@@sandyd3686 *HERE* *IS* *THE* *SOLUTION:* Make sure You, your friends, your family, and your coworkers inform themselves and vote for Marianne Williamson, Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse, and their ilk, Locally, state wide, and nationally. IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE UNTIL *WE* CHANGE IT! Bernie showed US the way; it is apparent that trying to start a "3rd party" to challenge the powerful and corrupt Corporate DNC and RNC is nothing more than standing on the outside, shaking your fists and shouting... it does NOTHING! Bernie showed us the WAY and he DEMONSTRATED how to do it... the WAY to implement change is to climb INTO the belly of the DNC Beast, at the Precinct level, where the "sausage factory" starts, and run for office and/or support socialist/progressive candidates/incumbents all the way into congress and to the Whitehouse! As Bernie demonstrated, *WE* Progressive Liberals can *USE* that Monstrous Multi-Billion Dollar Political Machine called The DNC to implement the Change that WE ("the *99%")* want and need! Go to Bernie's website. - Get Informed! - Get Organized! - Get ACTIVE! IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE UNTIL *WE* CHANGE IT!!!!!!
That picture of them all under the statue is worth a thousand words , you can tell who was the Important one in the photo , all the white men looking at the black man as he ponders his decisions.
Sheldon Whitehouse is the best. Not just a great leader but a hard working one. America is lucky to have such an honorable hard working Senator. I hope more people listen and respond to his information.
I fear that he's the last of his kind. Very few individuals get themselves into political positions to serve the American people in the 21st century. Citizens United made that happen. SCOTUS is now a partisan political position, not a neutral judicial role. They are out to pad their own pockets at everyone's expense. Senator Whitehouse is a notable exception.
I grew up in Rhode Island. I remember when the Mayor of Providence ended up in jail. And he ran on an anti-corruption campaign. I used to say that it was a good place to leave. Nice to see an honest hardworking politician.
The Supreme Court is no longer a reliable or credible court because of Chief Justice Roberts and the conservative majority's conduct. What Justice Clarence Thomas has been doing that is now coming to light should come as no surprise to anyone.
As a taxpayer what's most disgusting is that with all the money spent on law enforcement, homeland security and ethics committees Propublica had to find this out for us (and I assume at a fraction of the cost).
I wonder if Chief Justice Roberts, or indeed any of the "conservative" Justices, have the guts to watch Senator Whitehouse's shocking presentations on how they got there? I seriously doubt it.
It's happening it just doesn't get the press or subscriptions. SPREAD THE GOOD WORD and let's help him and people like Beau of the Fifth (here on RUclips as well) get to 1 million subscribers. Let's get the imposters out of Democracy along with ProPublica and others.
@@petemavus2948 Yes! I just watched a clip of Russell Brand ranting at John Heileman with Bill Maher about all media being complicit. Brand usually turns me off but this one was spot on! We also need to nail to the wall, corporate and wall street establishment congress people like pelosi
Yes he got my attention too. Point is what will be done ???? My experience is i only hear how embarrassing Americans are feeling, when confronted about it. Answer is thats why more and more people getting frustrated and voting for candidates who normally will not have any change to be voted for any possition, called the Trump effect.
I remembered Whitehouse presenting how McConnell and his Repugnicans took over the Supreme Court. A well developed road map... I remember being utterly distraught when Thomas was finally confirmed as a SCOTUS judge. I never understood why because of the appearance of impropriety (sexual misconduct allegations), which should have disqualified him. Whitehouse is giant. We need more people like him.
Thank you Senator Whitehouse! The current issue, with regard to the Judiciary, and in particular Clarence Thomas. Thomas’s abuse of the “Disclosure Rule” is unacceptable ! It seems even to a lay person, his willingness to play loose with the rules has to reflect, in some way, on his rulings? At the least, it seems to set the stage for potentially “cloudy” decisions. I would like to see him removed.
@@B70707The Ad Hominem Argument (also, "Personal attack," "Poisoning the well"): The fallacy of attempting to refute an argument by attacking the opposition’s intelligence, morals, education, professional qualifications, personal character or reputation, using a corrupted negative argument from ethos. E.g., "That so-called judge;" or "He's so evil that you can't believe anything he says." See also "Guilt by Association." The opposite of this is the "Star Power" fallacy. Another obverse of Ad Hominem is the Token Endorsement Fallacy, where, in the words of scholar Lara Bhasin, "Individual A has been accused of anti-Semitism, but Individual B is Jewish and says Individual A is not anti-Semitic, and the implication of course is that we can believe Individual B because, being Jewish, he has special knowledge of anti- Semitism. Or, a presidential candidate is accused of anti-Muslim bigotry, but someone finds a testimony from a Muslim who voted for said candidate, and this is trotted out as evidence against the candidate's bigotry." The same fallacy would apply to a sports team offensively named after a marginalized ethnic group, but which has obtained the endorsement (freely given or paid) of some member, traditional leader or tribal council of that marginalized group so that the otherwise-offensive team name and logo magically become "okay" and nonracist.
The scary part is this might be the tip of the iceberg ! This might be the most insightful look into our supreme court to date. Thank you for the most informative look at a system that went rogue.
Thank you Senator for an eloquent, easy-to-follow analysis of the shameful corruption of our justice system especially held up against the principled behavior of Abe Fortas.
If only the American public and other members of Congress cared about this as much as Senator Whitehouse does. This should not be one man's mission. The Israelis citizens were in the streets by the tens of thousands for over 10 weeks night after night protesting when Netanyahu tried to corrupt their highest court - even members of their military. Republicans, Mitch McConnell, and the Federalist Society corrupted ours, and our people just yawned with many not even having a clue about this corruption in their midst. We have become a tired democracy and that's usually how and when they fall. Ignorance and not caring. The people are not only not fighting they don't have any sense as to what they should be fighting for. Or what to save. We are pitiful.
