| Friend, When our elected officials lose the trust of their constituents, we vote them out. But what about Supreme Court justices? Multiple investigations have found that Justice Clarence Thomas has failed to reveal a seemingly endless list of perks and payoffs, including, most recently, a flight from Hawaii to New Zealand with a wealthy conservative donor.(1) Justice Samuel Alito has flown multiple flags showing his deep affinity for Trump and the January 6th protestors and yet refused to recuse himself from cases involving the former president.(2) Both justices have shown a lack of integrity, judgment, and sheer common sense, making them unfit for their positions. The bad news is that the only way to remove them from office is through impeachment proceedings. The good news is that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently filed articles of impeachment against the two justices.
The decisions of the Supreme Court have a massive impact on Californians. When the court overturned the Roe decision, California became one of a handful of safe harbor states for people in surrounding areas seeking abortion access.(3) When the Court ruled that people experiencing homelessness do not have a right to sleep outside, California’s leaders moved to fine, ticket, and evict people with nowhere else to go.(4) And the Court’s countless pro-business, anti-people decisions have forced California to do more and more to make up for cutbacks in federal support and bureaucracy.(5) Supreme Court justices must be able to maintain an impartial approach, adjudicating the law and not their own personal preferences or benefactor interests. Both Justices Alito and Thomas have repeatedly shown that they are indeed beholden to special interests or their own biased beliefs and thus are no longer fit to serve on the Court. By introducing the Articles of Impeachment, Representative Ocasio-Cortez laid the groundwork for removing these corrupt justices from the Court. But, now it’s up to the rest of the House to move the hearings forward. Add your name to show your support for impeachment proceedings against Justices Alito and Thomas. Yours in the fight for justice! –Irene, Annie, Angela, Isidra, Mario, Marvin, Alyssa, Jen, Cecilia, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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