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JB Emmons Apr 17, 2023

Genie: It is done, you will become a Supreme Court justice

Abe Fortas: Hell yeah

Genie: ...but only for four years.

Abe Fortas: Oh come on! Can I at least be cited as a role model for another longer-serving justice?

Genie: Hm. Okay, deal.

Abe Fortas: Great. Thank you.

Abe Fortas: Hey, why did that monkey's paw on your end table just curl a finger

JB Emmons Apr 17, 2023

2023 and every media legalsplainer is suddenly making Abe Fortas a household name again

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3953176-clarence-thomas-should-follow-the-abe-fortas-precedent-and-resign-gracefully/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/04/17/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-abe-fortas/

https://stevevladeck.substack.com/p/23-the-resignation-of-justice-fortas

Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully

Justice Clarence Thomas can still redeem himself.

The Hill

@jbe Clarence Thomas has no shame. He will never retire because “Why?” He gets to dictate what happens to people and he gets to travel to places much better than Walmart parking lots on other people’s dime and his mother lives rent free. And absolutely no consequences except a little bad PR that doesn’t affect him in the least.

JB Emmons Apr 17, 2023

@zemsgram
The US is clearly in a DARVO era of politics these days; no reason Thomas wouldn't gleefully join the chorus of shameless politicos