Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: Clarence Thomas.
I would like to ask the 73 politicians that are signed onto this diatribe what their financial ties are to the companies receiving the exemptions from ObamaCare. Just leave Clarence where he is at because on this issue there are very few if any people who don't have a conflict with this unconstitutional mandate. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Linda Herd linda.h...@sbcglobal.netwrote: Send this to your friends, whether you agree or not to the Health Plan. This decision could be called as unethical otherwise. Either way this would be important. Linda Herd - Forwarded Message *From:* Becky Bond, CREDO Action a...@credoaction.com *To:* Linda Marie Herd linda.h...@sbcglobal.net *Sent:* Thu, February 10, 2011 10:29:59 AM *Subject:* Clarence Thomas. [image: CREDO Action | more than a network. a movement.] *Tell Clarence Thomas: Recuse yourselfhttp://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=1 * *A supreme ethical conflict http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=2* [image: Take action!]http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=3 To protect the honor of the highest court in the land, Thomas must recuse himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. *Clicking here will add your name to the letter to Justice Thomas. http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=4 * [image: Take action now!]http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=7 Dear Linda, A case challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform bill passed by Congress is headed to the Supreme Court, and Justice Clarence Thomas has a supreme ethical conflict. It's been widely reported that the Thomas family has financial ties to the conservative organizations leading the campaign to bring down our new health care law — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rep. Anthony Weiner and 73 other members of Congress have signed a letter detailing the appearance of ethical conflict and asking Justice Thomas to recuse himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of health care reform. *We're asking you to sign a companion letter that Rep. Weiner — a champion of progressive issues — will deliver to the Supreme Court along with the letter signed by members of Congress.* *Tell Justice Clarence Thomas: Recuse yourself from deliberations on the constitutionality of health care reform. Click here to automatically sign the letter below. http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=9* *The letter to Justice Thomas reads:* As an Associate Justice, you are entrusted with the responsibility to exercise the highest degree of discretion and impartiality when deciding a case. We join Rep. Anthony Weiner and other members of Congress in writing to note our surprise at recent revelations of your financial ties to leading organizations dedicated to lobbying against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. We write today to respectfully ask that you maintain the integrity of this court and recuse yourself from any deliberations on the constitutionality of this act. The appearance of a conflict of interest merits recusal under federal law. From what we have already seen, the line between your impartiality and you and your wife's financial stake in the overturn of health care reform is blurred. Your spouse is advertising herself as a lobbyist who has experience and connections and appeals to clients who want a particular decision — they want to overturn health care reform. Moreover, your failure to disclose Ginni Thomas's receipt of $686,589 from the Heritage Foundation, a prominent opponent of health care reform, between 2003 and 2007 has raised great concern. This is not the first case where your impartiality was in question. As Common Cause points out, you participated in secretive political strategy sessions, perhaps while the case was pending, with corporate leaders whose political aims were advanced by the [5-4] decision on the Citizens United case. Your spouse also received an undisclosed salary paid for by undisclosed donors as CEO of Liberty Central, a 501(c)(4) organization that stood to benefit from the decision and played an active role in the 2010 elections. Given these facts, there is a strong conflict between the Thomas household's financial gain through your spouse's activities and your role as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. We urge you to recuse yourself from this case. If the US Supreme Court's decision is to be viewed as legitimate by the American people, this is the only correct path. We appreciate your thoughtful consideration of this request. *Click here to automatically sign your name to our letter to Justice Thomas that will be delivered to the Supreme Court by progressive champion Rep. Anthony
Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: Clarence Thomas.
In watching how politics is played I'd say you hit it out of the ballpark On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM, alice rainbolt alice.rainb...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Tom, do you suppose this Weiner group got the jump on this recusing issue because they plan to apply pressure to Elena Kagan to NOT recuse herself? --- On *Thu, 2/10/11, Tom Martz t.ma...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Tom Martz t.ma...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: Clarence Thomas. To: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 10:14 AM I would like to ask the 73 politicians that are signed onto this diatribe what their financial ties are to the companies receiving the exemptions from ObamaCare. Just leave Clarence where he is at because on this issue there are very few if any people who don't have a conflict with this unconstitutional mandate. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Linda Herd linda.h...@sbcglobal.nethttp://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=linda.h...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Send this to your friends, whether you agree or not to the Health Plan. This decision could be called as unethical otherwise. Either way this would be important. Linda Herd - Forwarded Message *From:* Becky Bond, CREDO Action a...@credoaction.comhttp://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=a...@credoaction.com *To:* Linda Marie Herd linda.h...@sbcglobal.nethttp://us.mc836.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=linda.h...@sbcglobal.net *Sent:* Thu, February 10, 2011 10:29:59 AM *Subject:* Clarence Thomas. [image: CREDO Action | more than a network. a movement.] *Tell Clarence Thomas: Recuse yourselfhttp://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=1 * *A supreme ethical conflict http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=2* [image: Take action!]http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7063id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=3 To protect the honor of the highest court in the land, Thomas must recuse himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. *Clicking here will add your name to the letter to Justice Thomas. http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=4 * [image: Take action now!]http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=7 Dear Linda, A case challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform bill passed by Congress is headed to the Supreme Court, and Justice Clarence Thomas has a supreme ethical conflict. It's been widely reported that the Thomas family has financial ties to the conservative organizations leading the campaign to bring down our new health care law — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rep. Anthony Weiner and 73 other members of Congress have signed a letter detailing the appearance of ethical conflict and asking Justice Thomas to recuse himself from deliberations on the constitutionality of health care reform. *We're asking you to sign a companion letter that Rep. Weiner — a champion of progressive issues — will deliver to the Supreme Court along with the letter signed by members of Congress.* *Tell Justice Clarence Thomas: Recuse yourself from deliberations on the constitutionality of health care reform. Click here to automatically sign the letter below. http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7064id=16386-2677971-1Vs599xt=9* *The letter to Justice Thomas reads:* As an Associate Justice, you are entrusted with the responsibility to exercise the highest degree of discretion and impartiality when deciding a case. We join Rep. Anthony Weiner and other members of Congress in writing to note our surprise at recent revelations of your financial ties to leading organizations dedicated to lobbying against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. We write today to respectfully ask that you maintain the integrity of this court and recuse yourself from any deliberations on the constitutionality of this act. The appearance of a conflict of interest merits recusal under federal law. From what we have already seen, the line between your impartiality and you and your wife's financial stake in the overturn of health care reform is blurred. Your spouse is advertising herself as a lobbyist who has experience and connections and appeals to clients who want a particular decision — they want to overturn health care reform. Moreover, your failure to disclose Ginni Thomas's receipt of $686,589 from the Heritage Foundation, a prominent opponent of health care reform, between 2003 and 2007 has raised great concern. This is not the first case where your impartiality was in question. As Common Cause points out, you participated in secretive political strategy sessions, perhaps while the case was pending, with corporate leaders whose political aims were advanced by the [5-4] decision on the Citizens United case. Your spouse also received an undisclosed salary paid
