{"id":2088496,"date":"2023-11-02T19:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-democrats-seeking-subpoenas-in-supreme-court-ethics-probe-have-ulterior-motive\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T19:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:09:43","slug":"republicans-say-democrats-seeking-subpoenas-in-supreme-court-ethics-probe-have-ulterior-motive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-democrats-seeking-subpoenas-in-supreme-court-ethics-probe-have-ulterior-motive\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans claim Democrats have hidden motives in seeking subpoenas for Supreme Court ethics investigation."},"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\">28<\/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%2Frepublicans-say-democrats-seeking-subpoenas-in-supreme-court-ethics-probe-have-ulterior-motive%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=2088496&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republican Senators Push \u200bBack Against Efforts to Subpoena Private Citizens Connected to Conservative Supreme Court Justices<\/h2>\n<p>Republican members of the Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee\u200d are\u2062 standing up\u200d against the majority&#8217;s attempts to subpoena private citizens linked to conservative Supreme\u2063 Court\u2064 justices. The committee \u200cis currently \u200cconducting an investigation as it advocates \u2062for \u200dDemocrat-backed legislation that aims to\u2063 impose\u2064 a code of ethics on the high court. Republicans argue that this legislation is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have suggested that Democrats, who are pushing to pack the \u200bSupreme Court with \u2064liberal justices, are \u200conly targeting the court because its\u200c conservative-leaning majority\u2064 has\u2062 been issuing decisions that \u200dthey find objectionable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/senate-committee-narrowly-approves-democrat-backed-supreme-court-ethics-bill-5395386?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Senate Committee Narrowly Approves Democrat-Backed Supreme Court Ethics\u200c Bill<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 7\/20\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-taking-concrete-steps-to-address-ethics-allegations-justice-kavanaugh-5488203?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Supreme Court Taking &#8216;Concrete Steps&#8217; to Address Ethics Allegations: Justice Kavanaugh<\/strong><\/a>  \u2063 &#8211; 9\/8\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Out of the six conservative justices, \u2064three were appointed \u2062by Republican President Donald Trump. The committee approved the ethics bill on July 20 with a party line vote of 11-10.<\/p>\n<p>This investigation comes after the disclosure earlier this year of alleged ethical violations committed by\u200d conservative members of\u200b the Supreme Court, particularly \u200bJustices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$-->\n<\/div>\n<p>The clash between Republicans and Democrats occurred on Nov. 2\u2062 when committee Chairman Sen.\u2063 Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) postponed a scheduled vote to subpoena Harlan \u2062Crow, Leonard Leo, and Robin Arkley II in the\u2063 ethics probe. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) criticized Democrats for\u200b their misplaced priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Have \u200dyou\u2063 not noticed the \u2063world is on fire? \u200dYou&#8217;re spending \u2064more time trying to fix the Supreme Court than you are the border,&#8221; he exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your policies across\u2063 the board are not working. I&#8217;ve tried to\u200b work \u2064with \u2062you, to the point of probably my own detriment. But the underlying approach you&#8217;re \u200dtaking, all\u2063 of us believe is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re trying to manage in court\u2014I wouldn&#8217;t \u200clet y&#8217;all manage anything. You&#8217;re trying to \u2062create a political issue that I think \u2064crosses constitutional boundaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) criticized\u200b the committee for \u2062not conducting &#8220;real oversight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s part of this whirlwind of your\u2063 party&#8217;s effort\u2064 to undermine the Supreme Court. It&#8217;s part of a campaign by the Left \u2063to harass the \u200cSupreme Court \u200cbecause you don&#8217;t\u2063 like some of the recent decisions,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is all part of the Left&#8217;s political master plan to delegitimize