Is Anything Going To Done About Ginni Thomas

[Me.]

and her supposedly 'sponsoring' 70-80 bus fulls of insurgents to the Capitol? Her husband has been compromised by her activity for years and yet is still on the court and nothing ever gets said.

[Zoonart]

1. He needs to resign from the SCOTUS.

[Me.]

9. I Think So Too

as I said, he is compromised.

[BarackTheVote]

42. Not until Biden is President, he can't!

Like Mitch won’t drop everything to ram through one last SCJ!

[Me.]

45. True

I also learned, when looking for sources for the OP I read on DU, that he has a documentary.

“Clarence Thomas takes aim at liberals, Joe Biden in new documentary

In a new documentary entitled: “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,” he slams Democrats and particularly presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, for the way he was treated during his 1991 confirmation hearings.”

https://thegrio.com/2019/12/02/clarence-thomas-takes-aim-at-liberals-joe-biden-in-new-documentary/
December 2, 2019

[VA_Jill]

2. The Democrats

had better pressure her husband to retire NOW. Apparently there's pressure on Breyer. Wrong guy.

[question everything]

4. He can be impeached, right?

[dware]

19. Sure,

but you still need 2/3rds of the Senate members present to convict and remove, which is definitely not going to happen.

[hot2na]

33. You don't need 2/3rds to impeach, only to convict

We gotta start laying down markers otherwise this shit is never going to end.

[dware]

35. I am very well aware of the process for impeachment,

my point is that Impeaching is the easy part, conviction and removal is not going to happen.

[OMGWTF]

36. Rachel Maddow shared something VERY interesting last night that was confirmed by Lawrence Tribe

Only 2/3 of the senators PRESENT are needed to convict and remove. It's not 2/3 of 100, but 2/3 of whatever number are present at the time. Cool!

[dware]

47. That is absolutely correct,

it's not 2/3rds of the Senate as a whole, it's, per the Constitution, 2/3rds of members present.

[moose65]

54. Yep

So technically the Republicans could just stay away and let the Dems do the deed.

[StarfishSaver]

62. Some people speculated that would happen last January. It didn't

[mercuryblues]

12. Sssh. Wait until the 21st

or Mitch will shove through Rudy as a SC justice

[Freddie]

3. Plus her "God Bless Each of You" tweet

During the coup. I’m sure hubby had it taken down ASAP.

[pandr32]

5. Hopefully Justice Thomas will step down during Biden's administration

...as the result of his wife being held accountable and publicly shamed.

[mdbl]

43. they have no shame

don't count on it

[RVN VET71]

53. Th job pays well, lots of perks, little work

Only a man of honor and integrity would step down because he was married to a mouthy fascist.

And that ain’t our Clarence!

[BlueIdaho]

64. Sadly Clarence is only 72

But he’s not exactly the picture of health...

[pandr32]

65. And his wife is likely causing some stress

[Wellstone ruled]

6. If the story of

her calling for or supporting via financing of these Buses,me thinks she and her Hubby will be dealt with in a harsh manner. President Biden appears at this time,will be appointing two new Justices. Breyer and Thomas.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Sooner the better.

Clarence Thomas’ wife supported rioters before siege: ‘Love MAGA’

https://news.yahoo.com/clarence-thomas-wife-supported-rioters-231103492.html

[iemitsu]

8. Clarence needs to resign and let Biden choose his replacement.

He can think of it as a parting gift to his friend RBG.

[BGBD]

37. Were they friends?

I know RBG and Scalia had a close relationship, but hadn't heard that about her and Thomas.

[iemitsu]

41. RBG was nice to everyone.

She had made friends with Clarence.

[Bluethroughu]

10. Impeach him, he's married to a woman that gave aid

To a domestic terrorist insurection mob trying to overthrow The United States Government.

It is what it is.

Could you imagine if RBGs husband set this up?
Oh, course you couldn't.

[dware]

22. Ok, let's game this out,

the House impeaches, now what?

