Dear John,
Just wanted to make sure you saw the petition to impeach Justice Clarence
Thomas. The news about his inappropriate conflicts of interest has only
intensified over the weekend, with more and more leaders and organizations
joining the demand to remove him from the Supreme Court.^1 [ [link removed] ]Will you add
your name along with nearly 100,000 fellow MoveOn members calling upon
Justice Thomas to resign or else be investigated, impeached, and removed?
Below, please read the email MoveOn sent about this issue on Friday.
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Mana, Amy, Michael, and the rest of the team
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[ [link removed] ]SIGN NOW: Clarence Thomas must resign from the Supreme Court
immediately or else be impeached.
Dear MoveOn member,
BREAKING: Newly released text messages show the extent to which Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, actively urged the
Trump White House to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential
election—both leading up to the deadly January 6 insurrection and after.^2
In spite of his wife's active role in this attempted coup, Justice Thomas
participated in a case regarding Trump's records on January 6 and was the
sole justice in an 8-1 ruling who wanted the White House to keep records
hidden—including the texts that just came out.^3
This is a clear conflict of interest, and Thomas' refusal to recuse is the
latest in a long history of using his power to aid a right-wing agenda.^4
[ [link removed] ]Will you add your name to say that because of this abuse of power,
Thomas must resign—or Congress must immediately investigate and impeach
him?
Clarence Thomas must resign from the Supreme Court immediately or else be
impeached.
[4]Sign the petition
Thomas' long history and ties with Big Money right-wing organizations and
his wife's leading role in them have been well documented. And for
decades, Thomas has refused to step back from cases that involve his and
his wife's interests.^5
This latest instance is just the most egregious—as it's become clear Ginni
Thomas played a leading role in efforts to overturn the democratic
election results, urging the White House to reject them even after the
deadly insurrection. Thomas' participation in the Supreme Court case on
this matter is only the latest example of his severely compromised sense
of impartiality and morality.
Thomas never should have been confirmed for the court. Now, it is clearer
than ever that he must resign—or Congress must investigate, reveal what he
knew and when he knew it, and impeach.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Danielle, Vickie, Manny, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Calls For Hearings,
Recusal, Resignation For Wife’s Texts About 2020 Election," Forbes, March
25, 2022
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2. "Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts
to overturn the 2020 election, texts show," The Washington Post, March 24,
2022
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3. "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," Insider, March 24, 2022
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4. "The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas," The New York Times,
February 23, 2022
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5. "Is Ginni Thomas a threat to the Supreme Court?" The New Yorker,
January 21, 2022
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