[ [link removed] ]Justice Clarence Thomas just ruled to keep Donald Trump on the ballot,
even though he has a direct conflict of interest in the case. Add your
name to demand that Congress take action to stop corruption on the Supreme
Court!

Dear MoveOn member,

The Supreme Court just ruled that Donald Trump can remain on Colorado's
ballot, shutting down a decision from Colorado's Supreme Court that
disqualified Donald Trump from the presidential ballot and determined that
he incited an insurrection before and during January 6.^1 Once again, we
are witnessing the court side with MAGA extremism over democracy.

This ruling not only impacts Colorado but efforts across the country to
disqualify Trump from the presidential ballot due to his violation of the
14th Amendment, which states that anyone who participates in insurrection
is ineligible to run for office again.

And Justice Clarence Thomas—whose wife actively participated in the
attempt to overturn the 2020 election^2—ruled to keep Trump on the ballot.
Despite calls to recuse himself from the case because of this major
conflict of interest, he stayed on. And now look where we are.

Justice Thomas violated the Supreme Court's own code of conduct by ruling
in this case, which states that a justice should not allow family, social,
political, financial, or other relationships to influence official conduct
or judgment.^3 It's only the latest example of why we can't rely on
Supreme Court justices to oversee themselves, and why Congress needs to
take action to restore integrity to the court. [ [link removed] ]Will you sign the
petition demanding that Congress take action to stop further corruption on
the Supreme Court?

It's time to deal with Supreme Court corruption. Sign the petition to
demand that Congress take action to restore trust in the court!

[3]Sign the petition

The Supreme Court’s current code of ethics, adopted for the first time
only recently, has no way of being enforced. Justice Thomas ruled in this
case knowing that his own wife played an active role in attempting to
overturn the 2020 election results, and we know Justice Thomas won’t hold
himself accountable.^4 This is after Thomas has heard other cases
involving the attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and numerous cases
throughout his career that are interwoven with his wife's activism and
with the causes of right-wing financiers who also lavish expensive gifts
on Thomas.^5 [ [link removed] ]It's time for Congress to step in and take action to bring
trust back to the Supreme Court and stop further corruption! Sign the
petition now.

Congress has the power to prevent further corruption in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act would adopt a code
of conduct for justices and create a system for investigating and
receiving complaints. It would also establish rules for governing the
disclosure of gifts, travel, and income received by justices.^6

Together, we can call on Congress to impose commonsense ethics rules and
ensure that our highest court respects precedent and stands up for the
American people, not MAGA extremists and special interests.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now to demand that Congress hear our voices and take
action to stop corruption on the nation's highest court.

Thanks for all you do. 

–Alexis, Kelsey, Gabi, Ankur, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Live Updates: Supreme Court Rules Trump Can Remain on Colorado
Ballot," The New York Times, March 4, 2024 
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2. "First on CNN: January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni
Thomas and Mark Meadows," CNN, March 25, 2022, 
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3. ""Code of Conduct for Justices," Supreme Court of the United States,"
November 13, 2023
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4. "First on CNN: January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni
Thomas and Mark Meadows," CNN, March 25, 2022
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5. "Clarence Thomas was the lone dissent in the Supreme Court's January
order rejecting Trump's bid to withhold documents from the January 6
panel," Business Insider, March 24, 2022
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6. "S.359 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023,"
Congress.gov, accessed March 4, 2024
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