The most convincing argument I’ve seen is that you’re not paying for their vote (because that’s a forgone conclusion) but rather you’re paying them to stay. Thomas loves to bitch about how underpaid he is and how he could be making bank in the private sector. Which is a coded message for pay me or I’m leaving and someone who isn’t a psycho will take my seat.
I think that's a lot of it. One other piece is the Supreme Court justices choose which cases to hear so people are paying to make sure they decide to hear the "right" cases and pass on others
paying thomas and alito to vote in favor of big business is like paying a dog to take a dump
The most convincing argument I’ve seen is that you’re not paying for their vote (because that’s a forgone conclusion) but rather you’re paying them to stay. Thomas loves to bitch about how underpaid he is and how he could be making bank in the private sector. Which is a coded message for pay me or I’m leaving and someone who isn’t a psycho will take my seat.
I think that's a lot of it. One other piece is the Supreme Court justices choose which cases to hear so people are paying to make sure they decide to hear the "right" cases and pass on others