Clarence THOMAS: The Best Supreme Court Justice That CITIZENS UNITED COULD BUY

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"...There is one particular Justice who was fortunate to be confirmed and there is
ample evidence that he should be removed for judicial malfeasance and criminal activity...."




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" In the course of human events, most people give politicians and public figures a second chance when they make a mistake in judgment because, as the saying goes, “to err is human” and everyone makes at least one mistake in their lives. When politicians make mistakes they face any number of consequences ranging from censure to removal from office, and in many cases, they resign in disgrace only to become lobbyists for right-wing organizations. When a Supreme Court Justice makes a mistake though, there is little recourse because they were granted lifetime employment after going through sometimes grueling confirmation hearings. There is one particular Justice who was fortunate to be confirmed and there is ample evidence that he should be removed for judicial malfeasance and criminal activity.



Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearing gave a glimpse into the character of a slimy sexual predator who does not deserve to sit on a park bench much less the highest court in the land. In his confirmation hearing there was an allegation of a sexual nature that the predominately male Senate glossed over because they were apt to dismiss an accusation of misconduct made by a woman. However, Justice Thomas’s sexual predation pales in comparison to his misconduct since sitting on the nation’s highest court, and as evidence mounts that he is tainted by allegiance to neo-conservatives who are striving to dismantle the government, it is time for his impeachment, trial, conviction, and removal as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.



There are allegations that Thomas “engaged in judicial corruption” by receiving $100,000 in support from Citizens United during his nomination in 1991. The group ProtectOurElections.org claims that Thomas repaid Citizens United on a quid pro quo in 2010’s Citizens United ruling that allows corporations and unions to donate unrestricted amounts to candidates without naming their contributors. The ruling has had a major detrimental impact on elections and the Citizens United Foundation financial support to put Thomas on the Supreme Court shows an obvious conflict of interest by Thomas. Of course, Thomas dismisses the allegation of judicial misconduct because he has the backing and support of the Republican Party who are also in the employ of Koch Industries, Americans for Prosperity, The Heritage Foundation and myriad other neo-conservative groups working to privatize the United States government.



Thomas also deliberately failed to report his wife Ginny’s income from the Heritage Foundation on financial disclosure forms from 2003-2007. She earned $680,000 during the four year period and it turns out that Thomas failed to report the source of his wife’s income for two decades; he only amended the reports after Common Cause brought attention to Mrs. Thomas’s earnings from the Heritage Foundation. However, it is not just the failure to report the earnings that give the appearance of judicial misconduct. It is his wife’s involvement with a teabagger group that taints Thomas’s judicial standing and may indeed be the most damning.



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http://www.politicususa.com/en/clarence-thomas-citizens-united



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[LynneSin]

1. And to think he was Thurgood Marshall's replacement on the bench

I would have rather we replaced Marshall who would have more like Marshall ideologically instead of the only conservative black jurist Bush Sr could find for the bench. Because of Marshall was any other skin color, Thomas would never have been picked.

Thomas was scum back then when he was selected and he's only gotton scummier since then.

[EFerrari]

5. Seriously -- that was his best behavior when he still had something to lose.

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2. Haven't you heard? He was exonerated when Anthony Weiner was disgraced....

...Dan Rather, ha ha.














sarcasm thingy

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4. Why is Eric Holder and the DoJ NOT investigating whether

Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas should have recused themselves from the Citizens United case for the possibility that both justices participated in political strategy sessions at invitation-only seminars on free-market, small-government ideas sponsored by Koch Industries.

"...A description of the 2010 Koch seminar in Aspen, the theme of which was "Understanding and Addressing Threats to American Free Enterprise and Prosperity," bragged that "past meetings have featured such notable leaders as Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas."

It seems unlikely that attending such a conference had a decisive effect on the two justices' First Amendment views—especially since the effect would have had to be retroactive, given their longstanding skepticism of campaign finance regulations that interfere with freedom of speech. But never mind that, says Common Cause: Citizens United involved political speech by corporations. Koch Industries is a corporation, and many of the attendees at its seminars work for corporations. Therefore the decision is invalid...."

[Scuba]

7. Too busy chasing licensed MMJ growers in their gardens.

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10. Oh yes, thats really taking care of the people's business...busting a bunch of herb growers.

[disillusioned73]

3. K&R

We can't let up on this corrupt POS!!:dem:

[hifiguy]

6. Thomas and his wife belong behind bars

for about 20 years each for running a judicial influence-peddling scheme and tax evasion. If he is not the worst SCOTUS justice in history, he has to be one of the handful of the worst.

[lordsummerisle]

8. K&R! n/t

[Zax2me]

9. ETHICS FAIL.

damn right...!

[deminks]

11. K and effing R