Justice for sale?

[lindajdunn]

Remember when Blagojevich's wife pointed out that he couldn't accept a job but she could? Notice how many congresscritters are married to lobbyists or people working in high-paying jobs in industries where their influence? Now Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife has formed a non-profit organization that's scheduled to launch in May.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-a...,6505384.story

The group plans to issue score cards for Congress members and be involved in the November election, although Thomas would not specify how. She said it would accept donations from various sources -- including corporations -- as allowed under campaign finance rules recently loosened by the Supreme Court.

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Experts say Virginia Thomas' work doesn't violate ethical rules for judges. But Liberty Central could give rise to conflicts of interest for her husband, they said, as it tests the norms for judicial spouses. The couple have been married since 1987.

As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, Liberty Central can raise unlimited amounts of corporate money and largely avoid disclosing its donors.

Because of a recent Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, the group may also spend corporate money freely to advocate for or against candidates for office.

Justice Thomas was part of the 5-4 majority in that case.

Yes, I would be concerned about the spouse of any SCJ who was doing this and esp. on the heels of the recent SC corporation "personhood" decision.

[Inquartata]

Right. The little woman should just confine herself to cooking, cleaning and makin' babies.