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Justice Thomas' Supreme Conflict of Interest

Fri, 02/11/2011 - 17:42 — Dave Culver
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  • Sign on your support of Rep. Anthony Weiner's letter asking Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from future cases involving health care reform.
  • Clarence Thomas Should Be Indicted

Ben Betz, People For the American Way

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, already in hot water over failing to report his wife’s income on judicial disclosure forms, is now being called on by 74 members of Congress, led by Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York, to recuse himself from hearing cases on the health care reform law.

It’s really pretty simple. Justice Thomas’ wife Ginni has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars working for and leading groups that have repealing health care reform as one of their chief goals. And considering challenges to the health car law are expected to make it to the Supreme Court, how could that not be a major conflict of interest?

Rep. Weiner and his colleagues are absolutely correct that Justice Thomas should recuse himself.

Click here to sign on to their letter to Justice Thomas and we’ll deliver the names to Rep. Weiner.

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Clarence Thomas Should Be Indicted, AlaskaDave, Daily Kos
Clarence Thomas, for the past 20 years has checked "None" under "Spouse's Non-Investment Income" on his financial disclosure forms.  That, we now know, was untrue.  The law that is the basis for the disclosure form, includes reference to possible criminal penalties under 18 U.S. Code.

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