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NonilexEarlier, Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> of Oregon, the top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrat</a> on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Senate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#finance</a> cmte, assailed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> policy as he grilled Jamieson Greer: “The U.S. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> has gone from the envy of the world to a laughingstock, in less time than it took to finish March Madness.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutivePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutivePower</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recession</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchases ‘To put it simply, prior to agreeing to any transaction, consumers should understand what they are paying for and what is guaranteed after the sale.’ Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FTC</a>) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you're not really buying an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebook</a> or <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/videogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogame</a>. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/618614/senator-ron-wyden-ftc-andrew-ferguson-digital-goods-ownership" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/618614/senator-ron-wyden-ftc-andrew-ferguson-digital-goods-ownership</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Verge: Ron Wyden asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchases. “Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you’re not really buying an ebook or video game.”<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/the-verge-ron-wyden-asks-for-rules-about-whether-you-own-your-digital-purchases/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/the-verge-ron-wyden-asks-for-rules-about-whether-you-own-your-digital-purchases/</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Senator Has Dire Warning About Letting Elon Musk Run Wild: Ron Wyden didn’t mince words about what Elon Musk and Donald Trump are up to. <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191253/ron-wyden-donald-trump-elon-musk-coup" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/191253/ron-wyden-donald-trump-elon-musk-coup</a>“Trump and Musk are ignoring the checks and balances of our republic, and for all practical purposes I’d call that a coup...They’ve set their sights on a full purge of anyone in govt that doesn’t bend the knee and follow their orders”<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Autogolpe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autogolpe</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Purge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Eilnachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Eilnachrichten</a>*RFK Jr. HHS-Bestätigung: Finanzausschuss des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>-Senats billigt <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kennedy</a> - nachdem <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tRump</a> seine Autismus-Behauptungenverstärk* 2)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpCoup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HHS</a> (1/n)Der <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpCoup1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpCoup1</a>) läuft auf Hochtouren. Hut ab vor jedem wie dem ranghöchsten Mitglied des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SenateFinanceCommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SenateFinanceCommittee</a>, Sen. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>), der immer noch den Mut hat, sich gegen diese faschistische Übernahme der US-Regierung zu stellen.Für diejenigen, die schlecht hören oder..1) <a href="https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/113913104891373980" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/113913104891373980</a>

HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<a href="https://mastodon.social/@flexghost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@flexghost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreakingNew</a> *RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation: Senate Finance Panel Approves Kennedy—After <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tRump</a> Boosts His Autism Claims* 2)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpCoup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HHS</a> (1/n)Totally agree, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpCoup1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpCoup1</a>) is going full speed. Kudos to everyone like the ranking member of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SenateFinanceCommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SenateFinanceCommittee</a>, Sen. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>,) who still has the guts to stand up to this facist takeover of US government.For those with hearing impairments or lesser command of English,.. 1) <a href="https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/113913104891373980" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/113913104891373980</a>

nullagentYesterday US Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon sent a sternly written letter to the US Treasury department indicating that private agents of Elon Musk have been given illegal access of nearly all government payment processing systems.These systems manage and control nearly $6T of US tax payer dollars earmarked for every type of government program imaginable. These databases have up til now been considered highly confidential.<a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-demands-answers-following-report-of-musk-personnel-seeking-access-to-highly-sensitive-us-treasury-payments-system" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-demands-answers-following-report-of-musk-personnel-seeking-access-to-highly-sensitive-us-treasury-payments-system</a><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/USTreasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USTreasury</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/uscoup2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uscoup2</a>

NonilexGet ready to laugh.Her first sentence. 🤣During the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Senate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Intelligence</a> Cmte's confirmation hearing for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TulsiGabbard</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s nom to be Director of National Intelligence, Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-OR) questioned the nominee about her willingness to break with President Trump if an illegal order was given. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrugWNJamfU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrugWNJamfU</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> told the panel that he is not <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiVaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiVaccine</a>, saying all of his children are vaccinated. This was actually a point that his cousin, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CarolineKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarolineKennedy</a>, raised in her letter opposing his confirmation yesterday — she described him as a “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hypocrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hypocrite</a>” for vaccinating his children while at the same time profiting from amplifying fears about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vaccines</a> in many parents.Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> entered Caroline Kennedy’s letter in its entirety into the record.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>

NonilexSen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> accused <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> of being hypocritical, saying he is fond of saying he’s not making “recommendations” about whether parents should <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vaccinate</a> their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a>, but “just asking questions” & giving people choices.“It’s a slippery tactic to dodge any real responsibility for his words & actions, & it’s absurd coming from somebody who’s trying to win confirmation for a job that is entirely about making recommendations,” Wyden said in his opening statement.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>