the Supreme\u2063 Court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) also \u2063expressed \u2064his opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2062 agree with \u2064Sen. Graham. This is partly a pretext to try to conceal the \u200cutter failures \u2064of [President] Joe Biden and \u2064the Democratic\u200d Party because\u2064 all of you voted for $3 trillion of spending that this country didn&#8217;t need and our government can&#8217;t afford,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mcconnell-blasts-democrats-bernie-sanders-for-record-inflation\/\" title=\"WATCH: McConnell Blasts Democrats, Bernie Sanders For Record Inflation\">record-high inflation<\/a>. People \u200ccan&#8217;t afford their groceries. They \u2063can&#8217;t afford gas. \u2063They can&#8217;t pay\u2063 the rent. They can&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-americans-struggling-to-make-car-payments-hits-highest-since-great-recession\/\" title=\"Number of Americans Struggling to Make Car Payments Hits Highest Since Great Recession\">make car payments<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an Oct. 31\u2064 Senate floor speech, Chairman Durbin\u2064 described the three subpoena targets as &#8220;two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-judge-janet-protasiewicz-wins-decisive-wisconsin-supreme-court-seat\/\" title=\"Liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz wins decisive Wisconsin Supreme Court seat\">billionaire mega-donors<\/a> and \u2063one of their enablers\u2014who sit at the center of the ethical\u2062 crisis currently gripping the United States Supreme Court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[The subpoena vote] is the next step in the\u2063 committee&#8217;s ongoing investigation on the ethics of the Supreme Court. It comes only after Mr. Crow refused to comply with committee \u200brequests, and Mr. \u200bLeo and [Mr.] \u2062 Arkley outright \u200dstonewalled the committee in the exercise of our constitutional authority,&#8221; Mr.\u200d Durbin said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are upset that Mr. Crow, a wealthy \u200dGOP donor,\u200d provided \u200dJustice Thomas with luxurious \u2063vacations, tuition support for a grandnephew, and purchased low-cost real estate from the justice&#8217;s family. \u200cJustice Thomas did not disclose\u200b these events at\u2062 the time, claiming it was not\u200b required, but he has \u2063committed to disclosing such \u2063events in the future.<\/p>\n<p>No evidence has emerged to\u2064 suggest that the justice&#8217;s vote in specific cases before the court was influenced by \u200cthese gifts.<\/p>\n<p>The latest development in \u200bJustice Thomas&#8217;s story came last week when The New York Times reported new \u200cinformation about a recreational vehicle that the justice purchased years ago with financial assistance from a wealthy friend. The lender ultimately forgave a significant portion of the loan, raising potential tax\u2064 and\u2064 ethical implications, \u2062according to the latest NY Times report.<\/p>\n<p>Mr.\u200d Leo is the\u200b chairman of the Federalist \u200cSociety, a lawyers&#8217; group that supports adherence to the\u2063 Constitution and advocates for conservative, constitutionalist nominees for\u2063 the bench. Mr. Arkley is the \u2063president and CEO of the Security National Master\u2064 Holding \u2063Co., and the \u2064mortgage company&#8217;s owner is a donor to\u200b the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>During the Nov. 2 hearing, Chairman Durbin explained that\u200b Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-expert-confirms-voting-machines-connected-to-internet-during-ga-senate-subcommittee-on-elections\/\" title=\"Tech expert confirms voting machines connected to internet during Ga. senate subcommittee on elections\">taking action<\/a> because &#8220;story after story&#8221; has emerged about lavish gifts and luxury trips that Supreme Court justices have\u200b accepted without disclosing. The committee has\u200b been seeking \u200bthe voluntary cooperation\u2064 of individuals and organizations\u2064 involved in these incidents for many months.<\/p>\n<p>However, potential witnesses have boldly claimed that the committee lacks the constitutional jurisdiction to conduct oversight, Durbin noted.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats\u200d want to proceed with the subpoenas because &#8220;billionaires who are\u200c heavily invested in influencing the Supreme Court\u2062 have been \u200bcaught\u2064 giving enormous secret gifts to individual justices,&#8221; said Senator\u200c Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the\u200d main sponsor of the ethics bill. He added that \u200dCongress is entitled to\u2062 investigate despite the &#8220;theatrical wailing and gnashing of\u2062 teeth&#8221; from these billionaires and their lawyers.