Hi,
Recently, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Moore v. Harper, “one of
the scariest election cases in the Supreme Court’s modern history,”
according to Vox.^1 The court’s ruling will determine whether states can
overturn election results and gerrymander to their hearts’ content.^2
Justice Clarence Thomas should not be allowed to rule on this case due to
his wife’s extensive involvement in the Trump coup attempt. Demand
Progress — and over 200,000 affiliated activists — called for Justice
Thomas to recuse himself. Yet it looks like he’ll rule on the case and
ignore our calls for basic ethical conduct. Congress must pass legislation
tackling corruption on the Supreme Court, now.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and
Transparency Act to enact urgently-needed ethical standards for the
Supreme Court!
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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, 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.^4 There’s no way Clarence Thomas can be trusted to rule fairly in
Moore v. Harper or other Trump-related cases.
The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act would require real
scrutiny of the recusal process.^4 It would also help shut down attempts
to influence the Supreme Court by enacting stricter rules around justices’
travel and accepting gifts. This legislation passed the House Judiciary
Committee in May — now it’s ready for a floor vote in the House and the
Senate.
Supreme Court Justices keep proving they won’t act ethically on their own.
It’s time for Congress to force them to do it.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and
Transparency Act to enact urgently-needed ethical standards for the
Supreme Court!
Thanks for taking action,
Izzi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Vox, “Amy Coney Barrett appears likely to block the GOP's latest
attack on democracy,” [ [link removed] ]December 7, 2022.
2. New York Times, “Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Far-Reaching
Elections Case,” [ [link removed] ]December 6, 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.
4. House Judiciary Committee, “House Judiciary Committee Passes Supreme
Court Ethics Legislation,” [ [link removed] ]May 11, 2022.
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