Me too 💜 I hope you're subscribed and would also recommend Beau of the Fifth also here on RUclips. I wish both could get to 1 million subscribers. I'm tired of the light being hid under the bushel. With sincere best 🇺🇸 wishes, P. ✌️
@@edwardsinram7099 but he's still not calling for anything to happen expect an ethics bill the court will continue to ignore He's not saying it's intolerable for Thomas to be on the court He's a fucking wimp who won't do what's needed but because every other democratic is a useless pile of garbage he seems brave
I've always respected you from a distance. This last week you knocked me off my feet in that you aren't playing a game. You and your staff have a reverence for justice that will be remembered for ages. Thank you
The Creepy Billionaires Club, thank you Senator Whitehouse for keeping us informed. Please keep after the Supreme Court. No one should be above the law. Shame on Clarence Thomas. But that's what makes him corrupt though, he has no shame.
This was Bidens blunder. Ask the courageous Anita Hill... Ask the timid ultra young lady, at the time, long ago, Blase Ford. The Congress' most recent blunder. These are far from this great Country's finest. We deserve the best. Wake Up America. If we can't get this under control, there is no other time but now.
He doesn’t have the authority to police the justices. They are above the law. The only authority to set guidelines and policy is congress. Congress could impeach but it would take 2/3 and no republicans would vote to hold any corrupt person responsible.
@@deloreswillis9224 Yes!!! Beau of the Fifth here on RUclips too. Excellent commentary/clarifications. Let's get both's subscriberships up. Please SPREAD the GOOD 🇺🇸 WORD.They're taking on all the true threats to Democracy. ✌️
I was fortunate enough to work for Sen. Whitehouse when he was RI’s Attorney General. He is the real deal - hardworking, intelligent, ethical. We are very lucky to have him in DC.
@@FlyingCircusAct 1) www.google.com/search?q=confidence+in+the+supreme+court&hl=en&biw=375&bih=632&sxsrf=APwXEddwFjlcKwJVTnDWNFOwPe9MrhHnjA%3A1682060904928&ei=aDZCZIajOPKjptQPkdW8wAs&oq=trust+in+the+supreme+court&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYATIFCAAQgAQyBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yCAgAEIoFEIYDMggIABCKBRCGAzIICAAQigUQhgMyCAgAEIoFEIYDOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIIxDqAhAnOgcILhDqAhAnOgQIIxAnOggILhCKBRCRAjoOCAAQigUQsQMQgwEQkQI6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOg4ILhCABBCxAxDHARDRAzoRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIoFEJECOgcIABCKBRBDOg0IABCKBRCxAxCDARBDOg4ILhCKBRCxAxCDARCRAjoRCC4QigUQsQMQgwEQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToICC4QgAQQsQM6CwguEIMBELEDEIAEOggILhCxAxCABDoNCAAQgAQQsQMQRhD_AToICAAQFhAeEAo6CAgAEBYQHhAPOgUIIRCgAToFCAAQogRKBAhBGABQoRFYv0dg5VVoA3AAeACAAYkBiAHuFJIBBTE2LjEwmAEAoAEBsAEPyAEHwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp&dlnr=1&sei=wPFCZJbtOILH0PEPhLCwqAQ 2) everyone will have a different take on improving our confidence. Some will deny there’s actually an ethics problem others will say there’s only a perception problem. 3) double the size of the court expand the specialization of the justices. Never pick another justice approved by the federalist society.
The USA got rid of a king to become a Republic but appointed Judges to the Supreme Court of the land on a lifetime tenure? I thought that privilege was only given to the Kings and Queens?
@@billyboy1093Hi. Are you subscribed and spreading the word of Sheldon Whitehouse's work to as many as possible and recommending they Subscribe or buy his book ? I am... I do... I have... PLEASE DO. We can't wait for everyone else, our Democracy is at stake. 🇺🇸
We are so blessed to have such an intelligent , courageous leader as Senator Whitehouse. I am so happy to see that there is illumination on the “dark corners” of the Supreme Court!! It’s been a long time coming. Like others, I was disappointed and angry to see Clarence Thomas appointed to the court. The issue with Anita Hill was despicable and disgusting and yet “ by slight of hand “? or magic he was appointed. Thank you
@@deloreswillis9224 All our talk is cheap so let's at least SPREAD THE GOOD WORD and get his channel more subscriberships or gift his book "The Scheme" / "Dark Money" in Politics to friends and families or Libraries even.
Harlan Crow should also be prosecuted for bribing a government official which carries a sentence of up to 15 years. Moreover even if government officials disclose what they received there should be a regulation that no government employee can receive anything other than a dinner up to $200. Just unbelievable that a government employee can just disclose what he got in the middle of the night and it would be perfectly ethical!
Crow didn’t do anything illegal though, it is (for some reason) legal to give Supreme Court justices gifts, they just have to be properly disclosed. Thomas is the one that did something illegal by not disclosing them.
@@paradoxmo just today I got an alert from the Department of justice. A guy arranged to get contracts by giving gifts i.e. for what he wanted, was found guilty of bribing and received a sentence. Crow made sure that by giving Thomas gifts he got Thomas to vote for various cases that have come and will come. Bribing gets you up to 15 years and a fine 5 times what you gave. Thomas could have disclosed but then he would have to recuse himself.
You know someone like Crow would have his lawyers protecting his lily-white hands from illegality. Rich creeps like that have buffers well in place - he will never see the inside of a jail - or even be fined. Power and money buys a lot of insulation.
