"Self interest speaks all sort of tongues, and plays all sorts of roles, even that of disinterestedness." —François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Clarence’s pleasure at being a member of the Court has been lessened, not because of having to recuse himself from significant cases because of conflicts of interest, a concept that numerous commentators have tried to explain to him, but by the changing complexion of the Court. As he explained in an interview with Robert Barnes of thethe Court that he served on when he first joined the Court was, as he described it, “a fabulous court.
in which the Court refused to hear an appeal from a case affirming New Jersey’s right to refuse to permit a person who services automated teller machines in high crime areas to carry a gun to use for self-defense while at work.
Some would have thought that Ginni’s active involvement in trying to overturn the election might cause Clarence to consider the possibility that her activities were such that he would have to recuse himself should any cases involving the election in which she had been actively involved come before the Court. They would have been wrong.