refers to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s remark implying that critics of the court are motivated by displeasure with recent rulings.
The issuance of fundamentally flawed decisions in mean-spirited opinions is a matter of judicial malfeasance. On the other hand, an overwhelming indifference to the ethical and moral standards expected to apply to all persons — and particularly to judges — goes to something more fundamental than the absence of consistent principles in the court’s decisions.
The Supreme Court has a profound effect on the daily lives of every citizen, so we need to trust the judgment of the court. I have always assumed that this group of jurists also held themselves accountable to the highest ethical standards, and it is shocking to learn otherwise.It is rather disingenuous for the liberal media and the Democrats to now be so distraught that they are demanding new ethics rules for the Supreme Court.