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People For supporter –

Yesterday, CBS News and The Washington Post published dozens of text
messages obtained by the January 6th Select Committee revealing that Ginni
Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, conspired with
Mark Meadows – then White House Chief of Staff – to overturn the results
of the 2020 election.^[ [link removed] ]

This is bombshell-level news, and reveals the depths to which Ginni Thomas
has immersed herself in QAnon conspiracy theories and the "Big Lie." One
of her texts to Meadows went so far as to tell him that ... "Biden crime
family ... are being arrested & detained for ballot fraud & will be living
in barges off GITMO to face military tribunals for sedition.”

Clarence Thomas really should resign from the Supreme Court – but at the
very least, must recuse himself from any and all cases related to the
efforts to overthrow our democracy.

[1]Please sign our petition today demanding that Clarence Thomas recuse
himself from cases involving the January 6 insurrection. >>

Thank you for your activism on this issue and for speaking out to support
truth, justice, and the American way!

– The People For Digital Team (Ben, Sarah, Meg, Zach and Will)

Source:

1. [ [link removed] ]"Texts Reveal Ginni Thomas Embraced QAnon Conspiracies, Pushed White
House to Overturn 2020 Election", Rolling Stone, 3/24/22

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Friend,

In new reporting out just this week, Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas, has confirmed that she attended the so-called
‘Stop the Steal’ rally on January 6, 2021 – just hours before participants
stormed the U.S. Capitol! And several eye witnesses have claimed that
Ginni was also present at the Willard Hotel that day – which served as the
"command center" for those leading the effort to overturn the election for
Donald Trump and planning the Jan. 6 protest, according to reporter Hunter
Walker.^[1][2]

We’re re-upping our call for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from any
case that involves the Jan. 6 insurrection or efforts to overturn the 2020
election, and we need you to join us and the nearly 23,000 supporters who
have already added their name to our petition.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition today >>

Thanks for all you do,

Zach, People For

Sources:

1. [ [link removed] ]"A Supreme Court Justice’s Wife Attended the Rally Before the Jan. 6
Capitol Riot", Rolling Stone, 3/14/22

2. Walker, H [ [link removed] ][@hunterw], 3/14/22 "Three separate sources have told me
they believe they saw Ginni Thomas at the Willard on Jan. 6. That's the
hotel where rally planners had a headquarters and the Trump allies working
to overturn the election had a "command center."" Twitter.

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[ [link removed] ]Justice Thomas must recuse himself on January 6 cases. Sign today >>

People For supporter,

In January, the Supreme Court ruled on a request by Trump to block the
release of White House records to the House Select Committee investigating
January 6. Justice Clarence Thomas was the sole dissenter in the 8-1
ruling, arguing in favor of allowing Trump to keep the truth about what
happened that day hidden.^[1]

Aside from the red flags this raises about Justice Thomas’ ideological –
and perhaps partisan – extremism, the decision should sound the alarm for
all Americans concerned about Supreme Court justices’ adherence to basic
standards of ethics. And here’s why:

A new in-depth investigation by The New York Times Magazine further
reveals the significant involvement of Justice Thomas’s wife Ginni Thomas
in far-right extremist movements, including efforts to overturn the 2020
election, provide support to the so-called “Stop the Steal” movement, and
bury the truth about the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol.^[2]

There have been concerns for a long time that Justice Thomas has not been
able to draw a clear line of separation between his responsibilities as a
Supreme Court justice and the extremist political activities of Ginni
Thomas, which go back decades.

It’s become clear that Justice Thomas cannot be trusted to be a fair
arbiter in cases involving the far-right political movements in which his
wife has been and remains deeply involved. And with our whole system of
government itself under perhaps the greatest threat it’s ever faced, by
insurrectionists and other pro-Trump authoritarians, we cannot afford to
have someone on the Supreme Court eager to side with the enemies of
democracy.

[ [link removed] ]Will you join us in calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to RECUSE
himself from any and all cases related to seditious efforts to overturn
the 2020 election and investigations into the January 6 insurrection? >>

Supreme Court justices are not currently bound by the same ethics rules
that apply to all other federal court judges. So removing Justice Thomas’s
influence in these cases is vital to protecting against impropriety and
making sure justices’ personal political allegiances don’t put them at
odds with defending our constitutional democracy.

Justice Thomas should not have been involved in the White House records
case and should recuse himself from further cases involving such subject
matter.

[ [link removed] ]So please add your name if you agree that Justice Thomas should recuse
himself from all cases related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election
and investigations of the insurrection >>

Thank you for everything you do,

– Ben Betz, Director of Digital & Organizing

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Source:

[1] "[ [link removed] ]In Rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court Allows Release of Jan. 6
Files." (The New York Times, 1/19/2022.)

[2] "[ [link removed] ]The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas." (The New York
Times, 2/22/2022.)

 

 

 

 


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