Senator Whitehouse is obviously a Senator we could use many more of. He's done his part. Again. Let's just hope his eloquence and service to exposing ethics violations leads to action. That's when I will get excited.😊
He is perhaps the most knowledgeable person in the US Senate on this issue. He is the senate's version of Jamie Raskin. His information is top rated and valuable.
The "accountants" were bribed first with Citizens United and the laughable finding that corporations are people. This is part of a long effort by the extremely wealthy to maintain and accumulate more power to continue plundering maximum value from our world. For some reason, enough for any ordinary person is never enough for the type of person that tends to rise to (or is born into) this stratospheric level of privilege.
What happened- the Republican Party (of Hypocrisy) and the ppl who continue to vote them into office establishing the ability to gerrymander voting districts…..
Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! He is working very hard to clarify how dishonest our SCOTUS and other justices are-- unethical behaviors aided by Ginni Thomas, the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, Liberty Central, Turning Point USA, and Groundswell.
Bless you Sheldon. I wonder if you know how many of the American people that pay attention to politics and all the deadly games that are being played know how much you fight for the planet, against dark money and for the people. You are so very appreciated. ❤
O. M. G. This is so devious, underhand & truly appalling. The sad thing is that this has gone on for years, the judge thought that he got away with for so long that his Hubris has finally caught up with him. His ‘dementia’ even led him to state his wife’s income was 0$’s how did he think 600$k arrived in the joint bank account. One of his wife’s salaries. Let’s face it Crow would have never in a billion years befriended Thomas if he had not been a high court judge. One of his only black friends. Both born in the same year states Crow so ‘we had so much in common’. Sure a black man brought up in a two bedroom single story house, parents both in working class jobs. Versus a son of a billionaire who continues the family tradition of continuing to be a billionaire. This stinks so badly it’s vomit making. Why is there no ethics committee looking into this. Where is Jim Jordan & his overly large laughable gavel. Forget justice & accountability if your relying on any member of the GOP. Especially in the era of the MAGA movement. America. You look sound & ARE ridiculous at this moment in time. Gun laws befitting the 18th century, DJT befitting BS nonsensical politics & retribution for his damaged inflated ego & a MAGA base believing they are the geniuses of the civilised world. Sadly the reality is a million miles from the truth. Sadly It’s no longer God Bless America, more God help America. Vote. Everyone please Vote these MAGA extremist gun toting, unwashed, home schooled, trump loving bigots out. This movement needs to be defeated. The only way to achieve that success is to get out and vote for common sense & for truth.
Which is kind of a problem with our legal system. The average person doesn't have the resources to go toe to toe with the government over the constitutionality of a law.
Thomas Jefferson said, _“Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.”_
Senator Whitehouse, thank you for bringing this to the attention of the American people. Please draft articles of impeachment for Justice Clarence Thomas.
Thank you senator for revealing this chicanery at the highest levels of our judicial system. It is absolutely appalling this sort of thing could go on. So hard to be optimistic regarding the rule of law and SCOTUS when such things are exposed. As an average US citizen. I feel helpless in not having a voice in this matter.
All praise & gratitude to Sen Whitehouse! Great reporting, great clarity, great weaving together! Thank you for your bold, educational & passionate delivery!
An Australian who resides in Canada, listening to this upstanding human being, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, brings some hope that your country will survive the lies, deceit, and power hungry Republicans who have little interest in really taking of their supporters. I have no vested interest in your country but it is so depressing to watch the spreading of falsehoods to hoodwink their supporters...thank you so much Senator Whitehouse
I would love to see this info from hard-working Sheldon Whitehouse on every newspaper, every network and even on billboards everywhere in this United States of America !!!!!!
I’m watching this amazing speech from Australia. If you can’t have confidence in your highest court in the land then where can the average citizen turn to for justice. Watching from afar and perhaps somewhat naively, it appears the US is imploding from within.
Also watching from Australia and makes us look squeaky clean - which we are certainly not we have so much corruption here too. So pleased we are not a republic!
@@StopWhining491 He collects Nazi memorabilia, maybe he really wants Clarence's hide in more ways than one. Perfect set up promise him a Museum. 🤣 Eeeeeew !!!
Without the gop on board, nothing will happen. And since they are gop based justices, nothing ever will. You think will risk their strangle hold of power to do the right thing? Fuck no.
@@dankelly2147 You’re probably right, and. nothing much can ever be done so long as the GOP are looking out for their special interest groups (the “wealthy, the well off and the well connected.” quoting Hakeem Jeffries) But no one can say Senator Whitehouse just lets it go by. He has the facts and he states them.
Lol 😂.. it's all theater lol. It's different when cameras shut off lol. Just look at all the corporate business. Donations to all the government officials lol. Clarence just sucks at hiding it lol. Look up open secret & type any official in lol & be amazed lol
I work for the DoD and damn straight we have to report gifts. If we get a gift over $20 from a contractor we can potentially be fired and I'm not even in a position where I can influence anything. The corruption is ridiculous.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is one of the few senators that has integrity. A private jet to Indonesia would be a lot more than $5000.00 dollars. That dollar amount needs to be raised.
@@annhobson1975 Go back and review, Ann. At 1:24 in the video he describes the jet as a Bombardier Global 5000. That is the model of the Bombardier, not the cost. Beginning at 1:55 he specifically describes the cost for the trip to Indonesia as over $500K. At 2:10 he goes into more detail - the $500,000 for the Indonesia trip included the private jet, 9 days of island hopping on a superyaught staffed by a coterrie of attendants and a private chef.
@@nancychace8619 I see where I got goofed up. Thank you sooo much Nancy. I was listening and cleaning at the same time. I do appreciate that very much. 😁
Well done, I look forward to the hearings coming up. Even in lower courts we adhere to the "no gifts" for court related services strictly, and gladly. It is hard to see the highest court in the land falter and as a result cast a shadow on courts who are working hard to right wrongs and provide equal access to justice for all. It is disheartening.
