Ginni Thomas

[Fantine]

Not exactly a "helpmate." More like a political liability.

I just looked up her name on "search" here, and the only posts were from 2011! But she was holding cozy soirees for corporate lobbyists to meet her husband even then, using her husband's career as a step up for herself.

But now there are all these anti-democracy, some might even say treasonous, text messages between her and Mark Meadows--some in the hands of Congress, some in the hands of Washington Post (and why were those ones withheld to Congress?)

Is it possible Thomas could be unaware of his wife's nefarious behind the scenes maneuvers? I have felt that she has compromised his career and his judicial integrity for years, and that he should have been long gone. (That he isn't is where the "judicial integrity" or lack thereof comes in.)

Anyway, here's the latest news:
Why Ginni Thomas' texts with Mark Meadows could be "tricky" for Congress (msn.com)

 

[Manchester United]

This story tells you how far the GOP moved in past 5 years. Ginni Thomas was one of the conservative pillars in DC for past 20 years. Today the same Ginni thinks it is ok to overthrew a democratically elected POTUS and install a unelected leader is a American way.

 

[Brihaha]

If Clarence Thomas would have recused himself from cases in which his wife has a vested interest there wouldn't be an issue. His failures to ever recuse himself from any case is unacceptable. It demonstrates the impropriety seen all across our government institutions. We must bring accountability back to the table if we ever hope to get our representative democracy back on the right track soon enough to save our constitutional republic. I think America has only seen one impeachment of a justice of the supreme court and it was in 1805 or something. These justices are accountable to nobody and it's starting to be noticeable. We certainly don't need our supreme court to be as partisan as congress.
Why wouldn't Thomas feel completely free to act however he wishes tho? He was confirmed despite his sexual proclivities and hasn't faced any accountability while on our supreme court. Rewarding bad behavior creates worse behavior it seems. And faith in America's judicial system has plummeted as a result.

 

[Manchester United]

If Clarence Thomas would have recused himself from cases in which his wife has a vested interest there wouldn't be an issue. His failures to ever recuse himself from any case is unacceptable. It demonstrates the impropriety seen all across our government institutions. We must bring accountability back to the table if we ever hope to get our representative democracy back on the right track soon enough to save our constitutional republic. I think America has only seen one impeachment of a justice of the supreme court and it was in 1805 or something. These justices are accountable to nobody and it's starting to be noticeable. We certainly don't need our supreme court to be as partisan as congress.
Why wouldn't Thomas feel completely free to act however he wishes tho? He was confirmed despite his sexual proclivities and hasn't faced any accountability while on our supreme court. Rewarding bad behavior creates worse behavior it seems. And faith in America's judicial system has plummeted as a result.

Last 7 years proved that our democracy does not have the “checks and balances in the constitution” we read so much in textbooks. US constitution’s “checks and balances” all depend on collective action of every citizen; voter to politician to elected official to judges, to media. As we have seen past 7 years the “pyramids of democracy” is crumbling. How else you explain that after 4 years of Trump presidency, 70 million Americans went back and voted for Trump again. After Jan 6, we have more Americans today want to elect Republican in the office.

 

[Jermayn]

If our spouses commit a crime, should we go to jail for it too? No? Then your spouses political views shouldn't be held against you either.

 

[Fantine]

When she ran a conservative think tank and had fundraisers offering "access" to Thomas to lobbyists, Thomas, her husband, was profiting from her income, no doubt higher than his.

When asked to submit their tax returns, he refused several times.

How can a judge be impartial when he gains financially from conservative causes and lobbyists?

Also, he should have recused himself from any decisions about 1/6, knowing how closely his wife was involved. His political beliefs could differ from hers (highly unlikely) but he cannot make an objective decision on her involvement.

 

[hislegacy]

Not exactly a "helpmate." More like a political liability.

I just looked up her name on "search" here, and the only posts were from 2011! But she was holding cozy soirees for corporate lobbyists to meet her husband even then, using her husband's career as a step up for herself.

But now there are all these anti-democracy, some might even say treasonous, text messages between her and Mark Meadows--some in the hands of Congress, some in the hands of Washington Post (and why were those ones withheld to Congress?)

Is it possible Thomas could be unaware of his wife's nefarious behind the scenes maneuvers? I have felt that she has compromised his career and his judicial integrity for years, and that he should have been long gone. (That he isn't is where the "judicial integrity" or lack thereof comes in.)

Anyway, here's the latest news:
Why Ginni Thomas' texts with Mark Meadows could be "tricky" for Congress (msn.com)

If complete logs of all Justices and their spouses are under the same scrutiny I support your thought.

How many nefarious behind the scene maneuvers do the souses and Justices have now and in the past?

 

[Fantine]

None that the media has been able to discern. And until 40.years ago, there were virtually no dual-career couples.

 

[Ringo84]

The problem isn't even Ginny herself, but the SCOTUS. Why should nine elites - of any persuasion - have nearly untouchable lifetime posts to hand down edicts affecting the rights of billions of people?

I'm not saying that Ginny isn't a symptom of a larger problem, of course, but we all know that nothing will happen to either Thomas because of decorum.
Ringo

 

[wing2000]

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed Arizona lawmakers after the 2020 election to set aside Joe Biden’s popular-vote victory and choose “a clean slate of Electors,” according to emails obtained by The Washington Post.

The emails, sent by Ginni Thomas to a pair of lawmakers on Nov. 9, 2020, argued that legislators needed to intervene because the vote had been marred by fraud. Though she did not mention either candidate by name, the context was clear.

Just days after media organizations called the race for Biden in Arizona and nationwide, Thomas urged the lawmakers to “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure.” She told the lawmakers the responsibility to choose electors was “yours and yours alone” and said they have “power to fight back against fraud.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/05/20/ginni-thomas-arizona-election-emails/

 

[Ray Glenn]

If Clarence Thomas would have recused himself from cases in which his wife has a vested interest there wouldn't be an issue. His failures to ever recuse himself from any case is unacceptable. It demonstrates the impropriety seen all across our government institutions. We must bring accountability back to the table if we ever hope to get our representative democracy back on the right track soon enough to save our constitutional republic. I think America has only seen one impeachment of a justice of the supreme court and it was in 1805 or something. These justices are accountable to nobody and it's starting to be noticeable. We certainly don't need our supreme court to be as partisan as congress.
Why wouldn't Thomas feel completely free to act however he wishes tho? He was confirmed despite his sexual proclivities and hasn't faced any accountability while on our supreme court. Rewarding bad behavior creates worse behavior it seems. And faith in America's judicial system has plummeted as a result.

Got proof? Or just the latest from CNN and MSNBC?