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Clarence Thomas Belongs Behind Bars, Not On The Bench

Last week, while the House was in recess, AOC said she planned to file impeachment articles against members of the Supreme Court. She didn’t say who, but it was easy to guess that she would take aim at the two most overtly corrupt members of the Court: Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito. And yesterday, when the House was back, that’s exactly what she did. Obviously MAGA Mike will make sure it never hits the floor, but it’s a popular— and motivating— approach among Democratic voters. The message is simple: replace swing district lockstep Republicans like Tom Kean (NJ), David Schweikert (AZ), Brandon Williams (NY), Michelle Steel (CA), Scott Perry (PA), Brian Mast (FL), Zach Nunn (IA), John James (MI), Mike Lawler (NY), Derrick Van Orden (WI), Monica De La Cruz (TX), Ken Calvert (CA), Mike Garcia (CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR), Maria Salazar (FL), Anthony D’Esposito (NY) with Democrats, would mean Thomas and Alito would have the disgrace of “impeached” next to their names for eternity.

Even if the Democrats were to beat the 4 feasible Senate Republicans running for reelection— Rick Scott (FL), Ted Cruz (TX), Josh Hawley (MO) and Deb Fischer (NE)— there would still be no chance to remove those two… even if someone filmed them taking bribes and promising to quid pro quos. So, at least for a few years, we’re going to have to be satisfied seeing them sitting on the bench with “impeached” hung around their necks. The original cosponsors are Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ). I’m embarrassed not a single Caucasian signed on.

Maggie Astor reported that AOC’s case is based on undeniable accusations that they improperly failed “to disclose gifts from wealthy benefactors and to recuse themselves from certain cases before the Supreme Court... The articles of impeachment contend, among other allegations, that Justices Alito and Thomas were obligated to recuse themselves from cases related to Trump’s and his allies’ efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election— Justice Thomas because his wife participated in those efforts and Justice Alito because flags associated with the efforts flew outside Justice Alito’s homes. ‘The unchecked corruption crisis on the Supreme Court has now spiraled into a constitutional crisis threatening American democracy writ large’ Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. She added that the justices’ actions posed ‘a grave threat to American rule of law, the integrity of our democracy and one of the clearest cases for which the tool of impeachment was designed.’”

The articles of impeachment against Justice Thomas allege that he committed high crimes and misdemeanors— the constitutional standard for impeachment— by failing to disclose gifts from the billionaire Harlan Crow, and by not recusing himself from cases in which his wife, Virginia Thomas, is accused of having financial and legal interests.

They note that, in addition to participating in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Thomas had financial connections to conservative organizations that filed amicus briefs in some cases.

The articles against Justice Alito allege that he committed high crimes and misdemeanors by refusing to recuse himself from the election-related cases after an upside-down American flag— a symbol adopted by supporters of Trump’s efforts— was flown outside one of his homes, and a second flag associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters on the U.S. Capitol was flown outside another of his homes. (He has said that his wife put up the flags and that he did not support flying them.)

The articles say Justice Alito violated a law requiring justices to recuse themselves if their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” The articles also accuse him of improperly failing to disclose luxury travel paid for by Paul Singer, a Republican donor with interests before the court.