Hi,
The crisis of the corrupt Supreme Court has been unfolding for years. You
could look back to the ruling in Citizens United that allowed unlimited
spending in elections. You could look even further back to the Bush v.
Gore ruling that halted the Florida recount in 2000. You could look at the
right-wing decisions in recent years to destroy the Voting Rights Act and
overturn Roe v. Wade, despite an overwhelming majority of Americans
supporting abortion rights.
The corruption uncovered over the last 16 months has been shocking.
Clarence Thomas is embroiled in tens of different ethics scandals
including undisclosed trips to Russia and Indonesia paid for by GOP
billionaire mega-donor Harlan Crow,^1 serious conflicts of interest in
cases that have benefited corporations and Trump, and a slew of mysterious
connections to income, loans, and right-wing networks.
All of the other conservative justices have also been caught up in
scandals that call into serious question their independence and ethical
standing on the court. Yet none of them — Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Gorsuch,
Barrett, nor Kavanaugh — have been held accountable. Congress must pass a
binding, enforceable code of ethics to rid the Supreme Court of this
corruption!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass a SCOTUS ethics act NOW. Hold
the right-wing justices on the Court accountable!
ADD YOUR NAME
Two recent rulings that shocked the country have made the push for a
SCOTUS ethics act even more urgent. First, the right-wing Court struck
down decades of precedent in Chevron, giving corporations more power and
hobbling the power of regulatory agencies like the Environmental
Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration. In that case, Thomas
reversed his long-held position to side with Big Oil giant Chevron after
his wife reportedly accepted secret payments from a shadowy conservative
network.^2
Days later, the same extreme justices gave American presidents “absolute
immunity,” a ruling that could let Donald Trump off the hook for the
series of charges against him, including those surrounding efforts to
overturn the 2020 election. Thomas should’ve never ruled on the case
because his wife, Ginni Thomas, was involved in January 6.^3 Alito had a
Stop the Steal style flag flying over his house at a time when SCOTUS was
considering a case related to the election results.^4
Scandal after scandal has rocked the Supreme Court. Decision after
decision that has reshaped American society to be less democratic, less
equal, less just. Every single right-wing justice has been implicated in
at least one striking ethical violation and had a hand in anti-democratic
decisions. Congress hasn’t taken the action necessary to stop corruption
and preserve the fairness and independence of SCOTUS.
[ [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. ProPublica, “Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire,” [ [link removed] ]April 6, 2023.
2. The Lever, "Clarence Thomas Reversed Position After Gifts And Family
Payments," [ [link removed] ]May 9, 2023.
3. The New Yorker, “Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas’s 'Stop
the Steal' Texts,” [ [link removed] ]March 25, 2022.
4. New York Times, “At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol
on Display,” [ [link removed] ]May 16, 2024.
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