Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina accused Democrats of attempting to undermine conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas with a bill that was blocked by Senate Republicans earlier in June. Graham criticized the proposed Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, which would have changed financial disclosure requirements, ethical standards, and recusal requirements for Supreme Court justices.
Graham argued that the bill was a constitutional overreach and an attempt to micromanage the Supreme Court. He claimed that Democrats were trying to destroy Alito and Thomas because they are conservative judges. The South Carolina senator, along with GOP allies like Senators John Kennedy and Mike Lee, opposed the measure.
President Biden has also criticized the Supreme Court, stating that it is “out-of-kilter.” Graham pushed back against this criticism, saying that most Americans do not feel safer under Biden’s presidency compared to Trump’s. He highlighted issues such as the border crisis, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and Biden’s handling of law enforcement.
Overall, Graham’s comments reflect the ongoing political divide over the Supreme Court and the role of justices in the judicial system.
