The Odd 1 BTMDec 23, 2022
Robert Reich

I cannot say this more clearly: Clarence Thomas should not be trusted to rule impartially on any cases involving Trump's attempted coup.

His wife Ginni Thomas was directly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Conflict of interest much???

Dec 22, 2022 at 10:10pmWeb
Show threadAmy 🌸Dec 22, 2022
@rbreich But he gets to do what he wants. Not a fan.
Show threadGinni SeditionomasDec 22, 2022
@rbreich Scream it from the roof tops 😱
Show threadBobBradleyDec 22, 2022
@rbreich What most depresses me is the news suggesting that rule of law no longer applies to those in favor at government institutions either inept, or worse, corrupt.
Show threadRayVisnesky312Dec 22, 2022
@rbreich Recuse Mr. Thomas, recuse!
Show thread💠 Dave No One 💠Dec 22, 2022
@rbreich
Bad luck, it’s a lifetime position (by the way, why?).
Show threadMax PowerDec 22, 2022
@dans_root @rbreich What we're finding is that a lot of the things that kept our government running smoothly for 230 years were entirely dependent upon honorable men committed to the greater good. It seems that all it took to turn everything upside down was a handful of zealots and extremists who would rather burn it all to the ground than give up their unpopular opinions.
Show threadSuziQTDec 23, 2022
@MaxPower @dans_root @rbreich yes!!! You are exactly right. One leg of the stool was the integrity of the people elected or appointed to have America or humanity's best interest at heart. We done sawed that leg off.
Show thread💠 Dave No One 💠Dec 23, 2022
@SuziQT @MaxPower @rbreich
Electing these people for a lifetime membership at the SCOTUS is one mistake, but the SCOTUS understanding itself to be in the role of making (biased) politics is the even bigger one.
Over here (in Germany) Supreme Court (called “Constitutional Court”) judges are elected for a 12 year period and cannot be re-elected. With its strong focus on constitutional issues the court has become one of the most reputable public institutions.
Show threadSusanKnieriemenDec 26, 2022
@dans_root @rbreich
Term limits and ethics rules are badly needed . As well, time to expand SCOTUS to 13 seats.
Show threadMikeZilla Minus OneDec 22, 2022
@rbreich amen brother
Show threadLarry SadlerDec 22, 2022
@rbreich
Honestly I don't think he should be a judge at all. He clearly doesn't believe fully in the laws as written, but instead by what the political whim is
Show threadVforVictorDec 22, 2022
@rbreich
100 percent unacceptable conflict
Show threadStan WenDec 22, 2022
@rbreich and yet here we are. What recourse can the other branches of government take to insist on recusal? #UnfitForSOTA
Show threadWonderWheelerDec 22, 2022
@rbreich : His marriage partner supposedly paid for several of the busses to transport the mob to the capitol. Am I wrong!
Show threadLarry.ReuasDec 22, 2022
@rbreich you could have stopped after the word cases.
Show threadMax PowerDec 22, 2022
@rbreich Clarence Thomas should not rule on ANYTHING. He has long since abandoned impartiality, and routinely ignores precedent in order to advance his political and religious agenda. #supremecourt #corrupt
Show threadaparabasu02Dec 23, 2022
@MaxPower @rbreich
Esp the religious agenda. He does whatever his cult tells him to do. Plus why should a man whose wife doesn't have children want to take away the right to contraception?
Show threadFor_the_Joy_of_ItDec 22, 2022
@rbreich Have we ever trusted Clarence?
Show threadchicatingDec 22, 2022
@rbreich Most of those things are harder to follow than this one.
Show threadTheDickThinkerDec 22, 2022
@rbreich job for life and no one with the courage to stand up to him.
Show threadAviva GaryDec 22, 2022
@rbreich You'd think... could thing emoluments aren't a thing... 🙃
Show threadJoseph DennisDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Depends on whether or not Clarence Thomas files for divorce.
Show threadJohn LoveDec 23, 2022
@dianekmonaco Interested to read you're an economics prof. I graduated summa cum laude in economics from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa) and am a wealth advisor and tax preparer. I like Sen. Cory Booker's agriculture proposals. Since Texas has more farms (& ranches) than any other state (247,000) but is only the 4th state in ag. GDP, most of these are independent farms, so I want to help these independent farmers, and I see "Ohio Economics Expert" on yr profile. Let's talk.
Show threadDiane MonacoDec 23, 2022
@LoveForTX Thank you for your note and I do agree that Senator Cory Booker is indeed a great senator with many great proposal ideas for our country's future! Thanks!
