My Congresswoman, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced articles of impeachment against conservative Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
According to published reports, It's a long-shot element of a broader legislative push by House Democrats to rein in the court after a spate of decisions in June that incensed liberals.
"Justice Thomas and Alito's repeated failure over decades to disclose that they received millions of dollars in gifts from individuals with business before the court is explicitly against the law," Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. "Their refusal to recuse from the specific matters and cases before the court in which their benefactors and spouses are implicated represents nothing less than a constitutional crisis."
The resolutions accuse Thomas and Alito of refusing to recuse from cases in which they had a "personal bias or prejudice concerning a party," as well as "failure to disclose" income, gifts, and other financial info.
- The articles targeting Thomas include a third charge: "Refusal to recuse from matters involving his spouse's financial interest in cases before the court."
- The resolutions point to lavish gifts both justices received from benefactors reportedly involved in or connected to cases before the Supreme Court.
- The measures also point to the involvement of Ginni Thomas in efforts to overturn the 2020 election and reports of "Stop the Steal" symbols at Alito's properties to argue that their recusal from Jan. 6-related cases was warranted as well.
'Finally!' AOC championed for targeting Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito. https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-ethics-impeachment-aoc/
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