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A Democratic and Republican senator are working together to gain access to Supreme Court justices' travel documents as part of a larger ethics investigation into whether senior public officials need better transparency requirements.

Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy sent a letter Friday to the Justice Department asking for the travel records all nine justices' trips outside of Washington, D.C., since 2011, including where the trip was and the cost to taxpayers.

Whitehouse, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Kennedy, a top Republican on that panel, said that senior government officials must disclose outside income, gifts and reimbursements on an annual basis to comply with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and Ethics Reform Act of 1989.

They say Supreme Court guidelines are "significantly less stringent" when it comes to disclosures and that justices face less scrutiny than federal officials.

The senators say information on the justices' travels will help them "improve the consistency of disclosure standards across the three branches."

This isn't the first time justices have faced scrutiny over trips and money disclosures.

From 2004 to 2014, then-Justice Antonin Scalia went on 259 expenses-paid trips. In addition, he went on a 2016 trip paid for by a businessman to a hunting lodge where he passed away, according to RollCall.

A Democratic and Republican senator are working together to gain access to Supreme Court justices' travel documents as part of a larger ethics investigation into whether senior public officials need better transparency requirements. Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy sent a letter Friday to the Justice Department asking for the travel records all nine justices' trips outside of Washington, D.C., since 2011, including where the trip was and the cost to taxpayers. Whitehouse, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Kennedy, a top Republican on that panel, said that senior government officials must disclose outside income, gifts and reimbursements on an annual basis to comply with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and Ethics Reform Act of 1989. They say Supreme Court guidelines are "significantly less stringent" when it comes to disclosures and that justices face less scrutiny than federal officials. The senators say information on the justices' travels will help them "improve the consistency of disclosure standards across the three branches." This isn't the first time justices have faced scrutiny over trips and money disclosures. From 2004 to 2014, then-Justice Antonin Scalia went on 259 expenses-paid trips. In addition, he went on a 2016 trip paid for by a businessman to a hunting lodge where he passed away, according to RollCall.

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IMHO, there are two very different reasons for this. They are both looking for dirt, but very different reasons. The democrat senator, Sheldon Whitehouse is looking to disqualify any justice so Biden can flip the court. Any corruption found may also give the excuse to pack the court. Republican Senator John Kennedy is looking for any indication of whether the court has been compromised. Chief Justice Kennedy comes to mind.

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Thanks for your observation. Makes sense and clears up my mind a bit.

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IMHO you hit the nail on the head once you know what they're up to makes it easier to spot their game. both looking for ways to change opinions in SC same park two different games.

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they both sound like zionists looking to get info on a good place where they can be assassinated out of sight

This isn't the first time they murdered judges to get their way

remember the lady judge whose husband and son were murdered by a fake "UPS" delivery guy who shot them both in the head when they answered the door?

Yea, kike yids and their puppets are ruining our country, deport anyone associated with the cabal, and sorry but not sorry, but WAYYYYYYYYY too many jews are involved with the cabal for me to bother "sorting them out"

when 80% of your community promotes pedophelia, I don't have to waste time trying to "spare" the 20% if those 20% are silent against the act of pedophelia promotion

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My guess - justice roberts

Either scrubbing data or looking for smoking guns to tie to epstien.

This is all confusing though, why is this allowed under Biden and not researched under Trump?

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Like you say its all very confusing. I've noticed that there were a lot of leaks of what is happening in the country prior to Trump. This makes me suspect Trump is still in charge and working behind the scenes. It's just my gut speaking here.

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Yeah makes my pill a little less Westley Snipes and a tiny bit more Rick Astley

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This is all confusing though, why is this allowed under Biden and not researched under Trump?

My guess is that the Dems are taking advantage of an opportunity that Kennedy has presented by wanting to see the SC judge's records. Like said, they want to pack the court, and this is a possible means. They're incredibly desperate and weak at this point and are looking for any way at all to gain some power back before the SHTF.

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I believe the SC has been compromised. I want corrupt jurists removed and imprisoned.

I have concerns about giving Biden one or more picks.

Perhaps this can unravel a bit more slowly than the election audits and Biden won’t get to choose.

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Brother, They should have always been held to the same standards.

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Brother, they should be held to higher standards after all they are placed in their positions for life. The last thing this country needs is a person on the Supreme Court who doesn't believe in this country the way it was founded.

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Amen Brother, I agree with that, I was surprised to read they were a little lower. And Congress should be held to a higher standard then those serving in the Military, sad when a slick sleeve in the Military is held to a higher standard then Congress.