[reACTIONary]

34. "If" the house impeaches him...

... it isn't even going to be "game on".

[dware]

40. Absolutely,

and that was kinda my point.

[Wicked Blue]

11. One possible charge: Contributing to the Delinquency of Morons and Traitors. nt

[blueinredohio]

13. Hopefully the F.B.I. will investigate this and prosecute.

Then we can work on getting Thomas out.

[FakeNoose]

29. That's a good plan, it should be an easy investigation

Her tweets and collusion messages are all over the internet. Hopefully it will lead to evidence that Justice Thomas participated, and that should help the impeachment process.

[slumcamper]

14. We shall see. My crystal ball is overloaded at the moment. n/t

[niyad]

15. Has the story about the buses been verified?

[Uncle_Remus]

25. I'm curious about that too.

This rings a little like the old George Soros bussing in Antifa/BLM type stories. Not saying that it isn't true but right now it seems more like an internet rumor than verified fact.

[Me.]

38. There Is A Reason I Used The Word Supposedly

However, that said..she has a long history of supporting right wing extremists as her tweets on the day of are a good example. It is a question of whether she passed over cash or it was through her participation as a board member of CNP Action. INteresting that her messages of love for the day's proceedings have all been taken down. But there are claims of this being an antifa action by those on the right who now don't want to own the storming of the Capitol.

“It has been reported from numerous sources that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sponsored 80 busloads of “protesters” to Wednesday’s insurrection at the Capitol. Let’s say each bus held 30 people. That’s over 2,000 individuals. This is in addition to promulgating the lies about Donald Trump’s “stolen election” through her social media up to and including the morning of Wednesday’s insurrection. What’s the likelihood that any one of those 2,400 individuals participated in the seditious attempt at overthrowing our government? Of course, Mrs. Thomas has since deleted the relevant social media posts, but they were already captured."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/9/2007521/-Ginni-Thomas-Aiding-Abetting-the-Capitol-Insurrection
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214864355

“On Facebook, Mrs. Thomas expressed explicit love for the violent chaos carried out by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, who are against the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden. Mark Joseph Stern, a staff writer at Slate, shared screenshots of the status updates on Twitter.

In one post, she shared “LOVE” to the MAGA crowd, offering support and suggesting others to tune in to the riot. In another Facebook status, she stated, in mostly all caps, “God bless each of you standing up or praying!
On the morning of Jan. 6, Ginni Thomas—wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—endorsed the protest demanding that Congress overturn the election, then sent her “LOVE” to the demonstrators, who violently overtook the Capitol several hours later. She has not posted since.”

https://news.yahoo.com/clarence-thomas-wife-supported-rioters-231103492.html

[Eyeball_Kid]

31. I've not seen corroboration. n/t

[VA_Jill]

16. Clarence Thomas

must be forced to resign. Impeachment, or the threat of it, might be enough.....

[Joinfortmill]

17. No shit.

[DallasNE]

18. And Because Of No Consequences Over The Years

We are where we are today. People must be held accountable, otherwise it becomes a downward spiral into the rabbit hold. Indeed, I don't see how she avoids accomplice charges. It all started with Ford's pardon of Nixon.

[OMGWTF]

39. T H I S !

[citizen blues]

20. If Thomas Doesn't Immediately Resign, IMPEACH HIM! nt

[dware]

23. See post #22. nt

[Peregrine Took]

21. Can't Roberts do anything about him? He seems like such a wimp! n/t

[3Hotdogs]

24. What to do about Ginny Thomas?

Well, Bottle King is having a sale on gin next week....


Send a case or two and she will be out of commission for a couple of days.

[Texin]

26. Expecting Thomas to resign - for anything - is engaging in pleasant fiction.

Thomas hasn't been 'corrupted'. He was fully corrupt before he ever met Ginny. He has always been a right wing ideologue, and that will never be changing.