Show threadWallyapplebee 🌈 ☀️🌵Dec 23, 2022
@rbreich #termlimits #CodeofEthics #SupremeCourt #clarencethomas #NeilGorsuch #amyconeybarrett #brettkavanaugh
Show threadSean La RoqueDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Clarence Thomas should not be trusted to rule impartially, period..
Show threadcharliezegersDec 23, 2022
@rbreich could have stopped after the word “impartially”
Show threadSean La RoqueDec 23, 2022
@rbreich As I review the comments, we are all in good company.
Show threadTracyDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Ginni Thomas needs to be investigated...
And Clarence Thomas needs to be impeached.
They have been given ENOUGH chances to come "clean" with what they did.
They both remain DIRTY!
Show threadThe Mad PianessDec 23, 2022
@rbreich say it all you want, but what can we DO about it?
Show threadCranky_TracyDec 23, 2022
@rbreich I think you could have stopped after the word impartially.
Show threadBlueScottyPDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Amen!
Show threadRadicalWoman111Dec 23, 2022
@rbreich
Thomas Clarence can't be trusted to rule impartially. Period.
Show threadSpacecoast WaltDec 23, 2022
@rbreich yeah, I'm sure they don't talk much at home
Show threadNanaKimDec 23, 2022
@rbreich But SCOTUS has no one to oversee them. They have no ethics committee that can monitor sketchy behavior like regular courts do. That needs to change. They are unelected, and get paid by taxpayers. We deserve to have a say in their judicial activities.
Show threadGwladys PendleburyDec 23, 2022
@rbreich You could stop at Clarence Thomas should not be trusted.
Show threadGemma SarraceniaDec 23, 2022
@rbreich No, he should be, so we can get the opinion of a man who has proven himself to be a sexual predator who opposes Affirmative Action while being Black, how can we have a balanced perspective without an asshole chiming in?
Show threadMkeenoDec 23, 2022
@rbreich clearly but will that make any difference, no!
Show threadAndreapazell65Dec 23, 2022
@rbreich No, Clarence and Ginny never share ANYTHING that could influence her "friend".
Show threadSecretoriginzDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Clarence Thomas should not be trusted to rule on cases. None of them. At all.
Show threadBob SmithDec 23, 2022
@rbreich How is Thomas even still seated?
Show threadMykl_cDec 23, 2022
@rbreich "Clarence Thomas should not be trusted."
Fixed it for you.
Show threadSteve LoranzDec 23, 2022
@rbreich you can end that sentence at “cases”.
Show threadPatrickleeDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Thomas can’t be trusted.
On anything.
Show threadfmc01Dec 23, 2022
@rbreich You would have to be batsh*t crazy to believe that 1 out of every 20 votes in the 2020 election was fraudulent and that each and every one of them was a democrat. #GOPzombies
Show threadZiggyDec 23, 2022
@rbreich 100% agree
Show threadRayGallonDec 23, 2022
@rbreich for those of us who live in Spain, and especially in Catalonia, this is unfortunately daily fare. High court judges are named directly by political parties and then the politicians justify court partiality using “rule of law” and “separation of powers “ arguments. Is this where democracy is headed worldwide? I fear so and don’t know how to stop it.
Show threadFormerElephantDec 23, 2022
@rbreich I cannot say this more clearly, Clarence Thomas should have his big ass IMPEACHED!!!!
Show threadcaseyjonesedDec 23, 2022
@rbreich Bought & paid for.
Show threadAnnDec 23, 2022
@rbreich
I would like to see him impeached.
I would also like term limits for SCOTUS.
Show threadJonathan RDec 23, 2022

@rbreich

Isn't there a law that says judges must recuse themselves if there would be an appearance of a conflict of interest?

So, is this a violation of the law?

If so, what is the legal penalty? Who can enforce it?

Show threadNatureLover 🌲Dec 24, 2022
@rbreich Bench appointments for life are absurd. What were the founders thinking? 👎🏻
Show threadLee ManwaringDec 24, 2022

@rbreich
AND yet....not a mention in the papers from the January 6th Hearings handed down by Liz Cheney..the REPUBLICAN voice of the Hearings.. in an obvious and blatantly partisan move to make sure that no blame was apportioned to THEM during THEIR attempted and clear involvment in a COUP...
Most perculiar...👀🤔😡🤮😠👈

Oh...wait...🤔👀👈 ...I get it now..😳🤯

Show threadLeah BoulèDec 26, 2022
@rbreich It’s too damned bad that the SCOTUS has no one with any oversight ability to keep them in check .
They sure as hell never do it themselves.