Clarence Thomas is one of the four biggest reasons that no Republican can be allowed to appoint a Supreme Court Justice for the next twenty years, at least. Forty would be better. Never again would be best. In Clarence Thomas Must Resign!, I covered Clarence Thomas' conflicts of interest on most progressive issues, given that his family derives a significant portion of their income through Virginia Thomas' employment fighting progressive causes. I also covered his ethical dishonesty by his failure to disclose his wife's income in that regard. He "forgot", he says. Bull! Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has taken up the cause. He and 73 other members of Congress are demanding that Thomas recuse himself from the health care case sure to be before the Court.
Seventy-four Members of Congress have signed a letter calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because of his family's financial ties to groups dedicated to lobbying against it.
"The appearance of a conflict of interest merits recusal under federal law," the letter, written by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), said. "From what we have already seen, the line between your impartiality and you and your wife's financial stake in the overturn of healthcare reform is blurred."
Thomas faced questions this week about his judicial impartiality after his wife, Virginia, launched the lobby group Liberty Consulting.
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