[mc32]

The gov should do what Singapore does: pay senior officials well but exterminate any sort of non monetary perquisites and impeach or fire violators. Also ban any gov person from trading on insider info.

Also, if I had it my way, no government person while in the employ of the gov, should be able to vote at the level they represent or work in. If they’re fed employees no voting in fed elections and so on. Yes, I know under our constitution this would violate their rights. But you know, one can wish. I see it as a conflict of interest.

[epistasis]

For a long time, basic pride by Supreme Court justices kept this in check.

But now it's time for external enforcement. There are too many justices who think that they embody law and order in themselves, and therefore no matter what they do they are obeying the law, since they are the law. Similar to most police forces these days.

[Applejinx]

Oh, they are, in theory and in practice. Their literal job is embodying law and order and they make up the rules, and everyone else is stuck with what they decree, handing down final decisions like legal Gods.

I do not get how they then turn around and insist on also having uncountable wealth. Surely there are a lot of people who would be content with just having unaccountable power? Maybe they should make minimum wage, while also having final say over what law is.

[refurb]

For a long time, basic pride by Supreme Court justices kept this in check.

That's incredibly naive.

If anything politics and was dirtier in the past than the present. The media in the past did a great job of covering up things since they were so cozy with politicians.

Read about some of the politics of the 1800's in the US and it's far worse than today.