"The highest court should not have the lowest standards." 🎯🎯🎯 Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! You are a national treasure.
Absolutely 💯 💯 right
He sure is. He is one of the best Dem Senators I’ve seen
And Matt Easton of ProPublica for excellent investigative journalism!
@@sandyd3686 *HERE* *IS* *THE* *SOLUTION:*
Make sure You, your friends, your family, and your coworkers inform themselves and vote for Marianne Williamson, Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse, and their ilk, Locally, state wide, and nationally.
IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE UNTIL *WE* CHANGE IT!
Bernie showed US the way; it is apparent that trying to start a "3rd party" to challenge the powerful and corrupt Corporate DNC and RNC is nothing more than standing on the outside, shaking your fists and shouting... it does NOTHING!
Bernie showed us the WAY and he DEMONSTRATED how to do it... the WAY to implement change is to climb INTO the belly of the DNC Beast, at the Precinct level, where the "sausage factory" starts, and run for office and/or support socialist/progressive candidates/incumbents all the way into congress and to the Whitehouse!
As Bernie demonstrated, *WE* Progressive Liberals can *USE* that Monstrous Multi-Billion Dollar Political Machine called The DNC to implement the Change that WE ("the *99%")* want and need!
Go to Bernie's website.
- Get Informed!
- Get Organized!
- Get ACTIVE!
IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE UNTIL *WE* CHANGE IT!!!!!!
That picture of them all under the statue is worth a thousand words , you can tell who was the Important one in the photo , all the white men looking at the black man as he ponders his decisions.
Sheldon Whitehouse is the best. Not just a great leader but a hard working one. America is lucky to have such an honorable hard working Senator.
I hope more people listen and respond to his information.
I fear that he's the last of his kind. Very few individuals get themselves into political positions to serve the American people in the 21st century. Citizens United made that happen. SCOTUS is now a partisan political position, not a neutral judicial role. They are out to pad their own pockets at everyone's expense. Senator Whitehouse is a notable exception.
And he is doing his job and most importantly he knows his job and works for his voters!
I grew up in Rhode Island. I remember when the Mayor of Providence ended up in jail. And he ran on an anti-corruption campaign. I used to say that it was a good place to leave. Nice to see an honest hardworking politician.
Make a good president.
He's the real deal. I've spoken personally to him a few times. I'm nobody, but he never made me feel that way when we spoke.
Thank you for bringing this disgraceful Supreme Court to light. Please don't stop. Don't give up until this corruption has accountability.
The Supreme Court is no longer a reliable or credible court because of Chief Justice Roberts and the conservative majority's conduct. What Justice Clarence Thomas has been doing that is now coming to light should come as no surprise to anyone.
“The highest court has the lowest standards.” Whitehouse nails it.
Thomas is a bought judge
FEDERAL LAW ETHICS should DEFUND Clarence and Ginnii Thomas!,!!!,,,
As a taxpayer what's most disgusting is that with all the money spent on law enforcement, homeland security and ethics committees Propublica had to find this out for us (and I assume at a fraction of the cost).
👍👍👍👍👍💯
The agencies you mention are designed to protect the political class, not prosecute them.
@@rustyshackle917 I wonder how many of their foot soldiers are aware of that.
Love Senator Whitehouse! Hang in there - your determination to keep your investigations alive will eventually pay off.
I wonder if Chief Justice Roberts, or indeed any of the "conservative" Justices, have the guts to watch Senator Whitehouse's shocking presentations on how they got there?
I seriously doubt it.
It's happening it just doesn't get the press or subscriptions. SPREAD THE GOOD WORD and let's help him and people like Beau of the Fifth (here on RUclips as well) get to 1 million subscribers. Let's get the imposters out of Democracy along with ProPublica and others.
@@petemavus2948 Yes! I just watched a clip of Russell Brand ranting at John Heileman with Bill Maher about all media being complicit. Brand usually turns me off but this one was spot on! We also need to nail to the wall, corporate and wall street establishment congress people like pelosi
Yes he got my attention too. Point is what will be done ???? My experience is i only hear how embarrassing Americans are feeling, when confronted about it. Answer is thats why more and more people getting frustrated and voting for candidates who normally will not have any change to be voted for any possition, called the Trump effect.
Senator Whitehouse is an American treasure! And a corrupt supreme court!
a REPUBLICAN corrupt supreme court
So is Beau of the Fifth and his commentary here on RUclips as well. I'm hoping to see both their channels reach 1 million subscribers.
RISE MARCH DEMAND JUSTICE. WE MUST CLEAN UP THIS MESS THAT THE REPUGNANT REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS MADE!
IT'S FAR PAST TIME, RIGHT!? RISE UP, PEOPLE!!
@@alysononoahu8702 Unfortunately Democrats are far too fearful of retaliation from the right.
Yes
they don't respond to our protests or marches ---- what we need is a justice system willing to arrest these crooks!
@@alysononoahu8702 Not without Feinstein, unfortunately, so you’d better hope she gets better soon or resigns
I remembered Whitehouse presenting how McConnell and his Repugnicans took over the Supreme Court. A well developed road map... I remember being utterly distraught when Thomas was finally confirmed as a SCOTUS judge. I never understood why because of the appearance of impropriety (sexual misconduct allegations), which should have disqualified him. Whitehouse is giant. We need more people like him.
Always a fan Sheldon Whitehouse!!! Thank you for demanding accountability and setting the Supreme Court straight!👍🇺🇸
Thank you, Senator Whitehouse. Shameless bribery.
