How can we start a movement to impeach Clarence Thomas?

[justiceischeap]

Obviously, there's some shading goings on with the man, there is, to my inexperienced eye, a very real conflict of interest with the Citizens United case, the LA Times has written a great article on his misdeeds. How do we as citizens (united) get this taken seriously by the folks that need to take it seriously?

[SDuderstadt]

1. Do you honestly think the GOP-controlled House...

is going to impeach Thomas?

This is why elections matter.

[tsuki]

2. No. IOKIYAAR.

[kestrel91316]

3. IIRC it's the House of Representatives that is tasked with impeaching a SC justice.

Oops.

:rofl:

But I appreciate your intent.

[sakabatou]

4. I say forget it. Seeing how Congress is made up

It's not going to happen.

[justiceischeap]

5. So because it's impossible, we shouldn't make life as hard for him as we can?

That makes no sense to me.

[WhiteTara]

18. Start a letter writing campaign

to all the newspapers in your area. Talk it up with all the people you meet...stores, lines, transportation, work, strangers in restaurants and then write some more letters. I'll do the same, I'm really rural and haven't access to many local papers, but I will put it out there. Tell your friends to do the same as well. The work is long, boring and tedious, but sometimes it gets the momentum needed. I just remember the new media...facebook, twitter, maybe a youtube if you're capable that way. Talk about it all the time, send Rachel, LO and KO emails. Okay, that's all I've got.

[justiceischeap]

19. Thanks for replying with helpful information.

I see people proclaiming "Impeach Thomas" all over DU but then no one seems to be doing anything about it other than typing, "Impeach Thomas!"

[WhiteTara]

23. I hear you.

It is hard work to be a political person. Being an "activist" is much easier.

If you are really serious, join the local Democratic Club, become elected to the Central Committee, become a delegate to the state convention, run for local boards; actually become involved in the "community." But as I say, it's hard work and usually costs you money (no good deed goes unpunished) But, we need everyone who is willing with some amount of energy.

In my last county there were over 150 board positions unfilled. Check out your interests and find out about community boards. Therein lies local power.

[MineralMan]

6. You'll have to start by electing a strong majority of Democrats

in the House of Representatives. Without that, it's a fool's errand.

[Poll_Blind]

7. See, I thought this sort of shit would naturally be handled by the Democratic Party.

If Democratic leadership is not going to take this on of their own volition it's not like some independent movement is going to force their hand. And the reason why I bring this up is the Impeach Bush movement, which unfortunately most of the Democratic Party leadership didn't want to have anything to do with, was enormous. Turns out that was "Off the table" from the beginning.

And there's the rub. Far be it for me to say a movement like that wouldn't achieve anything. I don't generally don't believe that movements like this are pointless: IMO, there is always some effect.

But the problem here is if Democratic leadership wants to side with the Republicans like they did on impeaching Bush, there's going to be a huge amount of energy poured into (doing whatever) and then after a fundraising dinner at sometime in the future, Nancy Pelosi (for instance) will be asked about it by a reporter who actually has some credibility left and she'll casually dismiss it.

End of story.

Maybe that's the pessimist in me- and again I certainly don't want to discourage you because I agree that he should be removed. But Democratic leadership, at the moment, is...uh...not particularly friendly to the idea of holding anyone accountable. On the GOP side, anyway.

PB

[Fumesucker]

8. If there was only some elected official calling attention to this matter..

:shrug:

[Brother Buzz]

9. Call Congress RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!11!!

I'm series

What, then, is an impeachable offense? The only honest answer is that an impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers to be at a given moment in history; conviction results from whatever offense or offenses two-thirds of the other body (the Senate) considers to be sufficiently serious to require removal of the accused from office. - Gerald Ford

[StarburstClock]

10. Start by holding war criminals accountable

Until then we're a lawless country that will never hold any politician accountable for anything except wiener pictures.

[laylah]

11. here's a start...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Impeach-Clarence-Thomas/214933201871327?ref=ts

[justiceischeap]

12. Thanks! nt

[SDuderstadt]

13. Yeah...

that'll work.

How will that convince the GOP-controlled House to impeach him?

[justiceischeap]

15. Aren't you just a ray of sunshine! nt

[SDuderstadt]

16. I'm a realist...

a goal without a concrete plan is a pipe dream.

Regardless of the evidence against him, do you honestly think the GOP is going to let Obama shift the balance of power on the USSC?

[Freddie Stubbs]

14. You have to convince at least one member of the House to introduce articles of impeachment

[NYCGirl]

20. and that's the EASY part. NT

[HubertHeaver]

21. There was one. He was lynched by his weiner.

[Freddie Stubbs]

22. When did he introduce articles of impeachment?

[hobbit709]

17. Elect Democrats with a SPINE to the House in a majority.

[felix_numinous]

24. Coordinate all the websites together

according to the google, there are many people who feel the same way. What if they could all be counted on a petition?

google search: 'impeach clarence thomas' 267, 700 results