At times of partisan stress in American Politics, the Supreme Court often becomes part of the game, and the ethics of individual justices become a focus of criticism.
Liberal groups are leading the charge now.
Common Cause, for instance, discovered that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report his wife's nearly $700,000 in income when she worked for the conservative Heritage Foundation. The failure was indeed a clear violation of the law, but it was also the kind of oversight that occurs routinely on disclosure forms, and Thomas quickly amended his filings for a 13-year period, saying that he had misunderstood the law's requirements.
More incendiary in publicity terms was the very public role played by his wife as co-founder, president, and CEO of Liberty Central, a political group, which advertises itself as linked to the Tea Party movement.
NPRBeing NPR, the article is slanted and downplays the case for Obama's recent appointees to recuse themselves from the health care cases coming up.
I can't help but wonder if racism plays a part in the lefts targeting of Clarence Thomas. Not only is he black, but his wife is white. That makes them both easy targets for the left, a conservative black man and a successful conservative white woman.
It also seems like this would be overstepping the separation of powers. It would be funny if the USSC declared the law unconstitutional if it passes.