Clown-Hole from RI
Thank you Senator Whitehouse! The current issue, with regard to the Judiciary, and in particular Clarence Thomas. Thomas’s abuse of the “Disclosure Rule” is unacceptable ! It seems even to a lay person, his willingness to play loose with the rules has to reflect, in some way, on his rulings? At the least, it seems to set the stage for potentially “cloudy” decisions. I would like to see him removed.
Impeach thomas and his wife FIRE BOTH
@@B70707The Ad Hominem Argument (also, "Personal attack," "Poisoning the well"): The fallacy of attempting to refute an argument by attacking the opposition’s intelligence, morals, education, professional qualifications, personal character or reputation, using a corrupted negative argument from ethos. E.g., "That so-called judge;" or "He's so evil that you can't believe anything he says." See also "Guilt by Association." The opposite of this is the "Star Power" fallacy. Another obverse of Ad Hominem is the Token Endorsement Fallacy, where, in the words of scholar Lara Bhasin, "Individual A has been accused of anti-Semitism, but Individual B is Jewish and says Individual A is not anti-Semitic, and the implication of course is that we can believe Individual B because, being Jewish, he has special knowledge of anti- Semitism. Or, a presidential candidate is accused of anti-Muslim bigotry, but someone finds a testimony from a Muslim who voted for said candidate, and this is trotted out as evidence against the candidate's bigotry." The same fallacy would apply to a sports team offensively named after a marginalized ethnic group, but which has obtained the endorsement (freely given or paid) of some member, traditional leader or tribal council of that marginalized group so that the otherwise-offensive team name and logo magically become "okay" and nonracist.
You are great Senator Whitehouse
I love when Sheldon calls out the Creepy Right Wing Billionaries. 😅
@@paddyholly2184 Me 🇺🇸 too ! ✌️
Yes he is Great 👍
THE IRONY OF A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ACTING LIKE HE WAS IGNORANT OF THE LAWS HE BROKE IS STAGGERING
The scary part is this might be the tip of the iceberg ! This might be the most insightful look into our supreme court to date. Thank you for the most informative look at a system that went rogue.
That it will get worse is pretty much a given...
You,WE can Bet The Farm, This IS Just The Tip Of The Corruptionberg!!!! 👹🤬!!!!
Thank you Senator for an eloquent, easy-to-follow analysis of the shameful corruption of our justice system especially held up against the principled behavior of Abe Fortas.
You, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, are a American hero. Keep it up
I always like to thank the good people of Rhode Island for electing this man. Well done! :)
We love him, he's one of the heroes who hasn't sold his seat to the highest bidder 🥰🥰🥰
The guy is a treasure to have. Wish we had someone like this in WA. Maybe next time.
I ♥️ Senator Whitehouse! He is like a pitbull on SCOTUS...he has NEVER let go on their dark $$$ issues and their corruption
If only the American public and other members of Congress cared about this as much as Senator Whitehouse does. This should not be one man's mission. The Israelis citizens were in the streets by the tens of thousands for over 10 weeks night after night protesting when Netanyahu tried to corrupt their highest court - even members of their military. Republicans, Mitch McConnell, and the Federalist Society corrupted ours, and our people just yawned with many not even having a clue about this corruption in their midst. We have become a tired democracy and that's usually how and when they fall. Ignorance and not caring. The people are not only not fighting they don't have any sense as to what they should be fighting for. Or what to save. We are pitiful.
Me too 💜
I hope you're subscribed and would also recommend Beau of the Fifth also here on RUclips. I wish both could get to 1 million subscribers. I'm tired of the light being hid under the bushel. With sincere best 🇺🇸 wishes, P. ✌️
Are you high. He called for rules and processes after explaining the man broke existing LAWS
it's cowardice dressed up as fighting
@@BillHallProductions you might be high, he's been screaming against the court for fucking YEARS at everyone
@@edwardsinram7099 but he's still not calling for anything to happen expect an ethics bill the court will continue to ignore
He's not saying it's intolerable for Thomas to be on the court
He's a fucking wimp who won't do what's needed but because every other democratic is a useless pile of garbage he seems brave
I've always respected you from a distance. This last week you knocked me off my feet in that you aren't playing a game. You and your staff have a reverence for justice that will be remembered for ages. Thank you
The Creepy Billionaires Club, thank you Senator Whitehouse for keeping us informed. Please keep after the Supreme Court. No one should be above the law. Shame on Clarence Thomas. But that's what makes him corrupt though, he has no shame.
This was Bidens blunder. Ask the courageous Anita Hill...
Ask the timid ultra young lady, at the time, long ago, Blase Ford. The Congress' most recent blunder. These are far from this great Country's finest. We deserve the best. Wake Up America. If we can't get this under control, there is no other time but now.
He is not the only corrupt Supreme Court justice.
Thank you Propublica and Senator Whitehouse for not letting this story die
Has CNN or MSNBC commented on this
If the Chief Justice fails or refuses to police the court, shouldn't he resign?
He doesn’t have the authority to police the justices. They are above the law. The only authority to set guidelines and policy is congress. Congress could impeach but it would take 2/3 and no republicans would vote to hold any corrupt person responsible.
YES!!!!!
YEP!
Yes but won’t
Yes
Thank you Senator Whitehouse. You are a bright light in the hallway of American decency and democracy.
A zillion thank yous for all your work against these crazy & corrupt GOP judges.
Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! 👍👏
Go Senator Whitehouse and team! You are finally gaining traction. We so appreciate all your efforts on behalf of democracy
Yesssssssss indeed❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@deloreswillis9224 Yes!!!
Beau of the Fifth here on RUclips too. Excellent commentary/clarifications. Let's get both's subscriberships up. Please SPREAD the GOOD 🇺🇸 WORD.They're taking on all the true threats to Democracy. ✌️
I was fortunate enough to work for Sen. Whitehouse when he was RI’s Attorney General. He is the real deal - hardworking, intelligent, ethical. We are very lucky to have him in DC.
