23-02-2016, 10:29 PM
Scalia's failure to report a travel benefit from 2007-2008:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...?tid=a_inl
"Thomas and Scalia have been criticized by a public interest group for attending private political meetings sponsored in January 2007 and 2008 by David and Charles Koch, conservative billionaires who made large contributions during last year's election and have financially backed the tea party movement. Precisely what happened at those meetings remains unclear, but n[U]either of the justices' routine financial disclosures mentioned that the Kochs had organized the events. [/U]Supporters of reform say that would change if the same ethics rules that applied to lesser judges were applied to the Supreme Court.
The Kochs own oil, gas and paper businesses involved in hundreds of legal cases in federal court. The nonprofit group Common Cause has complained that the controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision on campaign financing last year - on a narrow majority backed by Thomas and Scalia - opened the door to heightened corporate contributions from the Koch empire. "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...?tid=a_inl
"Thomas and Scalia have been criticized by a public interest group for attending private political meetings sponsored in January 2007 and 2008 by David and Charles Koch, conservative billionaires who made large contributions during last year's election and have financially backed the tea party movement. Precisely what happened at those meetings remains unclear, but n[U]either of the justices' routine financial disclosures mentioned that the Kochs had organized the events. [/U]Supporters of reform say that would change if the same ethics rules that applied to lesser judges were applied to the Supreme Court.
The Kochs own oil, gas and paper businesses involved in hundreds of legal cases in federal court. The nonprofit group Common Cause has complained that the controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision on campaign financing last year - on a narrow majority backed by Thomas and Scalia - opened the door to heightened corporate contributions from the Koch empire. "
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."