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John,
In order to stop the corrupt, far-right majority on the Supreme Court from continuing to strip away our rights, we must urgently expand and reform the Supreme Court. That includes holding corrupt Justices accountable.
We just found out that multiple lawyers with cases before the Supreme Court sent payments by Venmo to Justice Clarence Thomas’s aide—including a lawyer who argued against affirmative action, which Thomas just voted to strike down.
This adds to a long list of clear conflicts of interests, including:
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Clarence Thomas voted for Trump’s Muslim ban while his wife worked for an organization supporting the ban.
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He voted against holding Trump accountable for the Jan 6th insurrection, after his wife actively advocated to overturn 2020’s election results (including directly pushing Trump’s Chief of Staff).
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He voted against the Affordable Care Act while his wife was paid to lobby for its repeal.
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He voted to stop vote recounts in the 2000 presidential election while his wife was working with George W. Bush’s transition team.
We cannot let Justice Clarence Thomas continue to abuse his power on the nation’s highest court.
Please add your name: Impeach Clarence Thomas now!
In solidarity,
Rashida
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From: Rashida Tlaib
Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Subject: Updates: Clarence Thomas’s corruption on the Court
To: [email protected]
John,
We already knew that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was secretly taking payments from billionaire Republican mega-donors, in a flagrant abuse of power.
But it keeps getting worse.
Just this week, the Guardian reported that multiple lawyers with cases before the Supreme Court sent payments by Venmo to Clarence Thomas’s aide.1 One of the lawyers argued against affirmative action, which Thomas just voted to strike down.
No wonder public trust in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low. Justices like Clarence Thomas are doing the bidding of far-right extremists at the expense of the American people, undermining our democracy while taking away our rights.
Please add your name if you agree: It’s time to impeach Clarence Thomas.
For years, Justice Clarence Thomas failed to recuse himself when he faced clear conflicts of interest based on his wife’s work. Here are just a few examples:
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Clarence Thomas voted for the Muslim ban while his wife worked for an organization supporting the ban.
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He voted against holding Trump accountable for the Jan 6th insurrection, after his wife actively advocated to overturn 2020’s election results (including directly pushing Trump’s Chief of Staff).
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He voted against the Affordable Care Act while his wife was paid to lobby for its repeal.
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He voted to stop vote recounts in the 2000 presidential election while his wife was working with George W. Bush’s transition team.
These are just some of the ways Justice Clarence Thomas has abused his power on the nation’s highest court to harm our communities.
Please add your name now to join the call: Impeach Clarence Thomas!
Thank you. Together, we’re building a government that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few.
- Rashida
1 Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo
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