the many by the few, so there is that. And besides, Trump and ethics...

#14 | Posted by Hughmass at 2024-06-13 07:36 AM | Reply

Like the $50 gift limit already in place?!?

Posted by Danforth at 2024-06-12 11:05 AM | Repl

Guarantee Lindsay has violated that over and over and over.

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-06-13 07:52 AM | Reply

He must be so proud to stand up against ethics, we don't want no stinkin ethics in the Supreme Court or Congress; we want billionaires to give expensive gifts to members of the court and pretebd such bribes dob't influence decisions. Can even MAGA Republicans approve of Graham standing up against ethics?

#16 | Posted by danni at 2024-06-13 10:28 AM | Reply

Do MAGA RepublHow about million dollar RVs? Can anyone keep a straighr face when they claim those expensive gifts dob't influence their decisions; then wht do those billionaires just happen to choose members of the Supreme Court to be fecipients of those obvious bribes?
Every honest American knows Thomas and Alito, at least, should be impeached!

#17 | Posted by danni at 2024-06-13 10:35 AM | Reply