Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 08, 2023

Oxymorons

Bribes are legal as long as you include them on your disclosure forms.

All that’s missing is the phrase “campaign contribution.”

Donate to your “charity”?

Panel six would never happen.

See Broom Hilda, once again cartoonist on the same wavelength.

If they vacation together, it is a good opportunity to lobby the judge and influence his viewpoint. Clarence Thomas thinks like the people he vacations with.

Sorta looks like the supremes, that are going to police themselves. Gotta love em!

I donot think they’re allowed to take gifts for themselves or their family or friends

The colorist got the color of that one judge wrong.

Rubles. Six out of nine “judges” prefer rubles, from their patrons who bribe “judges”.

When does a gift become a bribe? Seems the line there is very fuzzy!

How about making nonpartisan Justices more powerful? What’s wrong with this solution approach:

“A nonpartisan Justice may compel the recusal of two junior partisan Justices.”

Nonpartisan means confirmed by a majority of the Senators from BOTH parties. That used to be the norm. Here’s the history: >

Everything fair in law and war eh.

Can I get your son a high-paying job on an energy company? Can I buy your son’s artwork for $500,000 each? Can I buy him a new car? Can I give him a diamond ring? Will you let us help support your alma mater?

Oops … sorry … this was supposed to be about people who can make (good) judgments?

Change “judge” to “any politician” and you are closer to the truth.

Is that guy George Soros?

With all those “I don’t see why not” answers, it’s only logical to assume he’s a supporter of the NotSee party, aka the GQP.

Some older computer media used to be bootable.

If only some Justices were.

Weaker minds do not understand “bribery” or “quid pro quo.” The mindless leftist campaigns cannot point to a single instance of inconsistency in Justice Thomas’s judicial philosophy. Other than Justice Alito, there is no more consistent nor a more rational writer than Mr. Thomas. Unlike the three leftists, there are no holes in Mr. Thomas’s logic. I think leftists just despise logic.

This is sad, relevant, and true.

If this is based on what I think it is the premise “I know I have many cases before you” is… Hooey?

That’s the most thought provoking lesson that I’ve ever seen.

The Supreme Court made it legal to bribe Congress with Citizens United. Now we know why: Because they wanted it to be legal to bribe judges.

Ha! It looks like the judge doesn’t appreciate cold hard cash ;)

Gotta take money without directly taking the money.

Don’t forget the Senate president is responsible for appointments to the federal bench – the person who did the most damage to the US judicial system was Mitch McConnell. He held up every judge ( nominated by President Obama and then when the minus 46 came to power, he appointed over 200 judges who are there FOR LIFE! No wonder minus 46 thinks he will win every court case – all those judges are loyal to him and him alone!

It’s Clarence Thomas

Resigning is not in his thought process, and it will never happen…the bribes are too good to give up….NO ETHICS, NO SHAME, NO SPINE

SENSA FACÉ

Got to be sneaky when offering bribes, cold cash is just too obvious.

Stephan will be in DC’s backyard next week; he may come back with even more material.

The republican rapist court.

Mr. Pastis must’ve awakened the day he inked this and said: How can I stir up even more hate and enmity amongst the masses?

…Citizens United…I don’t see why not…

If you want money out of politics, including the judiciary, then get politics out of money. And we all would be better off resolving our disputes BEFORE taking them to court.

HA! It’s a supremely slippery slope.

Also missing is hiring family members for no-show jobs.

“Help yourself to anything you find in the refrigerator (COLD CASH).”

https://youtu.BE/e-XL0km4uOo?si=_8PvmLe79sFB5M_6

Gotta give credit where credit is due — Pastis nailed this satire. The pacing and execution of this joke are reminiscent of his early Trump-era work, but most importantly, he’s going after someone specific. And they totally deserve it.

Do we have clearance, Clarence?

Roger, roger.

And people still think this is a “meritocracy.” Granted, some people truly are successful due to their own efforts, talents and abilities, but far too many have advanced due to a whole lot of behind-the-scenes shenanigans.

There are many things that may make a judge’s decisions sway too far one way or the other, some are far more subtle but just as dangerous.

Why does Rat always have ink spots all over his head when he’s writing?

Little Dickie Durbin the Turban is leading the charge. where did he get his $10 million in wealth on his salary?

Sadly accurate Stephan :-(

Can you find a way to settle the case in my favor? I don’t see why not?

Corruption is very widespread. The judiciary is not immune.

That said, a gift is not automatically a bribe, either….

You can tell who are the low IQ posters here by their posts saying this ignorant cartoon has any similarities to Justice Thomas or any other conservative justice

Scotus, the best justices money (& various forms of bribery) can buy.

We might also add the funding given to the "think’’ tank that Ginni Thomas is running coming from this person (along with others)

Our nation is 247 years old and now we’re realizing the U.S. Supreme Court needs ethics guidelines? Oh, sure, because our founding fathers didn’t mention it in the constitution.