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Lindsay Graham may have tried to convince Georgia election officials to
throw out fair election results in Trump’s favor. Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas just shielded Lindsay Graham from testifying before a
grand jury about his involvement.^1
Thousands of activists across the country have called for Clarence Thomas
to recuse himself from Supreme Court cases pertaining to the 2020 election
due to his wife’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election — but Thomas is
ignoring these demands. It’s time for Congress to pass legislation forcing
the Supreme Court to abide by recusal standards, adopt a Code of Ethics,
and stop trading stocks!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act,
legislation creating a Code of Ethics for Supreme Court justices and their
spouses!
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If Congress doesn’t act now, Clarence Thomas could be allowed to rule on a
case with terrifying implications for our democracy: Moore v. Harper.
Essentially, the court will determine whether states can overturn election
results and ignore the will of the people.^2
Justice Thomas has already demonstrated he’s unable to rule fairly on
cases pertaining to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In
January 2021, Clarence Thomas was the only justice who sided with Trump in
a case determining whether the January 6th Committee could access Trump
White House records.^3
Just two months later, we learned the extent of his wife’s involvement in
the Trump coup attempt. Ginni Thomas texted with Trump’s former Chief of
Staff Mark Meadows about the insurrection and pressured lawmakers at the
state and federal levels to throw out the fairly-determined election
results.
Luckily, legislation addressing SCOTUS conflicts of interest is pending in
Congress right now. the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act, sponsored
by Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, would ban Members of
the court from trading individual stocks, requiring the court to adopt a
Code of Ethics, overhauling the recusal process, and more.^3
They called for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself — but without a
code of conduct, he could simply ignore their demands.^4 Clarence Thomas
stands with Trump and Lindsay Graham. There’s no way he could rule fairly
in Moore v. Harper. We need a SCOTUS Code of Ethics — now!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act,
legislation creating a Code of Ethics for Supreme Court justices and their
spouses!
Thanks for taking action,
Izzi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. CNN, “Clarence Thomas freezes order for Lindsey Graham to testify
before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election,” [ [link removed] ]October 24,
2022.
2. SCOTUS Blog, “Moore v. Harper,” [ [link removed] ]September 21, 2022.
3. Washington Post, “Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue
unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show,”
[ [link removed] ]March 24, 2022.
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