Him and Bernie Sanders..!!
I am simply jealous, I wish I worked for him.!!!
Bless you for having a fantastic job and Boss 🙂💟
What a pleasure and honor.
The real deal as what we need right now !
We would be luckier to have him in the Oval Office
The trust on the court is at an all time low. This needs to be fixed for all of us
Care to explain further?
@@FlyingCircusAct google is your friend
@@superclaymaster Not a single example, nor a way to fix the SCOTUS?
@@FlyingCircusAct
1) www.google.com/search?q=confidence+in+the+supreme+court&hl=en&biw=375&bih=632&sxsrf=APwXEddwFjlcKwJVTnDWNFOwPe9MrhHnjA%3A1682060904928&ei=aDZCZIajOPKjptQPkdW8wAs&oq=trust+in+the+supreme+court&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYATIFCAAQgAQyBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yCAgAEIoFEIYDMggIABCKBRCGAzIICAAQigUQhgMyCAgAEIoFEIYDOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIIxDqAhAnOgcILhDqAhAnOgQIIxAnOggILhCKBRCRAjoOCAAQigUQsQMQgwEQkQI6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOg4ILhCABBCxAxDHARDRAzoRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIoFEJECOgcIABCKBRBDOg0IABCKBRCxAxCDARBDOg4ILhCKBRCxAxCDARCRAjoRCC4QigUQsQMQgwEQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToICC4QgAQQsQM6CwguEIMBELEDEIAEOggILhCxAxCABDoNCAAQgAQQsQMQRhD_AToICAAQFhAeEAo6CAgAEBYQHhAPOgUIIRCgAToFCAAQogRKBAhBGABQoRFYv0dg5VVoA3AAeACAAYkBiAHuFJIBBTE2LjEwmAEAoAEBsAEPyAEHwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp&dlnr=1&sei=wPFCZJbtOILH0PEPhLCwqAQ
2) everyone will have a different take on improving our confidence. Some will deny there’s actually an ethics problem others will say there’s only a perception problem.
3) double the size of the court expand the specialization of the justices. Never pick another justice approved by the federalist society.
I salute you, Senator Whitehouse👍🏼!
When Sheldon Whitehouse speaks, EVERYONE should listen.
Expand the court to 13 so that each district has a justice to oversee it.
This is what a Senator looks like. Outstanding work by an extraordinary public servant.
I believe you are about to change the course of history; Senator Whitehouse. We admire you . Stay strong and stay safe, and Thank- You.
Amen!!
Amen, please continue to bless, guide and protect Sheldon Whitehouse and OUR 🇺🇸 COUNTRY!
Great job Senator Whitehouse!
The USA got rid of a king to become a Republic but appointed Judges to the Supreme Court of the land on a lifetime tenure? I thought that privilege was only given to the Kings and Queens?
Sen. Whitehouse keep the pressure on until Clarence Thomas is forced to resign!
That's our only hope, we know the Chief Justice and the AG won't do a thing.
Chris, too bad we can't just fire his sorry ass! There has to be a way we can get rid of him and his Mega corrupt wife.
@@billyboy1093Hi. Are you subscribed and spreading the word of Sheldon Whitehouse's work to as many as possible and recommending they Subscribe or buy his book ? I am... I do... I have... PLEASE DO. We can't wait for everyone else, our Democracy is at stake. 🇺🇸
We are so blessed to have such an intelligent , courageous leader as
Senator Whitehouse. I am so happy to see that there is illumination on the “dark corners” of the Supreme Court!! It’s been a long time coming. Like others, I was disappointed and angry to see Clarence Thomas appointed to the court. The issue with Anita Hill was despicable and disgusting and yet “ by slight of hand “? or magic he was appointed.
Thank you
Impeach Thomas...
We can't do anything with a Republican house majority. That is why voting is so important.
OMG! You just blow me away Senator Whitehouse with all this. Please don’t stop. We truly need you 🙏
Bravo Senator Whitehouse 👍 👌
We TRULY DO!!!!!!!!!!!
@@deloreswillis9224 All our talk is cheap so let's at least
SPREAD THE GOOD WORD
and get his channel more subscriberships or gift his book
"The Scheme" / "Dark Money" in Politics to friends and families or Libraries even.
Love, love, love, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. His honesty kicks butt! I wish there was a hundred of him.
Senator WhiteHouse! You are a treasure! Please keep doing what you are doing!
“The highest court should not have the lowest standards”👏👏
Truth 🎉🎉
Harlan Crow should also be prosecuted for bribing a government official which carries a sentence of up to 15 years. Moreover even if government officials disclose what they received there should be a regulation that no government employee can receive anything other than a dinner up to $200. Just unbelievable that a government employee can just disclose what he got in the middle of the night and it would be perfectly ethical!
Sounds like Harlan Crow really loves Hitler. Having memorabilia of someone you do Not like is a Non Starter
Crow didn’t do anything illegal though, it is (for some reason) legal to give Supreme Court justices gifts, they just have to be properly disclosed. Thomas is the one that did something illegal by not disclosing them.
@@paradoxmo just today I got an alert from the Department of justice. A guy arranged to get contracts by giving gifts i.e. for what he wanted, was found guilty of bribing and received a sentence. Crow made sure that by giving Thomas gifts he got Thomas to vote for various cases that have come and will come.
Bribing gets you up to 15 years and a fine 5 times what you gave.
Thomas could have disclosed but then he would have to recuse himself.
@@paradoxmo just got another alert, a former treasurer of Venezuela and husband convicted of bribery and sentenced to 15 years.
You know someone like Crow would have his lawyers protecting his lily-white hands from illegality.
