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[ProPublica] Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court (www.propublica.org)
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In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

It will require a constitutional amendment, and one of the two parties in this country tries to act like you can't change the constitution, even though we changed it as recently as the 1990s, and have effectively averaged 1 amendment per decade

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    the court can be expanded without an amdendment.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I meant meaningful long term change that removes corrupt justices through due process and can't just be undone the next time one party or the other holds both houses and the presidency

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