Stephan: Amy Coney Barrett, in my opinion, has no business being an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. It isn't just that she does not have the legal chops for the post, there is also the issue of her being a member of a religious cult with views completely out of synch with the general American culture. And then there is the fact that Donald Trump nominated her, and McConnell and the MAGAt Republicans in the senate confirmed her, specifically because her cult is strongly anti-choice, again a minority position in the American culture, and she would vote against a woman's ability to control her own body. So how did she get that appointment. This article provides some insight and shows, once again, how corrupt the American government became under criminal Trump's administration.
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands during a group photo of the justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2021. Credit: Erin Schaff / Getty
A conservative dark money group led by former president Donald Trump’s judicial adviser Leonard Leo bankrolled Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation campaign with nearly $22 million in anonymous cash, while another nonprofit Leo helps steer saw a fundraising bonanza and showered cash on other organizations boosting Barrett, according to tax returns obtained by us.
The new taxreturns shed light on how Barrett’s successful, last-minute confirmation campaign was aided by a flood of dark money. They also reveal the rapid growth of Leo’s already highly successful dark money network and its tentacles in the broader conservative movement.
Corporate interests with access to nearly unlimited money have a huge stake in tilting the court to the right: in recent years, the court has played a pivotal role not only in swaying social policy, but also in shifting economic policy and corporate regulations. In Barrett’s first year, she has already sided […]
Wilma Bodrak
on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 6:02 am
Is this the first time this has happened? If others, they should also be “outed”….
I was never in favor of her but I am betting the dark money part is nothing new.
Is this the first time this has happened? If others, they should also be “outed”….
I was never in favor of her but I am betting the dark money part is nothing new.