Democrats Ramp Up Calls For Ethics Probe Of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

[Tx4obama]

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are ratcheting up the pressure for a formal investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose information relating to his wife's earnings -- as much as $1.6 million over the past 13 years -- on his annual financial disclosure forms.

House Rules Committee ranking member Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Wednesday sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee calling for hearings "on the pattern of potential ethical lapses" by Thomas, who, after years of filing his financial forms properly, stopped disclosing his wife Ginny's employment status every year between 1997 and 2011. During that time, the letter states, his wife made at least $1.6 million, based on reports from outside groups.

"Public records clearly demonstrate that Justice Thomas has failed to accurately disclose information concerning the income and employment status of his wife, as required by law," reads the letter to House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and ranking member John Conyers (D-Mich.). "In addition, news reports indicate that Justice Thomas may have also failed to report gifts from wealthy supporters and inappropriately solicited donations for favored non-profit organizations."

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Rest of article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/ethics-probe-clarence-thomas_n_996782.html

[juajen]

1. It's about damn time. NT

[femrap]

2. What takes them so

damn long? Is OWS giving them some spine????

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. He will NEVER resign from the court and you know the rethugs in the House

will never Impeach him. There's no way in hell the rabid rethugs will allow him to step down and give the Liberals a Majority. NO-FUCKING-WAY-WILL-THAT-HAPPEN. Thomas is going nowhere.

[leveymg]

4. indict him. its not just ethical lapses, Thomas committed a crime