Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago on a superyacht staffed by a coterie of attendants and a private chef.

If Thomas had chartered the plane and the 162-foot yacht himself, the total cost of the trip could have exceeded $500,000. Fortunately for him, that wasn’t necessary: He was on vacation with real estate magnate and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, who owned the jet — and the yacht, too.

For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he has vacationed on Crow’s superyacht around the globe. He flies on Crow’s Bombardier Global 5000 jet. He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow’s sprawling ranch in East Texas. And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks.

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Clarence Thomas is a bought and paid for Supreme Court Justice.

There isn't much more that can be said.

If he had any honor or respect for the bench he would step down.

But let's be honest, we already know he has neither. So he will continue to sit on the bench and make rulings that benefit a certain group of people, conflict of interest be damned.

Literally speaking, who do you think you are kidding with this?

Did he ride on Epstein's jet to Pedo Island?

a reply to: Xcalibur254

they asked him what a woman was, and he answered correctly, he gets a pass.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

Yep,

Welcome to the corruption. We have been screaming for years about the same thing on the Democrats corruption schemes but alas, nobody will do a damn thing about it.

Foundations, PACS, Dark money, now we find 50% of Dems political donations are being funneled through identity theft victims..... and nobody will do a thing about it.

I believe in Equal Justice.

End the practices Legally and prosecute those who continue to do it.

Doubt that will ever happen.

This is a tiny one in comparison.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

Just so I'm clear on this, if a person, in an official role, like a politician, Court Justice, President, someone important, takes money or gifts from someone else, you feel they are compromised?

Can you put on the big boy pants and answer that clearly please?

Calm down there buddy....if you are asking him to step down, then please ask the majority of the Congress and Senate because they are all bought and paid for too. We as a people need to force them to pass legislation on term limits, contributions, no stock trades while serving, etc....etc.........I love how "you" people have rules for those that are against your agenda and not for the people that you consider "just". Rules and laws can be applied so that no one is favored. But as we all know, they are all in it for a piece of the pie. a reply to: Xcalibur254

a reply to: Xcalibur254

On going and every judge is guilty

However, under rules that the federal judicial system adopted to implement that law, judges are free to accept gifts of unlimited value from people without official business before the court.

Scalia was involved in a controversy this year over whether a free plane ride aboard Air Force II to go duck hunting in Louisiana with Vice President Dick Cheney amounted to a gift, at a time when an energy case involving Cheney was before the court.

By law and tradition, the Supreme Court justices are exempt from many rules that govern lesser federal judges. Moreover, each of the justices is free to decide how the general ethics guidelines apply to him or her.

It's been a thing far longer than 2019. But, apparently, it's his right for it to be a thing.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

Since it would be a much shorter list, who doesn't fall under this criteria?

Clarence Thomas is a bought and paid for Supreme Court Justice.

There isn't much more that can be said.

If he had any honor or respect for the bench he would step down.

But let's be honest, we already know he has neither. So he will continue to sit on the bench and make rulings that benefit a certain group of people, conflict of interest be damned.

a reply to: infolurker

Foundations, PACS, Dark money, now we find 50% of Dems political donations are being funneled through identity theft victims..... and nobody will do a thing about it.

You can thank Clarence Thomas and the rest of the "conservative" Roberts' court for Citizen United and the oceans of dark money it created.

a reply to: oddscreenname

What separates Clarence Thomas apart from Nancy Pelosi,
who truly has abused her position to make billions in
insider trading?

Two things: (1) Clarence Thomas is a Republican.
(2) Clarence Thomas is not an old rich White elder
in the Democrat Party.

a reply to: burntheships

Exactly. Why is he so special?
"He didn't vote the way I wanted so now I care!!!!11one"

Wait till somebody leaks what SCOTUS decisions were influenced !!!!!! 😎

originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: infolurker

Foundations, PACS, Dark money, now we find 50% of Dems political donations are being funneled through identity theft victims..... and nobody will do a thing about it.

You can thank Clarence Thomas and the rest of the "conservative" Roberts' court for Citizen United and the oceans of dark money it created.

And guess who and which Party benefits most from that decision 😁

originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: infolurker

Foundations, PACS, Dark money, now we find 50% of Dems political donations are being funneled through identity theft victims..... and nobody will do a thing about it.

You can thank Clarence Thomas and the rest of the "conservative" Roberts' court for Citizen United and the oceans of dark money it created.

That is funny, this crap has been going on for decades. Citizen united was just another tick up in the corruption meter. Hell, the latest Democrat scheme using dark money is through small donations from "donor mules" which is meant to bypass all the laws.

I wonder if you think that is bad?

a reply to: xuenchen

George Soros and Charles Koch team up for a common cause: an end to “endless war”

Political Action Committee (PAC) Spending (2000 to 2014)
Koch Industries: $16.03 million
Soros Fund Management: $0
Lobbying Expenditures (2000 to 2014)
Koch Industries: $97.95 million
Soros Fund Management: $260,000
Open Society Policy Center (Soros-Funded): $42.55 million
Individual Donations to Federal Candidates, Parties, and PACs (1989 to 2014)
Koch Brothers: $2.58 million
George Soros: $1.74 million
Individual Donations to 527 Organizations (1989 to 2010)
Koch Brothers: $1.5 million
George Soros: $32.5 million
Totals
Koch: 118.06 million
Soros: 77.05 million
All figures are courtesy of OpenSecrets.org.

ivn.us...

a reply to: infolurker

Citizen united was just another tick up in the corruption meter.

It was more than just a tick.

A 5–4 majority of the Supreme Court sided with Citizens United, ruling that corporations and other outside groups can spend unlimited money on elections.

But perhaps the most significant outcomes of Citizens United have been the creation of super PACs, which empower the wealthiest donors, and the expansion of dark money through shadowy nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors.

www.brennancenter.org...

We didn't have "Super Pacs" before Citizen's United.

a reply to: Xcalibur254

What part of “the government is illegitimate and does not represent me nor have my consent to be governed” don’t you get?

If he doesn't resign, then ths only logical thing to do is expand the court to nullify his purchased opinions.

a reply to: Sookiechacha

Your "whataboutism" article is 4 years old.
Besides that. those donations shown span 14 years.

And its nothing but a "think tank". Bwhahahah.

The Bohemian Grove thing is a big bummer...but, politicians are politicians...

www.msn.com...