In watching how politics is played I'd say you hit it out of the ballpark On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM, alice rainbolt < alice.rainb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Tom, do you suppose this Weiner group got the jump on this recusing issue > because they plan to apply pressure to Elena Kagan to NOT recuse herself? > > --- On *Thu, 2/10/11, Tom Martz <t.ma...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Tom Martz <t.ma...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: Clarence Thomas. > To: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 10:14 AM > > > I would like to ask the 73 politicians that are signed onto this diatribe > what their financial ties are to the companies receiving the exemptions from > ObamaCare. Just leave Clarence where he is at because on this issue there > are very few if any people who don't have a conflict with this > unconstitutional mandate. > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Linda Herd > <linda.h...@sbcglobal.net<http://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=linda.h...@sbcglobal.net> > > wrote: > > Send this to your friends, whether you agree or not to the Health Plan. > This decision could be called as unethical otherwise. Either way this would > be important. > > Linda Herd > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > *From:* "Becky Bond, CREDO Action" > <a...@credoaction.com<http://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=a...@credoaction.com> > > > *To:* Linda Marie Herd > <linda.h...@sbcglobal.net<http://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=linda.h...@sbcglobal.net> > > > *Sent:* Thu, February 10, 2011 10:29:59 AM > *Subject:* Clarence Thomas. > > > [image: CREDO Action | more than a network. a movement.] > > *Tell Clarence Thomas: Recuse > yourself<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=1> > * > *A supreme ethical conflict > <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=2>* > [image: > Take > action!]<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=3> > > To protect the honor of the highest court in the land, Thomas must recuse > himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of the Patient > Protection and Affordable Care Act. > > *Clicking here will add your name to the letter to Justice Thomas. > <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=4> > > * > > [image: Take action > now!]<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=7> > > Dear Linda, > > A case challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform bill > passed by Congress is headed to the Supreme Court, and Justice Clarence > Thomas has a supreme ethical conflict. > > It's been widely reported that the Thomas family has financial ties to the > conservative organizations leading the campaign to bring down our new health > care law — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. > > Rep. Anthony Weiner and 73 other members of Congress have signed a letter > detailing the appearance of ethical conflict and asking Justice Thomas to > recuse himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of health care > reform. > > *We're asking you to sign a companion letter that Rep. Weiner — a champion > of progressive issues — will deliver to the Supreme Court along with the > letter signed by members of Congress.* > > *Tell Justice Clarence Thomas: Recuse yourself from deliberations on the > constitutionality of health care reform. Click here to automatically sign > the letter below. > <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=9>* > > *The letter to Justice Thomas reads:* > > As an Associate Justice, you are entrusted with the responsibility to > exercise the highest degree of discretion and impartiality when deciding a > case. We join Rep. Anthony Weiner and other members of Congress in writing > to note our surprise at recent revelations of your financial ties to leading > organizations dedicated to lobbying against the Patient Protection and > Affordable Care Act. We write today to respectfully ask that you maintain > the integrity of this court and recuse yourself from any deliberations on > the constitutionality of this act. > > The appearance of a conflict of interest merits recusal under federal law. > From what we have already seen, the line between your impartiality and you > and your wife's financial stake in the overturn of health care reform is > blurred. Your spouse is advertising herself as a lobbyist who has > "experience and connections" and appeals to clients who want a particular > decision — they want to overturn health care reform. Moreover, your failure > to disclose Ginni Thomas's receipt of $686,589 from the Heritage Foundation, > a prominent opponent of health care reform, between 2003 and 2007 has raised > great concern. > > This is not the first case where your impartiality was in question. As > Common Cause points out, you "participated in secretive political strategy > sessions, perhaps while the case was pending, with corporate leaders whose > political aims were advanced by the [5-4] decision" on the Citizens United > case. Your spouse also received an undisclosed salary paid for by > undisclosed donors as CEO of Liberty Central, a 501(c)(4) organization that > stood to benefit from the decision and played an active role in the 2010 > elections. > > Given these facts, there is a strong conflict between the Thomas > household's financial gain through your spouse's activities and your role as > an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. We urge you to > recuse yourself from this case. If the US Supreme Court's decision is to be > viewed as legitimate by the American people, this is the only correct path. > > We appreciate your thoughtful consideration of this request. > > *Click here to automatically sign your name to our letter to Justice > Thomas that will be delivered to the Supreme Court by progressive champion > Rep. Anthony > Weiner.<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=10> > * > > Thomas failed to disclose that his wife Ginni Thomas received a total of > $686,589 in compensation from the Heritage Foundation.1 Furthermore his > wife is currently advertising herself as a lobbyist who has "experience and > connections" to conservative groups who have an explicit agenda to overturn > health care reform — by repeal in the Congress or overturning the law in the > courts.2 > > Justice Thomas is no stranger to questions of ethics. Along with Justice > Antonin Scalia he attended meetings organized by the secretive, Tea > Party-funding billionaire Koch brothers. The Koch brothers have been key > players in rewriting the political landscape after the Citizens United > Supreme Court decision unleashed the floodgates of corporate money in > federal politics.3 And Thomas' wife has received an undisclosed salary > paid for by undisclosed donors as CEO of Liberty Central, a 501(c)(4) > organization that was formed to take advantage of Citizens United rules and > to play an active role in the 2010 elections. > > Unlike other members of the federal judiciary, Supreme Court Justices have > no specific code of ethics to which they may be held accountable. But there > is a clear appearance of a conflict of interest between his wife's clear > financial stake in overturning the health care law and Justice Thomas' > personal duty to exhibit the highest degree of discretion and impartiality. > To protect the honor of the highest court in the land, Thomas must recuse > himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of the Patient > Protection and Affordable Care Act. > > *Tell Justice Clarence Thomas: Recuse yourself from deliberations on the > constitutionality of health care reform. Clicking here will automatically > sign your name to the above > letter.<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=11> > * > > Sincerely, > > Becky Bond, Political Director > CREDO Action from Working Assets > <http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=11&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=12> > > Notes: > 1"What else haven't they told us?" Common Cause, Jan. 21, > 2011.<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7065&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=13> > 2"Adventures of Ginni Thomas," Ben Smith, *Politico*, Feb. 4, > 2011.<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7066&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=14> > 3"Justices Scalia And Thomas's Attendance At Koch Event Sparks Judicial > Ethics Debate," Sam Stein, Huffington Post, Oct. 20, > 2010.<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7067&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=15> > ------------------------------ > > [image: > Facebook]<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7068&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=16> > > *Share on Facebook* > Post to your feed > wall<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7068&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=17> > > [image: > Twitter]<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7069&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=18> > > *Tweet this* > Post to > Twitter<http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7069&id=16386-2677971-1Vs599x&t=19> > © 2011 CREDO. All rights reserved. Questions? 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