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Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket (www.propublica.org)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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It's almost like the gratuities are what drive the decisions by Republican appiontees.

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[–] Enkers 106 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Cannon had filed the Sage Lodge trips with the federal judiciary’s administrative office but had “inadvertently” not taken the second step of posting them on the court’s website. [The clerk] explained that “Judges often do not realize they must input the information twice."

Seems like a bad system. Why not just have it be done automatically, or have the clerk do it. Presumably the judge's time is going to be more costly than the clerk's.

It almost seems intentionally bad so these little oopsies can keep happening.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It almost seems intentionally bad so these little oopsies can keep happening.

That's like... our entire fucking government.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh… large swaths of government try to be efficient… it just keeps tripping over its own feet and all the red tape lying around.

Seems to me like the majority of this nonsense is more typical of the portion of the government that employs by appointment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Valid take, and I appreciate it in response to my cynicism.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Holy shit… totally not the response I expected either.

But to my point, I know a handful of career civil servants and they’re pretty passionate about their roles and try to do a good job… unlike fucking lunatics like Canon who are supposed to be apolitical but politics dictate every action they take…

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Something something ignorance of the law is no excuse

[–] Enkers 1 points 2 months ago

Just to be clear, this is a matter of workplace policy, so relating to the law, but not of the law. But yes, it would be prudent to know the policies of your workplace, and doubly so if you're a goddamned judge.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's almost like a bad judgment call to not ensure you understand the rules of your job.

One might even say if you don't care about doing your job correctly that it shows a lack of proper judgment.

But what do I know, I'm just a worthless factory schmuck.

[–] Enkers 6 points 2 months ago

I feel like there's something peculiar about those slanty words you used, but who am I to judge?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As someone in the industry, every organization has to balance cost to benefits. If it costs $10k to intercomnect two low priority systems vs having each person have to double enter, they're gonna prioritize higher priority things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Truth, even though it still doesn't make sense.

A while back, another team asked us to clean up some noisy logs, because it cost us $3k a year with our new logging provider. As we discussed it on a call, my boss pointed out that with the people we had on, that meeting cost more than $3k.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

The legal system here is one big fucking clown show these days. Far too many cowards too scared to do their job and hold powerful people accountable, which leaves a disturbing amount of judges to be opportunistic corrupted assholes that enrich themselves by enabling and protecting fascist resources.

The coup never ended.

[–] BlucifersVeinyAnus 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, she’ll be on the Supreme Court short list then?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Not if we elect Harris.

[–] candyman337 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

GET HER OUTTA THERE!!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

We have to show up, vote, and bring a friend.

Sweep the executive and congress, and she can be impeached. She’s got job security as long as the GOP controls the executive or a branch of congress.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Why of course she did.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I don't hold out much hope of this happening, but the system needs to be updated to allow folks to request the judges above Cannon to investigate matters, and they should have the power to met out an actual deterrent.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

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