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Clarence Thomas IS conflicted


Is Clarence Thomas conflicted?  

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  1. 1. Is Clarence Thomas conflicted?

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19 minutes ago, daz28 said:

The SCOTUS is supposed to be the mature, sane adult in the political room.  

 

All judges are.  How many are conflicted on the other side?

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2 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

All judges are.  How many are conflicted on the other side?

Choosing a political side instead of choosing what's right/just is the biggest problem this country has.  You seem to like throwing gas on that fire.  

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6 minutes ago, daz28 said:

Choosing a political side instead of choosing what's right/just is the biggest problem this country has.  You seem to like throwing gas on that fire.  

 

And you think you aren't?

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10 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

And you think you aren't?

Just because one side is worse than the other doesn't mean I'm choosing or taking their side.  My only option is to take the lesser evil. 

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5 minutes ago, daz28 said:

Just because one side is worse than the other doesn't mean I'm choosing or taking their side.  My only option is to take the lesser evil. 

 

Same here.

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So, let’s tear this thing apart, shall we?

 

For starters, Ginni Thomas was not involved in Jan. 6. She was present at the rally but was not among those who went to the Capitol building afterward. She was not even named by congressional investigators as one of the individuals involved in the riot.

 

The effort to remove Trump from the ballot seeks to use a provision in the 14th Amendment that prohibits people who participated in a rebellion against the government from holding office. It was originally intended to apply to former members of the Confederacy.

 

Those seeking to use this provision against Trump argue that he fomented an insurrection against the government on Jan. 6, and that Ginni Thomas was somehow involved, which would mean that her husband should not be involved in adjudicating the case. However, if there is no evidence that Ginni was involved, their argument falls apart.

 

Next, we have the inconvenient reality that there was no actual “insurrection,” nor did Trump incite anyone to violence. At no point did he advocate for rioting or other type of violent activity in response to the outcome of the election. In fact, during his speech, he urged his supporters to protest “peacefully and patriotically” at the Capitol building. This is not exactly the language one would expect from someone trying to incite a riot, is it?

 

Lastly, those calling for Thomas’ recusal don’t actually believe the words coming out of their mouths and digital pens. Not a single one of these people had the same energy for Fulton County (Georgia) district attorney Fani Willis, who recently admitted to having a romantic affair with one of the prosecutors she hired to prosecute the former president for election interference.

 

But we know what this is all about, don’t we, dear reader? They don’t want Thomas to recuse himself because of his wife. They want him to recuse himself because they know he is more likely to vote against removing Trump from the ballot. Folks on the left see that this strategy might go up in smoke, and they are desperate to do something about it.

 

At the end of the day, the 14th Amendment stratagem isn’t about protecting the Constitution, it is about influencing the upcoming election--nothing more, nothing less.

 

 

https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/02/07/dick-durbin-needs-to-shut-the-hell-up-about-clarence-thomas-and-the-14th-amendment-case-n2169799

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