Rich creeps like that have buffers well in place - he will never see the inside of a jail - or even be fined.
Power and money buys a lot of insulation.
Thank you Senator! I do not TRUST the Supreme Court any longer. WE NEED CHANGE!
Open your eyes please! Its not just the court. These people have been working at stacking state legislatures for years. This country is in deep 💩
I haven’t trusted them since Trump’s 3 picks.
How can we support your efforts? Thank you Senator Whitehouse!
This is how all Senators should be. Thanks again Senator Whitehouse!JR
This is one of the greatest speeches ever made on the floor of the Senate. Senator Whitehouse is a true patriot.
Great props to Sheldon for mixing up one hell of a cocktail of corruption .
Outstanding 🎉🎉
I am loving how Senator Whitehouse is NOW able to name names during his "Scheme" speeches. This man is a mensch!
@Georg Andexler Andexler... A mitzvah even 😊
Super mensch!
Senator Whitehouse is obviously a Senator we could use many more of.
He's done his part. Again. Let's just hope his eloquence and service to exposing ethics violations leads to action.
That's when I will get excited.😊
Thank you so much, sir. You are so intelligent responsible and supportive of your country and its citizens.
Thank you, Sen. Whitehouse, for all you do!!
Senator Whitehouse that sir was the best Mike Drop of the decade thank you for your outstanding public service 💙💙💙
Keep beating this drum, Senator Whitehouse. Somebody's got to call this corruption into the light of day.
"The highest court should not have the lowest standards." Well said.
He is perhaps the most knowledgeable person in the US Senate on this issue. He is the senate's version of Jamie Raskin. His information is top rated and valuable.
I would have to agree. I'm a big fan of them both.
Me too!
"No man shall be a judge in his own case." The current Supreme Court has edited that, adding "except us."
Fact 🎉
Thank you for bringing truth to light. Spring cleaning of our political arena! The GQP needs to be scrubbed!
Scrubbed or scrapped? 🤣
Bribery & Corruption of public officials is OFF THE CHARTS in America.
W T F happened to accountability?
The "accountants" were bribed first with Citizens United and the laughable finding that corporations are people. This is part of a long effort by the extremely wealthy to maintain and accumulate more power to continue plundering maximum value from our world. For some reason, enough for any ordinary person is never enough for the type of person that tends to rise to (or is born into) this stratospheric level of privilege.
The defense department and lobbying of congressional members is a good start.
What happened- the Republican Party (of Hypocrisy) and the ppl who continue to vote them into office establishing the ability to gerrymander voting districts…..
Republicans have pasted laws to cover their criminal behavior. Republicans have sold their souls to hate and money
This is all thanks to the “Citizens United” ruling that allows for rampant dark money to “legally” enter our government
Thank God someone is stepping up with the truth!! I appreciate Senator Whitehouse so much!!!
This is pretty powerful, the "supreme" Court definitely needs rules just like the rest of.
The instructions on the disclosure form are so plain and simple that even a supreme court justice can understand it.
Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! He is working very hard to clarify how dishonest our SCOTUS and other justices are-- unethical behaviors aided by Ginni Thomas, the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, Liberty Central, Turning Point USA, and Groundswell.
My gratitude for this good man has no bounds.
Bless you Sheldon. I wonder if you know how many of the American people that pay attention to politics and all the deadly games that are being played know how much you fight for the planet, against dark money and for the people.
You are so very appreciated. ❤
Your the best! Keep saying it, people are listening! Don’t get discouraged! We need people like yourself in government
YOU ARE THIS COUNTRY'S HERO, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE!
SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!
BLESSINGS 🙏🙏🙏
Amen 🎉
Amen, if you're not subscribed please do and SPREAD THE GOOD!
"You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who it or says it."
~ Malcolm X
I agree 100%
"As a matter of honor, one man owes it to another to manifest the truth."
~ Thomas Aquinas
Awesome, love Whitehouse. Great job.
I wish this man would run for the presidency.
AMEN. WHAT ABOUT
A HUGH COURT JUDGE
FOR LIFE. AMEN, AMEN,AMEN.
His name is even Whitehouse
I also said that a while back, but I never thought about the fact of ( Whitehouse)🤔😳That’s perfect 👍🏼
O. M. G. This is so devious, underhand & truly appalling. The sad thing is that this has gone on for years, the judge thought that he got away with for so long that his Hubris has finally caught up with him. His ‘dementia’ even led him to state his wife’s income was 0$’s how did he think 600$k arrived in the joint bank account. One of his wife’s salaries. Let’s face it Crow would have never in a billion years befriended Thomas if he had not been a high court judge. One of his only black friends. Both born in the same year states Crow so ‘we had so much in common’. Sure a black man brought up in a two bedroom single story house, parents both in working class jobs. Versus a son of a billionaire who continues the family tradition of continuing to be a billionaire. This stinks so badly it’s vomit making. Why is there no ethics committee looking into this. Where is Jim Jordan & his overly large laughable gavel. Forget justice & accountability if your relying on any member of the GOP. Especially in the era of the MAGA movement. America. You look sound & ARE ridiculous at this moment in time. Gun laws befitting the 18th century, DJT befitting BS nonsensical politics & retribution for his damaged inflated ego & a MAGA base believing they are the geniuses of the civilised world. Sadly the reality is a million miles from the truth. Sadly It’s no longer God Bless America, more God help America. Vote. Everyone please Vote these MAGA extremist gun toting, unwashed, home schooled, trump loving bigots out. This movement needs to be defeated. The only way to achieve that success is to get out and vote for common sense & for truth.
Excellent comments❤
Go Sen. Whitehouse!A national treasure 😊
He is revealing the heart of all the problems going on in our country.
