Other Democrats have gone even further and called for Thomas to resign, arguing that his participation in cases potentially involving the release of his wife’s sensitive personal communications is ethically disqualifying for the entire job.

Some have proposed mounting an investigation in the House Judiciary Committee to dig in further—or even draft articles of impeachment in the House, which would require a simple majority to pass.

And nearly all Democrats have embraced the idea of passing ethics reform for the Supreme Court in the hopes of giving justices some basic ethical rules to abide by, since it remains the only court in the nation without one.

To move forward with any of these tactics—particularly the legislative ones—would require a great deal of unison among members in order to be successful. But like with much of their politicking this past year, Democrats simply aren’t on the same page, and don’t seem poised to get there.