Bard spotting on Bluesky 27 December 2024

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

To sum up, my position here is that there is a precarious balance of public trust in the institutions of the practice of law, justice, government — and that is in a scope that is beyond merely law, but is one of politics.

(Thank you @cbowers.bsky.social for your contributions)

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

There are a lot of people talking past one another about the employment history of the judge & her spouse.

Whether or not there actually exists a conflict of interest (which is beyond my authority to say), there exists an

Appearance of Impropriety

And that should suffice for a recusal.

BUT

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

Capital (shareholder) finance incentives abound in the professional class. They shouldn't. That they do, tears at public trust in the institutions. Regulatory capture of public officials is apparent; this also tears at public trust.

In short, it was proper to have Jimmy Carter sell the peanut farm.

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

But government and justice have abandoned such standards, systemically. It is flaunted. That comes with a price.