Rep. Bill Pascrell (DN.J.) criticized Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and doubled down on his call for Thomas to resign Friday.
Pascrell, who previously expressed his lack of confidence in Thomas as a “neutral plaintiff” in court, began his tweet with a “timely reminder” about Thomas and his wife, Ginni, as the Justice presides over Moore v Harper .
The case involves the “independent state legislature” theory, which Thomas appears to support and which has been called “antithetical” to the Constitution. North Carolina Republicans argue that the Constitution gives state legislators the exclusive power to determine the “time, place and manner” of elections.
The New York Times reported that “Proponents of the theory’s strongest form argue that it means that no other body of state government . . . can alter the actions of a legislature with respect to federal elections.”
In his scathing criticism on Twitter, Pascrell noted Thomas’ involvement in election cases.
“A timely reminder that Clarence Thomas heard campaign cases while his wife conspired to overthrow democracy,” Pascrell wrote. “Clarence Thomas is corrupt as hell and should resign from the Supreme Court.”
Pascrell previously called for Thomas’ resignation in June following revelations about his wife Ginni’s correspondence with former President Donald Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman, who is Thomas’ former lawyer and a key figure in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
“Over the past few years, we have become desensitized to the evil actions of powerful actors, but Clarence and Ginni Thomas participated in one of the worst breaches of trust ever seen in our justice system,” Pascrell said in a statement. “Clarence Thomas cannot be seen as a neutral actor, but as a corrupt jurist who poisoned the High Court. Clarence Thomas should have dignity and the utmost respect for our democracy and resign.”
Ginni Thomas has already fought for her political commitment and separated from her husband’s profession earlier this year.
“Like so many married couples, we share many of the same ideals, principles and aspirations for America,” Ginni Thomas told the Washington Free Beacon. “But we have our separate careers and our ideas and opinions. Clarence doesn’t discuss his work with me and I don’t involve him in my work.”
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