This is it.
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Senator this was thoroughly done. Thank you for your continued push for fairness.
Thank you Senator Whitehouse! Rhode Island is lucky beyond belief to have you as a Senator!
Good stuff ! Corruption needs to be exposed regardless of party
WoW! Well done! Thank You Senator Whitehouse
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
~ James Baldwin
Which is kind of a problem with our legal system. The average person doesn't have the resources to go toe to toe with the government over the constitutionality of a law.
That's what I say also. I wish I had a billion dollars to give.
Thomas Jefferson said, _“Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.”_
Senator Whitehouse, thank you for bringing this to the attention of the American people. Please draft articles of impeachment for Justice Clarence Thomas.
Thank you senator for revealing this chicanery at the highest levels of our judicial system. It is absolutely appalling this sort of thing could go on. So hard to be optimistic regarding the rule of law and SCOTUS when such things are exposed. As an average US citizen. I feel helpless in not having a voice in this matter.
All praise & gratitude to Sen Whitehouse! Great reporting, great clarity, great weaving together! Thank you for your bold, educational & passionate delivery!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
An Australian who resides in Canada, listening to this upstanding human being, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, brings some hope that your country will survive the lies, deceit, and power hungry Republicans who have little interest in really taking of their supporters. I have no vested interest in your country but it is so depressing to watch the spreading of falsehoods to hoodwink their supporters...thank you so much Senator Whitehouse
I’m Canadian American who moved back because of Trump, this Senator is the OG.
Yes!!
Clear,concise and necessary!!
These reports are stunning. Keep it up, Senator Whitehouse! 🙏🤘
Wow! Sen. Whitehouse 🙏🙏🙏 you & your team are successful! Congrats on your heartfelt discovery so far. 👏👏👏👏 🇨🇦
This should be headlines in every newspaper in America, covered in depth & detail on every NETWORK IN AMERICA!!!
I would love to see this info from hard-working Sheldon Whitehouse on every newspaper, every network and even on billboards everywhere in this United States of America !!!!!!
Evidence presented. Wow learn something new everyday. Thank you Senator.
I really love Whitehouse ❤ He ‘s Fabulous
I’m watching this amazing speech from Australia. If you can’t have confidence in your highest court in the land then where can the average citizen turn to for justice. Watching from afar and perhaps somewhat naively, it appears the US is imploding from within.
Also watching from Australia and makes us look squeaky clean - which we are certainly not we have so much corruption here too. So pleased we are not a republic!
Thank you senator Whitehouse! I hope Clarence Thomas is feeling the squeeze.
Can't wait to find out what Crow's getting for all of his largesse.
@@StopWhining491 He got Roe vs Wade repealed.
He thinks he’s untouchable. He might be right.
@@StopWhining491 He collects Nazi memorabilia, maybe he really wants Clarence's hide in more ways than one. Perfect set up promise him a Museum. 🤣 Eeeeeew !!!
Without the gop on board, nothing will happen. And since they are gop based justices, nothing ever will. You think will risk their strangle hold of power to do the right thing? Fuck no.
Senator Whitehouse is terrific. None of those guys can get away with trying to fool him.❤
Question is, what’s going to be done about it? Answer: probably not a damned thing.
@@dankelly2147 You’re probably right, and. nothing much can ever be done so long as the GOP are looking out
for their special interest groups (the “wealthy, the well off and the well connected.” quoting Hakeem Jeffries) But no one can say Senator Whitehouse just lets it go by. He has the facts and he states them.
Yet the crooks he exposes still serve. Time to arrest them.
@@tygrahof9268 Oh, I agree but what’s more important, I think Senator Whitehouse agrees, too.
This is how elected officials are supposed to do their job… thank GOD we have grownups in the Senate.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Lol 😂.. it's all theater lol. It's different when cameras shut off lol. Just look at all the corporate business. Donations to all the government officials lol. Clarence just sucks at hiding it lol. Look up open secret & type any official in lol & be amazed lol
Thank you, Senator Whitehouse, for very clearly explaining what is really going on in the Supreme Court!
I work for the DoD and damn straight we have to report gifts. If we get a gift over $20 from a contractor we can potentially be fired and I'm not even in a position where I can influence anything. The corruption is ridiculous.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is one of the few senators that has integrity. A private jet to Indonesia would be a lot more than $5000.00 dollars. That dollar amount needs to be raised.
He said $500,000.
@@nancychace8619 Nancy, he said it was a $5,000 for a Private Jet. That is why I said that you need to add more to the total amount.
@@annhobson1975 Go back and review, Ann. At 1:24 in the video he describes the jet as a Bombardier Global 5000. That is the model of the Bombardier, not the cost. Beginning at 1:55 he specifically describes the cost for the trip to Indonesia as over $500K. At 2:10 he goes into more detail - the $500,000 for the Indonesia trip included the private jet, 9 days of island hopping on a superyaught staffed by a coterrie of attendants and a private chef.
@@nancychace8619 It's about 15K an hour. Now JUST from Atlanta to Tokyo is about 17 hours ONE WAY.
@@nancychace8619 I see where I got goofed up. Thank you sooo much Nancy. I was listening and cleaning at the same time. I do appreciate that very much. 😁
Thank You Senator Whitehouse !!!!!
Well done, I look forward to the hearings coming up. Even in lower courts we adhere to the "no gifts" for court related services strictly, and gladly. It is hard to see the highest court in the land falter and as a result cast a shadow on courts who are working hard to right wrongs and provide equal access to justice for all. It is disheartening.
If Thomas cannot comprehend a simple financial disclosure form he SHOULD NOT be interpreting the US Constitution!
Sen Whitehouse you are The Man Thank you and yours for doing Great at your job.
"The time is always right to do what's right."
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.