{"id":4094,"date":"2011-02-15T07:54:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T15:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2011-02-15T07:54:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T15:54:59","slug":"clarence-thomas-lied-about-conflicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/15\/clarence-thomas-lied-about-conflicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarence Thomas Lied About Conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I have posted several items about the unfitness of Clarence Thomas to rule on most issues before the court due to his conflicts of interest.  He has actively supported and participated in extreme right wing strategy sessions and he has a financial stake in extreme right wing positions, because much of his family income comes from his wife\u2019s activism on their behalf.  The latest is that, through a spokesperson, Clarence Thomas lied about the extent of his participation in the infamous Koch Brothers strategy session for the uber-rich.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"15ThomasLiar\"Discrepancies in reports about an appearance by Justice Clarence Thomas at a political retreat for wealthy conservatives three years ago have prompted new questions to the Supreme Court from a group that advocates changing campaign finance laws. <\/p>\n

When questions were first raised about the retreat last month, a court spokeswoman said Justice Thomas had made a \u201cbrief drop-by\u201d at the event in Palm Springs, Calif., in January 2008<\/strong> and had given a talk. <\/p>\n

In his financial disclosure report for that year, however, Justice Thomas reported that the Federalist Society <\/strong>[extremists delinked], a prominent conservative legal group, had reimbursed him an undisclosed amount for four days of \u201ctransportation, meals and accommodations\u201d over the weekend of the retreat<\/strong>. The event is organized by Charles and David Koch, brothers who have used millions of dollars from the energy conglomerate they run in Wichita, Kan., to finance conservative causes. <\/p>\n

Arn Pearson, a vice president at the advocacy group Common Cause<\/a>, said the two statements appeared at odds. His group sent a letter to the Supreme Court on Monday asking for \u201cfurther clarification\u201d as to whether the justice spent four days at the retreat for the entire event or was there only briefly. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the explanation they\u2019ve given is credible,\u201d Mr. Pearson said in an interview. He said that if Justice Thomas\u2019s visit was a \u201cfour-day, all-expenses paid trip in sunny Palm Springs,\u201d it should have been reported as a gift under federal law<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The Supreme Court had no comment on the issue Monday. Nor did officials at the Federalist Society or at Koch Industries<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Common Cause maintains that Justice Thomas should have disqualified himself from last year\u2019s landmark campaign finance ruling in the Citizens United case, partly because of his ties to the Koch brothers\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Note that Thomas\u2019 payoff money came from a third party, in an attempt to cover it up.  Common Cause did some great detective work to catch it.<\/font><\/p>\n

Rachel Maddow also picked up on this:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the second lie Teabag Tomas told about this incident.  The first as that Thomas forgot to disclose<\/a> $hundreds of thousands his wife was paid for her extreme right e activism.<\/font><\/p>\n

Thomas should be impeached, but with Republicans holding the House, it won\u2019t happen.<\/font><\/p>\n

Clearly, no Republican can be put in position to appoint a Supreme Court Justice like Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, or Alito until after all four are gone, or better yet, never again!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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