Clarence Thomas’ wife sparks effort to impose tougher Supreme Court ethics

[Galraedia]

Democrats in the House and Senate plan to re-introduce legislation that would hold Supreme Court justices to the same judicial standards as federal judges.

Mother Jones reported that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will introduce the Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2012 on Thursday. Similar legislation was proposed by Murphy in 2011.

The Democrats plan to introduce the bill in response to the alleged conflict of interest involving Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.

Last week it was revealed that Thomas’ wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, was part of a secret group that hoped to advance the conservative agenda. She had previously founded Liberty Central, a conservative nonprofit advocacy group that opposed the Affordable Care Act.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/31/clarence-thomas-wife-sparks-effort-to-impose-tougher-supreme-court-ethics/

[Warpy]

1. I think that just broke my irony meter.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. That's how I read it too - but I read it again and it's her actions that have sparked this.

It's not something his wife is doing.

[JHB]

11. "string of burglaries sparks effort to lock doors"

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. I am still mystified as to how Clarence got away with not reporting

hundreds of thousands of income "earned by his wife" on federal forms required from justices.

[pacalo]

4. It's about time.

[truebluegreen]

5. Past time.

[Number23]

6. K&R Couldn't happen to a bigger dumb ass.

Old Ginni is bringing a whooole 'nother layer to the term "social climbing". She's climbed right over her husband and kicked his ass off the ladder in the process. Ah, karma.

[Cha]

7. I was just thinking about ginni thomas today and how she

flaunts her shite.

She's been going to teabagger parties since 2010. It's been reported that she called in the incoming crop of House members after the midterm election and had a sit-down. The meme was "obstruct" "obstruct" "obstruct".. or apparently the wrath of ginni blowhard thomas would come down on them.

So Glad Groundsmell/Headswell got exposed! Many Mahalos to whomever made it possible for David Corn to "obtain the docs and the tape"!

Thank you, Galraedia and Dems..

Mother Jones reported that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will introduce the Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2012 on Thursday. Similar legislation was proposed by Murphy in 2011.

[Hekate]

8. About time. KnR.

[Blue Owl]

9. Yeah let's talk about that, Ginny

***cough***HeritageFoundation***cough***

[Dwayne Hicks]

10. Long past due

But somehow I suspect the tea baggers will "obstruct obstruct obstruct".