Health Care Going To Supreme Court And Obama Has A Plan; Get Rid Of C. Thomas

[mudwhistle]

The Democrats have a problem. They know that when the lawsuits against the constitutionality of the Health Care bill go to the Supreme Court they'll lose. So what do they plan on doing about it? Go after the only black on the court with accusations of ethics violations.

So Democrats have mobilized to take out one of the conservative judges to swing the balance of the court to their side.....and they chose Clarence Thomas. I think these people are really scrapping the bottom of the barrel here.

They're claiming that questions about Thomas's wife's income haven't been answered.......problem is by law they aren't required to answer them....but that never stopped a lib from starting a rolling shit-storm over an issue that they have no real legal standing on.

What's even better is the fact that Thomas is Black and his wife is White....so they can take out a uppity black and a racially mixed couple all with one swipe. This is utterly despicable of the Democrats. It puts the lie to their "We are the party of minorities and we support ethnic equality more then the GOP does" mantra.

Hasn't Clarence Thomas been through enough??? According to 46 House Democrats apparently not.

Now I know why somebody invented axe-handles.

Democrats mobilize over Clarence Thomas ethics investigation

Forty-six House Democrats have joined forces this week to ask the chamber's Judiciary Committee to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for ethics violations. The Democratic lawmakers' complaint argues that reports of Thomas' actions--including those related to the high-profile political activism of his wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas--have raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

"Public records clearly demonstrate that Justice Thomas has failed to accurately disclose information concerning the income and employment status of his wife, as required by law," Democrats led by Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) wrote in a letter (pdf) Wednesday to leaders of the Judiciary Committee. The Democrats also question whether Thomas accurately reported gifts and inappropriately solicited donations.

Blumenauer's office confirmed to The Ticket Thursday afternoon that 46 lawmakers have signed on.

Liberal watchdog group Common Cause recently reported that Thomas' wife earned around $1.6 million between 1997 and 2011--and that Justice Thomas did not report her income over the same time span. Thomas said he "inadvertently" failed to file information on wife's employment "due to a misunderstanding of the filing instructions."

A Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg told the Huffington Post this week that justices are not required to disclose the amount earned by spouses--only the source of their spouses' income.

But Democrats argue that Thomas may have been intentionally withholding the information.

"There is now more than enough evidence to merit a formal inquiry as to whether Justice Thomas willfully failed to make legally required disclosures, perhaps for as long as 13 years," Common Cause president Bob Edgar said in a statement Wednesday. "Given that we now know he correctly completed the reports in prior years, it's hardly plausible--indeed, it's close to unbelievable--that Justice Thomas did not understand the instructions."

Democrats contend that the Supreme Court's protocols for such disclosures should be more transparent. "Because the Court continues to operate without a binding code of ethics or a transparent recusal process, it is time for Congress to exercise its Constitutional role and become involved in this process," Blumenauer said in a statement.

Ginni Thomas has become embroiled in several scandals over the past year.

In Oct. 2010, Thomas made headlines for calling the office of Anita Hill-- the woman who gained national exposure 20 years ago when she testified during Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearing that the nominee sexually harassed her. In last year's call, Ginni Thomas left a voicemail message seeking an apology from Hill.

Soon after, Ginni Thomas stepped down from conservative group Liberty Central, which she founded, citing "distractions" caused by her celebrity.

Her role at Liberty Central and her work with other conservative advocacy groups had raised questions about possible conflicts-of-interest for her spouse. The New York Times' Jackie Calmes last year said Thomas had "the most partisan role ever for a spouse of a justice on the nation's highest court."

Common Cause reports that most of the undisclosed funds earned by Ginni Thomas came from the conservative Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington.

Democrats mobilize over Clarence Thomas ethics investigation | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

 

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[Sarah G]

He should not be a supreme court justice anyway, the man is ignorant and nothing but a yes man. I can't believe he has sat on the bench this long.

His wife is an even bigger moron than he is.

 

[mudwhistle]

He should not be a supreme court justice anyway, the man is ignorant and nothing but a yes man. I can't believe he has sat on the bench this long.

His wife is an even bigger moron than he is.

He's sat on the bench this long because it's a life-time appointment. Hello!!!!

I remember back in 92 right before I went to Kuwait watching that travesty on national television. Joe Biden was the chairman of what Thomas called "A high-tech lynching".

It was a disgrace.

And I suppose just because his wife asked for an apology from Anita Hill she's a moron.

You could tell Hill was lying. She was scared shitless because the Dems put her up to telling us stories about hairs on a coke and Long John Silver.

It was utterly despicable.

Every other member of Clarence Thomas team said the bitch was lying her ass off. They said she acted like she was better then the rest of them from day one. They said Thomas was a great boss and a great legal mind.

But because he was black and conservative the Dems wanted to make an example of him to anyone else who ever dared to step out of line.

Well, I believe the perps of this cluster will burn in hell for eternity. And I say that with love and compassion by the way.

 

[The Rabbi]

He should not be a supreme court justice anyway, the man is ignorant and nothing but a yes man. I can't believe he has sat on the bench this long.

His wife is an even bigger moron than he is.

Because black men have no place on the Supreme Court, right?