NonilexSenator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> brings up <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a>’s 2023 remark about pausing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/infectious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infectious</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disease</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> for EIGHT YEARS, calling it”gobsmacking.” He also raises the specter of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalAbortionBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalAbortionBan</a> should Kennedy decide to limit or bar access to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#abortion</a> pill, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mifepristone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mifepristone</a>.Senator Wyden underscored Kennedy’s shifting positions, saying “When he’s taken every side of every issue, how can the American people believe that he has anything to say?”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>

NonilexSenator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a>, Democrat of Oregon & the top Democrat on the panel, goes directly at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> in his opening remarks. The question, he said, is “whether Robert F. Kennedy should be trusted with the health & well-being of the American people.” He said Kennedy has embraced “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConspiracyTheories</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quacks</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/charlatans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#charlatans</a>,” saying that is especially true concerning the safety & efficacy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vaccines</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:The sweeping plan would add six new judges to the high court, appointed over three successive presidential terms.Ron Wyden (D-OR) unveils plan to overhaul and expand the "power hungry" Supreme Court <a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/09/26/ron-wyden-unveils-plan-to-overhaul-and-expand-the-power-hungry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.salon.com/2024/09/26/ron-wyden-unveils-plan-to-overhaul-and-expand-the-power-hungry/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SupremeCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCorruption</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnRoberts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sweeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sweeping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bill</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/overhaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#overhaul</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> would add six <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/justices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#justices</a>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legislation</a> by Sen. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-Ore.) is one of the most <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ambitious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ambitious</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/efforts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#efforts</a> to date to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/remake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#remake</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> following <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/controversies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#controversies</a> over <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rulings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rulings</a> and a severe lack of any meaningful ethics requirements. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Extremism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Religion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepublicanParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThePartyOfHate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmptyThePews</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/26/supreme-court-reform-15-justices-wyden/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/26/supreme-court-reform-15-justices-wyden/</a>

Nonilex[<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MitchMcConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MitchMcConnell</a>’s maneuvering]…helped create the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservative</a> supermajority that now dominates the court.  Another provision in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a>’s bill would expand the number of federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judicial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#judicial</a> circuits from 13 to 15, adding >100 district court <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#judges</a> & >60 appellate-level judges.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> justices must report income, dividends, property sales & gifts, among other things, but the bill would bolster financial checks, disclosures & other transparency measures.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex“We are proposing a way to restore some balance between the 3 branches of government,” Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> added.The bill’s most significant measure would increase the number of justices from 9 to 15 over the course of 12 years. The staggered format over 2 or 3 administrations is aimed at diminishing the chance that one <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> party would pack the courts with its nominees.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JudicialEthics</a> Link to bill, summary & full text:<a href="https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-introduces-sweeping-court-reforms-to-restore-public-trust-as-supreme-court-faces-legitimacy-crisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-introduces-sweeping-court-reforms-to-restore-public-trust-as-supreme-court-faces-legitimacy-crisis</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> …said the goal of the bill is to restore public confidence in a battered institution. He said he hopes to get parts of the bill passed, even if the whole package is not embraced by lawmakers.  “It’s not an atomic secret that the process for selecting justices is politicized,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wyden</a> said. “You’ve got this thoroughly politicized process resulting in a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> that now frequently issues sweeping rulings to overturn laws & upend precedents.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JudicialEthics</a>

NonilexThe legislation by Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-OR) is one of the most ambitious proposals to remake a high court that has suffered a sharp decline in its public approval after a string of contentious decisions & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> scandals in recent years. It has little chance of passing at the moment, since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> have generally opposed efforts to overhaul the court.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a>

NonilexSweeping bill to overhaul <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> would add 6 justices  The legislation by Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-OR) is one of the most ambitious efforts to date to remake the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> following controversies over rulings & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a>.  A sweeping bill introduced by a Democratic senator Wednesday would greatly increase the size of the Supreme Court, make it harder for the justices to overturn <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laws</a>, require justices to undergo <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/audits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audits</a> & remove roadblocks for high court <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nominations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nominations</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/26/supreme-court-reform-15-justices-wyden/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/26/supreme-court-reform-15-justices-wyden/</a>

NonilexSenator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RonWyden</a> (D-OR), the cmte’s chair, said the new info only deepened his concerns that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JaredKushner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JaredKushner</a>’s firm creates conflicts of interest, particularly w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, his father-in-law, running for re-election.Wyden asked why <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AffinityPartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffinityPartners</a> had not “distributed a penny of earnings back to clients,” & suggested that perhaps it was set up primarily as a way for foreign entities to pay the Kushners rather than a typical fund in which ptnrs reap the returns of deployed capital. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bribery</a>

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