There’s no way Clarence Thomas can be trusted to rule impartially on this case.

Hi,

The Supreme Court starts its fall term on Monday, and the clock is ticking for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a case that could decide the future of our democracy.

Moore v. Harper centers on a fringe legal view that state legislatures can overrule the vote of the people. It’s the exact same theory that Clarence’s wife, Ginni, used to justify her many alarming attempts to overturn the 2020 election.1

There’s no way Justice Thomas can rule impartially on this case.

That’s why we’re demanding that Clarence Thomas recuse himself from Moore v. Harper and other election-related cases. And we’re calling on Congress to force justices to recuse themselves in the face of such obvious conflicts.

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The case file against Ginni Thomas just keeps getting thicker. She sent at least 29 text messages to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the run-up to January 6.2 She personally lobbied Arizona lawmakers to overturn legally cast votes.3 This month, we learned she pressured Wisconsin legislators to do the same.4

“The independent state legislature theory” underpinned these actions, and that’s what's at stake in Moore v. Harper. If Republicans in this case get their way, they would have unbridled power to suppress votes and throw out ballots.

Justice Thomas can’t be trusted to rule impartially on this or any other case related to voting, elections, or Donald Trump. In fact, he was the only justice who voted to approve Trump’s request to withhold documents from the January 6 committee.5

But the court’s fall term starts Monday, and time is running out. That’s why we’re stepping up calls for Thomas to recuse himself from Moore v. Harper and demanding Congress pass a law that would hold justices to the same code of ethics as other public officials.

Chip in to help Demand Progress Action pressure Congress to hold the Supreme Court accountable and push for other key reforms.

With gratitude for all you do,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action

Sources:
1. Daily Beast, "Now Would Be a Good Time to Investigate Ginni Thomas," September 2, 2022.
2. The Washington Post, "Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show," March 24, 2022.
3. The Washington Post, "Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, pressed Ariz. lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s loss, emails show," May 20, 2022.
4. The Washington Post, "Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory," September 1, 2022.
5. Insider, "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," March 24, 2022.

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