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Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito (ocasio-cortez.house.gov)

submitted 3 months ago by tardigrada@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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"The unchecked corruption crisis on the Supreme Court has now spiraled into a Constitutional crisis threatening American democracy writ large. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito’s pattern of refusal to recuse from consequential matters before the court in which they hold widely documented financial and personal entanglements constitutes a grave threat to American rule of law, the integrity of our democracy, and one of the clearest cases for which the tool of impeachment was designed," tbe lawmaker says.

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[–] ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 15 points 3 months ago

It may not unseat them, but it will be a matter of record that this action was introduced. It all hinges on getting the votes from Congress, if I understand this process correctly, and it seems very unlikely unless there is increased pressure on legislators (but we all saw how they've regularly ignored their constituents on the current genocide in Palestine, among other major issues).

[–] Twinkletoes@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

AOC 2024

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Presidency is a dead end. If you want her to be in a seat with some pull, how about AOC for Speaker of the House.

[–] SteevyT@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For some reason I can't read "Speaker of the House" without getting Master of the House stuck in my head.

[–] Twinkletoes@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

I’ll take it!

[–] Blankzy@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

Good luck with that