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Ginni Thomas, wife of SCOTUS Justice Clarence, THE most reliable no-matter-what-he-does supporter of twice-impeached one term White House occupant Donald Trump, is now known NOT ONLY to have attended the January 6th "Stop the Steal" rally on the Mall, but was in email contact with Mark Meadows, Trump's Chief of Staff, over two dozen times before the insurrection at the Capitol.
There are no "technicalities" about this. There are no obscure "legal issues" which common folk can't fathom.
Clarence Thomas's refusal to AT LEAST recuse himself from any case involving Trump or his administration is not simply wrong; it violates ehical standards that every judge in the country is held to: avoid even the APPEARANCE of bias or self-interest. To use a time-honored legal term, this "STINKS"!
Am I pissed off? You bet!
If he does not have the decency---I know! I know!---to resign, IMPEACH him and investigate dear Ginni till the cows come home!
Carry on.
Chainfire
(17,308 posts)Thomas was put on the court because it was believed that he would tow the conservative policy line. He did, he does and he will as long as he is on the court. Having a Fascist wife is not considered to be a problem now days; Fascism is all the rage now. I think that Tom Clancy had the best solution for the problems of our national political system.
harumph
(1,871 posts)SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)not to be too "nit-picky", but it's "toe the line", like playing darts and putting your toes right on the throwing line, not "tow" the line.
It's a very common mistake. I'm not saying you're "common" either. You are an uncommonly good poster on DU.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,461 posts)But were rarely that lucky.
LiberalFighter
(50,504 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)No Thomas lover, but I'm not for blaming people for what their spouses do. Sorry.
Would love for Thomas to have to resign from SC because of illness, age, or to spend more time with his wife.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)Ginni is not the type to mingle with the tattooed, gun-totin' unwashed crowd that broke windows and pooped inside the US Capitol while trying to lynch the Vice-President and overthrow our government.
But, IS she the type to arrange/encourage financing for the multiple militias and MAGA idiots who did?
IS she the type to use her husband's power and rep to "influence/encourage/theaten" others to "stand up and do their patriotic duty" by overturning a valid election?
I am not "blaming" Clarence for his wife's speech,---though marrying someone like her DOES raise questions about his judgment. I am blaming him for his unethical refusal to recuse himself from any case with "Trump issues". THAT raises questions about his integrity---or lack thereof.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)MissMillie
(38,454 posts)It's everything that happened in between the election and January 6, 2021.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)illegal.
Contesting the electoral votes was not illegal either, although some of the actions might have been illegal.
Democratic Reps Raskin and McGovern were not pursued after contesting then VP Biden's certification of the 2016 election.
Now, if any GOPers helped find entrances, etc., to Capitol, lock em up.
Gore1FL
(21,034 posts)I dont understand
Gore1FL
(21,034 posts)TFG said made a remark that Mike Pence didn't have the courage to reject the election results during the joint session of congress.
I am basically making a joke that Mike Pence also has the power to "overturn" Clarence Thomas' illness!
Thanks
Gore1FL
(21,034 posts)My friends tell me I have a 1 in 10 ratio!
mahina
(17,506 posts)🤙🏼
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,206 posts)DIE.
KS Toronado
(16,911 posts)to help people get to Washington DC on Jan 6th? And if so,
wouldn't Clarence have known about her activities?
Atticus
(15,124 posts)she already is )
Traildogbob
(8,584 posts)ONLY SC Judge to vote AGAINST releasing the White House communications data to 6 committee, to protect his wife. But what the hell. Shows no intent, right. No justice for a SC Justice.
Hes fat, hes black and I bet his white supremacy loving, QANON repiglican, wife never masks and would not get a Vax and could have exchanged spit with him. If Covid ends his criminal ass, Gods will. Justice served, Biden gets Judge number two, as quickly as McDonnell pushed the least qualified Judge, in my life, through in weeks after RBG passed.
Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,452 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(8,998 posts)It would seem that there must be safeguards to protect against corruption on the SCOTUS.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)the SCOTUS to enforce any notion of ethical standards. In fact, I believe it's true that there ARE no ethics rules which even apply to the SCOTUS.
Apparently, it has always been ASSUMED that any jurist elevated to serve on the highest court in the nation would "of course" be ethical and honorable, or no POTUS would nominate them and no Senate would approve them.
And, you know what they say about "ASSUME"!