by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D., The New American:

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a one-page letter refusing an invitation by the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about Supreme Court ethics. The committee is investigating alleged corruption on the part of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who is accused of having accepted vacations from a wealthy Republican donor.

Roberts’ letter demonstrates the chief justice’s attitude that his branch of the federal government is superior to its sister branches: the legislative and executive.