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose behind the \u200cDemocrat-backed \u200dlegislation that aims to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, and why do Republicans argue that it is unconstitutional?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The recent\u2062 clash between Republican and\u200b Democratic senators on the Democrat-controlled \u2062Senate\u2062 Judiciary Committee \u2063highlights\u2062 the ongoing battle over the Supreme Court and \u2062its conservative-leaning majority. Republican members of the committee \u2064are pushing back against the majority&#8217;s efforts to subpoena private citizens connected to conservative Supreme Court\u200c justices.<\/p>\n<p>The committee, currently conducting an investigation, is\u2063 advocating \u2062for Democrat-backed legislation that aims to impose a code of ethics on the high court. Republicans argue that this legislation is unconstitutional.\u200c They suggest that Democrats are only targeting the Supreme Court because\u200b its conservative majority has been issuing decisions that they find\u2064 objectionable.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the six \u200dconservative justices, three\u2062 were appointed by Republican President Donald Trump. \u200bThe committee approved the ethics bill on July 20 with a party line vote of\u2063 11-10. \u200cThis investigation \u200ccomes after the disclosure earlier this\u200d year\u2063 of alleged ethical violations committed \u200dby conservative members of the Supreme Court, particularly\u2064 Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.<\/p>\n<p>The clash between Republicans and Democrats occurred on \u2064November 2 when committee Chairman Senator Dick\u2064 Durbin (D-Ill.) postponed a scheduled vote to subpoena \u200dHarlan Crow, \u2063Leonard Leo, and Robin Arkley II in the ethics probe. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) criticized Democrats for their misplaced priorities, highlighting the urgent issues happening in the world, such as \u200cthe border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Chuck \u2063Grassley (R-Iowa) \u2064criticized the committee for\u200c not conducting &#8220;real \u2063oversight&#8221; and accused \u200bthe Left of trying to harass the Supreme Court and delegitimize \u200cit through\u200d their campaign. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)\u2063 expressed his agreement with Senator Graham and accused the Democrats of trying to distract from the failures of President Joe Biden \u200cand the Democratic Party by focusing on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Durbin defended the decision to subpoena\u200b the three individuals \u2063in his Senate floor speech, \u200cdescribing them\u2062 as &#8220;two billionaire \u2063mega-donors and one of their\u2064 enablers\u2014who sit at the center of the ethical crisis currently gripping\u2063 the United States Supreme Court.&#8221; He stated that\u2064 this subpoena vote was the next step in the committee&#8217;s ongoing investigation on the ethics of the Supreme\u2064 Court.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are particularly upset with Harlan Crow, a wealthy GOP donor, \u2062for allegedly providing Justice Thomas with lavish vacations, financial support for a grandnephew&#8217;s tuition, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-democrats-seeking-subpoenas-in-supreme-court-ethics-probe-have-ulterior-motive\/\" title=\"Republicans claim Democrats have hidden motives in seeking subpoenas for Supreme Court ethics investigation.\">purchasing low-cost real\u200c estate<\/a> from the justice&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<p>The battle between Republicans and Democrats over the Supreme Court continues\u200c to intensify, with each side accusing the other of playing politics\u200d and trying\u2063 to undermine the integrity of the court. As the investigation proceeds and the debate over the \u200bethics bill continues, it remains to be seen how\u2064 this clash will \u200cimpact the\u2062 future of the Supreme Court\u200c and the\u2064 balance of power within it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that the Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee&#8217;s attempt to subpoena private citizens linked to conservative Supreme Court justices is met with resistance. The committee is investigating while advocating for Democrat-backed legislation that aims to enforce a code of ethics on the high court. Republicans argue that this legislation violates the constitution. 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