[bucolic_frolic]

28. But if he did, Mitch would have a new justice confirmed by Wednesday. /nt

[bucolic_frolic]

27. Funding terrorism statutes

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/why-new-laws-arent-needed-take-domestic-terrorism-more-seriously

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331

[flying_wahini]

30. She must have one hell of fantasy life.

[marble falls]

32. It'll be great, he has to recuse himself when it gets to SCOTUS.

[Initech]

44. Ginni Thomas needs to be arrested for treason if this is true.

[Me.]

46. I Don't THis Would Qualify As Treason

[Initech]

50. Then would it qualify as terrorism maybe?

[Me.]

51. I Don't KNow What Charges Would Apply

But I'm pretty sure treason has to do with another country and this was domestic.

[Initech]

52. Treason is defined in the constitution as "aiding and abetting the enemy".

I'm no constitutional scholar by any means, but I am pretty sure that the laws would apply to enemies both foreign and domestic.

[Me.]

57. You Got Me There

but to be sure I would ask a lawyer because treason has all sorts of ins and out.

[SharonClark]

48. I understand the pro-trump rally was legal and permitted so even if the allegation is true,

when did it become a crime to charter a bus (or 70) to a legal political rally?
Unless there is evidence that she encouraged storming the capitol or taking Congress hostage, there's bigger and more important fish to fry.

[stopdiggin]

56. you're 100% correct

but you also realize that most of the people on this string don't want to hear it!?

Sometimes we kind of let our feelings get in the way of rational assessment. The short answer to the question posed in the OP -- is not a lot, and most likely nothing. The Thomases have been openly despised for their rabid right wing views for years and years. (particularly Mrs.) Censure and disdain hasn't bothered them a bit up to this point. And a good argument can be made that Ginni's views have become almost mainstream in the Republican Party. There's no reason to assume that Ginni Thomas's actions up until Wed. afternoon are going to lead to any charges -- or alter substantially the place that they have held for many years.
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[NotASurfer]

49. I checked when this allegation was posted last night

Google, the bare-minimum check, and at the time only the one tweet making the allegation came up in a Google search

The couple of added reports Google showed a minute ago cite the same tweet

I don't think this is corroborated by other reporting

[JohnnyRingo]

55. She deserves to be her own person.

She can do as she wants without putting her husband in jeopardy. She wasn't appointed to the SC. Thank goodness.

Having said that, she's certainly responsible for unAmerican activities.

[BobTheSubgenius]

58. I would never, ever have thought that a relative - a spouse, especially - of a SCOTUS Justice...

...would be involved in something like this, and at such a deep level. If this is as objectively true as it's being presented, it is worthy of charges.

[Chemisse]

59. I disagree that Clarence Thomas should resign or be impeached over this.

Nobody should be held responsible for the misdeeds of their spouse.

It's important to not set a precedent that we would be uncomfortable applying to Dems. For example, what if we found out 6 months from now that Jill Biden was involved with Qanon (yes, ridiculous, but just to make a point)? Would we demand the resignation or impeachment of Pres. Joe Biden?

Not automatically. Only if he knew about her committing a crime and kept quiet or was in any way involved himself with a terrorist organization. The same should hold true for people we find to be reprehensible, like Clarence Thomas. If there is any evidence that he is involved or that he kept quiet about her doing something illegal, then yes. Otherwise, no.

[UTUSN]

60. K&R

[halfulglas]

61. I don't know about him resigning, but regarding her, all the funding for this needs to be probed.

Sure so many of these people looked like raggedy-ass misfits, but there was a lot of money behind this this besides the buses. There was that funding for the robocalls reminding the participants paid for by real Republicans. On Reverend Al's show he brought up the interesting thing about the bond that his organization has to post before any march or other event to ensure that helps pay for blocking off roads, etc. Did the insurrectionists have to post a bond and if not, why not. In addition to all the work congress has to do, there have to be hearings finding out some of these answers and more of the people behind it have to be named and shamed to prevent future events.

[Me.]

63. I Saw THat & Wonder Too