{"id":1925020,"date":"2023-05-05T11:43:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-blasted-for-threatening-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T11:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:45:58","slug":"dems-blasted-for-threatening-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-blasted-for-threatening-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems criticized for threatening Supreme Court."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-blasted-for-threatening-supreme-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1925020&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans Accuse Democrats of Threatening Supreme Court Security in Exchange for Ethics Code<\/h2>\n<p>Republican senators, including Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), accused Democrats of attempting to withhold funding for Supreme Court security unless the justices agreed to implement a code of ethics. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform, Cruz claimed that Democrats were making a &#8220;threat&#8221; by conditioning security funding on the adoption of a new code of conduct.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over Separation of Powers<\/h3>\n<p>The criticism comes against 15 members of the Democratic Caucus, six of which sit on the judiciary panel, who have floated language to be attached to next year&#8217;s Supreme Court funding bill that would require the justices to adopt new procedures for recusals and ethics allegations. Republicans largely believe fulfilling such a request would betray the separation of powers between Congress and the federal judiciary.<\/p>\n<h3>Chief Justice John Roberts Declines Testimony<\/h3>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts declined an invitation by committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) to testify on Tuesday. Roberts has previously emphasized the need for the judicial branch to have &#8220;institutional independence&#8221; while suggesting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: 'Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable'\">highest court<\/a> can be trusted to police itself without the interference of Congress.<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats&#8217; Concerns Over Supreme Court Ethics<\/h3>\n<p>The Tuesday hearing was inspired largely due to Democrats&#8217; concerns that the justices cannot be trusted to police their own ethics after a series of reports revealed Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish travel gifts from a wealthy GOP donor who also purchased a home from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-judiciary-committee-confirms-amy-coney-barrett-for-supreme-court-democrats-boycott-committee-vote\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee Confirms Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court -- Democrats Boycott Committee Vote\">justice<\/a>. In a rare response last month, Thomas said he was &#8220;advised&#8221; that he did not have to disclose the trips.<\/p>\n<h3>Van Hollen Voices Support for Deal<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who leads the appropriations subcommittee charged with writing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-kill-bills-to-stop-taxpayer-funds-from-reaching-iran\/\" title=\"Dems Kill Bills To Stop Taxpayer Funds From Reaching Iran\">annual funding bill<\/a> for the judiciary, voiced support for the deal in an April 3 interview with the Washington Post. Although Van Hollen&#8217;s office did not lay out specifics for the plan, it would likely involve leveraging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-blasted-for-threatening-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Dems criticized for threatening Supreme Court.\">roughly 0 million budget request<\/a> for the 2024 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The debate over Supreme Court ethics reform continues to be a contentious issue between Democrats and Republicans. While Democrats are pushing for a new code of conduct, Republicans are concerned about the separation of powers and the potential threat to the Supreme Court&#8217;s institutional independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats slammed for &#8216;threatening&#8217; Supreme Court&#8217;s security in exchange for ethics code Republican senators accused Democrats on Tuesday of attempting to hold back funding for Supreme Court security in exchange for implementing a code of ethics. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform on Tuesday, Republicans, including Sen. 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