Dear Editor: Supreme Court Has Run Amok

Dear Editor:

The Supreme Court has run amok, and it's time to get it under control.

For the last year, we have witnessed scandal after scandal comes out of the Supreme Court. And in the last month alone we've seen multiple breaking news stories about Clarence Thomas's shady behavior. First, it was secretly accepting luxury vacations and lavish gifts worth millions for 20 years. Then, it was having his mother's home bought and renovated. Now, it's come to light that his grandnephew's private school tuition was taken care of for years. All by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. And not a single one was disclosed to the public.

Thankfully, this bad behavior can be addressed. Congress has the ability-and responsibility-to act as a check on the Supreme Court and restore faith in our judicial system. It's time they take the first step and pass a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

No one is above accountability, and that includes our justices on the Supreme Court.

Deb Hahm

Butte, Montana