Don't bother telling me that this is a fallacious Conspiracy Theory...

[PCIntern]

Thomas is in the hospital having full knowledge a priori of the communications which his wife had with the intention of overthrowing a duly executed democratic election. There is other information of which he is aware which may come to light imminently which may be even more damning. And you can bet there’s even more that we do not know, cannot know, and if we knew, there would be a huge outcry demanding his resignation.

I posit that he has either had an episode, possibly cardiovascular, or cerebrovascular, or psychiatric which has caused him to require hospitalization or he is faking illness due to all of the above. All this is no coincidence.

[Faux pas]

1. My

wild ass theory is that he'll be "ill" until after the mid terms and bow out after those elections are stolen by the rethugs. Then the effing effers won't let Biden fill the slot.

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. That's not wild ass.

That's the actual plan. They have so little to fear, that Moscow Mitch would likely admit that.

[Faux pas]

5. ...

That makes it even scarier. Universe, help us all!

[2naSalit]

30. +1

[Maraya1969]

3. So right now the court is evenly split then right?

"When a justice is so utterly incapacitated that he is unable to break 4-4 ties, the court can continue to function with an even number of active members. Originally, the court had only six justices; during the Civil War, it had 10; and it has functioned fine with eight members during prolonged vacancies"

[SoonerPride]

7. No. It's 5-3 conservative still.

They had a 6-3 majority with Thomas.

If he dies or retires and Biden replaces him the court would be 5-4 conservative.

[ashredux]

13. But Roberts isn't crazy

[SoonerPride]

14. Are you sure?

[ashredux]

17. He has voted with Dems before....

[soldierant]

34. I don't think he's crazy, but he's no hero.

I think when he votes with Dems is when the R's stand is so egregious he (probably rightly) fears civil unrest if he doesn't.

[Strelnikov_]

49. Agree. He seems to be a "Business of America is Business" type

In other words, a corporatist.

But, he did flay Trump, as much as a Chief Justice could.

[gldstwmn]

56. Roberts is more of a swing vote these days.

[madaboutharry]

4. This is a long hospitalization.

Patients having bypass surgery following a heart attack are discharged after 4 or 5 days. Something is not right here.

What is clear is that the Justice Thomas and his wife are deceitful and corrupt. Justice Thomas is a disgrace and has brought disgrace to the court.

The Supreme Court has turned itself into a cesspool.

I feel for the few Justices who are good people and have to work around such corrupt colleagues.

[wnylib]

36. If he is faking an illness, he must have

a doctor willing to go along with it.

But sooner or later, hospital staff will know that it is fake and someone will leak that out. It won't make a difference, though. It will just confirm what we suspect.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. I don't believe conspiracy theories

except those that are true. CTs have been concocted from far thinner gruel than this. His illness is undoubtedly convenient.

[Hekate]

8. KnR

[USALiberal]

9. So your final analysis says that he's either telling the truth or not???

[2naSalit]

32. It's unequivocal!

[PCIntern]

48. Exactly

But either way it’s big trouble…

[Torchlight]

53. ok lol nt

[jalan48]

10. He's a coward and he's hiding. He does not want to have to explain himself.

[3Hotdogs]

28. Do you really think he cares a shit about anything but himself?

He doesn't care what "the people" think.

[jalan48]

29. He's a Supreme Court Justice, I think he cares about his reputation.

[gab13by13]

11. It could be true,

but those people don't care if they get caught, give me one reason why he would get upset?

I would sooner believe he is being treated for multiple STD's.

Next week the narrative will change and this will just fade away like all of the other GQP crimes.

[ashredux]

12. The "handwriting is on the wall", his health will be an excuse to leave the court.

The “handwriting is on the wall”, his health will be an excuse to leave the court.

[dchill]

15. Have either of the Thomases broken any laws?

(That you know of.)

[Wednesdays]

52. That's exactly what friends of mine asked about Nixon

in the summer of '73.

[dchill]

54. Boy! Ask a silly question...

[GB_RN]

16. I'm Demanding His Resignation Based On What I Know NOW About...

1) His falsifying of his financial documents years ago (for several years), claiming "he didn't know" he had to include his wife's income.

2) His continual refusal to recuse himself from cases where he had ethical conflicts and/or conflicts of interest. And this does NOT include his refusal to recuse himself from tRump's cases that had ties to his fucking WIFE!!!

3) Him being unqualified for the job to begin with. He was unfit to fill the seat of Justice Thurgood Marshall based on his legal career, never mind the sexual harassment allegation. He's proven time and time again over the years with his bullshit legal "opinions" that he is still unfit and unqualified for the seat, much less to even polish Justice Marshall's last pair of shoes.

