Hi,
Now that the right-wing Supreme Court has granted American presidents
“absolute immunity” for all “official acts,” former president Donald Trump
is trying to get out of his Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.^1
Trump wants the judge in the Mar-a-Lago case (who he appointed when he was
president) to throw out the entire case, citing the extreme SCOTUS
immunity ruling. The problem with this whole disastrous Supreme Court
decision is that right-wing justices like Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
should’ve never ruled on it because of their serious conflicts of
interest. Now, Trump may have been let off the hook by a set of justices
embroiled in serious ethics scandals.
Before SCOTUS further destroys democracy, Congress must act swiftly to
impose a strict, enforceable code of conduct on this corrupt Court.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass a SCOTUS ethics act to root
out corruption on the Court. Hold the right-wing justices on the Court
accountable!
ADD YOUR NAME
After the SCOTUS immunity ruling, former president Donald Trump may not
face any accountability for his role in January 6^2 or any of his other
pending cases.
As Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissenting opinion, "The president
is now a king above the law."^3
This disastrous right-wing decision happened because there has been no
accountability for the Court’s out of control corruption. Justices Thomas
and Alito both refused to recuse themselves in the Trump immunity case,
even though they had clear conflicts of interest. That’s just the start of
Thomas and Alito’s ethics violations. Every single right-wing justice on
the Court has been enmeshed in serious ethics scandals. Congress CANNOT
let this continue.
Congress hasn’t taken the action necessary to stop corruption and preserve
the fairness and independence of the Supreme Court. Now, the Court has
handed the American presidency a shocking, dangerous level of power and
may have let Trump off the hook.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Congress has sat on the sidelines long enough. Hold the
right-wing justices on the Supreme Court accountable!
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. The Independent, “Trump throws a Clarence Thomas-sized wrench into
Mar-a-Lago case after Supreme Court immunity ruling,” [ [link removed] ]July 6, 2024.
2. Reuters, “US Supreme Court rules Trump has broad immunity from
prosecution,” [ [link removed] ]July 1, 2024.
3. Business Insider, “Sotomayor says the president can now 'assassinate a
political rival' without facing prosecution,” [ [link removed] ]July 1, 2024.
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