The former president has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling in Colorado that he is ineligible to appear on the state primary ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
A group of House Democrats on Thursday called on conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a case involving former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on Colorado’s Republican primary ballot.
Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado court ruling last month that disqualified him from appearing on the ballot over his conduct leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The former president’s appeal came after the state’s Republican Party filed its own appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision. The state court put its ruling on hold to allow for appeals, meaning Trump could remain on the ballot pending U.S. Supreme Court action.
A group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Hank Johnson, of Georgia, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee’s courts subcommittee, demanded that Thomas recuse himself from the case in a letter dated Thursday.
“I could recuse myself to help settle down the corruption cases building against me…. Naaaa, I’m a fucking Supreme Court justice, I AM the law”
If you could offer enough money, you could probably get him to show up to hear cases dressed liked Judge Dredd.
That would be a bribe and Justice Clarence Thomas has proved time and time again that he’s never accepted a bribe!
He’ll accept a gift, though. If you buy him, like, 300 Judge Dredd costumes and a couple for his mom, then it would just be bad manners not to wear them, right?
Rule of thumb: if you see “supreme” and “democracy” used simultaneously, someone is trying to fuck you.
we are well beyond anyone in the SC recusing themselves for any reason. these dems are smokin the reefer
Spoiler:
He won’t
Urging Clarence Thomas to behave ethically is like urging an oil tycoon to put the lives and health of people over profits.
Neither is ever going to happen unless you force them to.
It really fucking sucks that this angry asshole who’s primary motivation is getting revenge on the people who once tried to hold him accountable for being a serial sex pest has the ability to fuck the entire country for the rest of his life with zero recourse to stop him.