[orleans]

18. hell, they're such liars--maybe he's already dead

[2naSalit]

33. That's what I'm wondering. ...nt

[msfiddlestix]

50. I so wish that were true...

been fantasying this for years, along with Alito and NOW the add a TFG's wacko's to the list.

[orleans]

58. well -- all hope on that front has been dashed

"Clarence Thomas discharged after week-long hospital stay
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clarence-thomas-discharged-hospital/

[Meowmee]

19. Hospitals do a lot of criminal things from my experience

But prolly not admitting people longterm who are feigning an illness unless they have munchausen syndrome which is usually is figured out at some point.

[Cozmo]

20. Exactly what I thought the moment his hospitalization was announced

Am I psychic?

[Kablooie]

21. The Post would have told Thomas of the upcoming article and give him a chance to respond.

Standard, honorable news reporting.
Thomas's response was to go in hiding and release a report that he was in a hospital.

He's probably been consulting right wing advisors as to his options.
They will probably tell him to deny everything and stay in the court until Jan of next year when the Senate is likely to turn Republican.
Then he will retire so they can force another right wing ideologue into the court.

[jcgoldie]

37. the senate is not "likely to turn republican"

And even if it does they cannot "force another right wing ideologue onto the court" as long as the President is a Democrat.

[Kablooie]

42. They could keep rejecting every candidate Biden wants unless he picks a conservative.

And McConnell could play his game of preventing any consideration of Biden's candidates again.
Sure he wouldn't use his justification of the last year of a presidency but that was a fake reason anyway.
He would just come up with some other fake reason that makes no sense. .

[Warpy]

22. He's an old dude,almost as old as I am

and it's certainly possible that the warranty is up and any number of parts might be failing. It might also be an ignored UTI that turned serious and will be cured with a week of antibiotics (the rest of us getting 3-5 days 'cause we're peasants). It could even be a battery of tests to try to track down a troubling symptom that will turn out to be nothing. It's also a convenient way to hide until the news cycle moves on a bit and conservatives forget his toxic wife and howl with indignation at the demand he recuse himself from Jan 6/TFG cases.

IOW, don't get your hopes up.

I don't wish the man dead, I just want him to retire. Were he dodging the press right now, both at work and at home, it might be enough to convince him his remaining time would be better spent fishing. Instead, he's tucked up in a hospital, undoubtedly watching Pox and not hearing about his wife's troubles.

I find the timing just a little too convenient, myself, but I know what can happen to people over 70. Looks like we'll have to wait another few days to find out what's going on, if we ever do.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

57. Sorry but I want him to die.

One rightwing asshole who is unworthy of the power they abuse gone. I wish all these republican psychopaths were dead.

I don't believe in karma or god.
I will say how I feel so I do.
I do wish death to all the psychopaths,narcissists and authoritarians on this planet..

[Warpy]

61. Well, I never want any of my enemies dead

I want them to live extremely long and miserable lives, mired in impotent rage and frustration.

That's the Irish in me, death is too quick and easy.

However, I don't make the rules, you get to think how you think with no complaint from me.

[2Legit]

23. I just posted the same thing on another site!!

If he really is sick and recovers, he's going to wish that he hadn't.

[appleannie1]

24. You know, he could have a severe case of COVID

It would not surprise me in the least to find out he is an anti-vaxxer.

[LudwigPastorius]

25. He probably just got ahold of a bad pubic hair.

[Jetheels]

38. Whilst drinking a can of coke.

[iemanja]

26. Why do you think it necessary

for him to be in the hospital? Why would he want to be there?

[SCantiGOP]

27. You will all feel bad

if it turns out that he has really bad bone spurs.

[Joinfortmill]

31. Agree

[SheltieLover]

35. My thoughts exactly!

[Jetheels]

39. Anything is possible with someone who had their portrait painted alongside

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Jesus, both wearing matching bathrobes.
Oh wait, that was Ben Carson.

[jmbar2]

40. It will be ironic if the only African-American sitting Justice

is brought down by a nutty white woman.

Maybe he is dying of mortification.

[LT Barclay]

41. OK, how about a totally wild one without any basis except it would be nice to see...

Jenni found out he was ready to stand up for himself and she had him taken out by a polonium cocktail.

[live love laugh]

43. He can't stay sick forever.

[NightWatcher]

44. Early medical retirement coming in 3....2.....

And he'll disappear from the public view forever, since we don't prosecute corrupt republicans here.

[obamanut2012]

45. 100% agree, doc

My BIL posited this as a third choice: CT tried to commit suicide because of this, and is recovering. I think these folks are two entitled and arrogant for that, but also a possibility.

I go with a combo of 1 and 2.

[malaise]

47. You nailed it

Rec

[DBoon]

51. you mean like Martha Mitchell and Watergate?

[gldstwmn]

55. I would not put it past him.

[Blue Owl]

59. K&R

[Blue Owl]

60. K&R