Calls for reform and increased accountability of the U.S. Supreme Court are intensifying amid allegations of corruption and ethical lapses, particularly targeting Justice Clarence Thomas. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Rashida Tlaib are among the voices advocating for the passage of the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act. Critics argue that the Supreme Court operates as an unelected super-legislature with justices holding extreme antimajoritarian views. Additionally, there are calls for term limits for justices, as exemplified by Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving justice in American history at 32 years, whose ethics scandals have further fueled the debate. Representative Ayanna Pressley has also called for expanding the court and implementing an enforceable code of ethics to preserve democracy.
Clarence Thomas is an American hero and fearless defender of the U.S. Constitution. Our nation has been blessed with his service on the highest court in the land. Happy birthday, Justice Thomas!
Clarence Thomas won’t see your not-sufficiently-celebrating-his-birthday tweets, but any people who fall in line to defend his ethical lapses — due to their own ideological and/or financial interests — will. So tweet away. https://t.co/muVS8AJryC
Happy Birthday to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. National treasure https://t.co/ptRdHTTeuT
Happy birthday Justice Clarence Thomas — one of the greatest Supreme Court Justices in the history of the United States 🇺🇸 https://t.co/HXrpAlIp0H
Today is Justice Clarence Thomas’ birthday. He’s corrupt. That’s all.
Happy birthday Justice Clarence Thomas — one of the greatest Supreme Court Justices in the history of these great United States🇺🇸 https://t.co/ZeqgASEmNN
Happy 76th birthday to America's greatest living jurist, Clarence Thomas. He is, with the perhaps-arguable exception of Bob Cousy, my alma mater's most distinguished living alumnus. https://t.co/ZvHSXEuet9
🤠👍 Happy Birthday Justice Clarence Thomas- Keep making the liberal tears follow as you uphold our Constitution! 🎂🎂 https://t.co/5SxaiHD8ZL
The Supreme Court is facing a crisis of legitimacy, and every day it becomes more clear how corrupt Clarence Thomas is. It's past time for Congress to #ExpandTheCourt, & pass an enforceable code of ethics because our democracy depends on it. https://t.co/gYALORDRNf
At 32 years, Clarence Thomas is the longest serving Supreme Court justice in American history. He and his ethics scandals show why the Supreme Court needs term limits. https://t.co/BDKrXb9sqD
The powerful and privileged shouldn’t be able to tip the scales in their favor—but that’s just what we risk every day that the Supreme Court doesn’t have a real, enforceable code of ethics. We need to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.
Rashida Tlaib is right: we need to rein in the power of our antidemocratic and corrupt Supreme Court. https://t.co/Xxsb9d5m23
The Supreme Court is an unelected super-legislature that is riven with bribery and corruption, in addition to justices’ extreme antimajoritarian views. Rashida Tlaib’s call for impeachment and reform is causing outrage, but she’s right. https://t.co/Xxsb9d5m23
It’s just plain corrupt that the highest court in the land lacks basic ethics guardrails. We need to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act! https://t.co/ozPl3nbSVa