Ocasio-Cortez files articles of impeachment against Justices Thomas & Alito TucsonSentinel.com
—
CongressionalDemocratsonWednesdayfiredtheirlatestsalvoin
theirbattleagainstethicalmalfeasanceattheSupremeCourt,asNew
YorkRepresentativeAlexandriaOcasio-Cortezfiledarticlesof
impeachmentagainstJusticeClarenceThomasandJusticeSamuelAlito.
Though
themovemayprovemostlysymbolicintheHouse,whichremainsin
Republicancontrol,it’sthemostdrasticeffortyettoholdthe
justicestoaccountforwhatDemocratsandmanylegalexpertshavelong
saidareflagrantviolationsofthekindofethicalconductexpectedof
thenation’shighestcourt.
“JusticesClarenceThomasandSamuel
Alito’spatternofrefusaltorecusefromconsequentialmattersbefore
thecourtinwhichtheyholdwidelydocumentedfinancialandpersonal
entanglementsconstitutesagravethreattoAmericanruleoflaw,the
integrityofourdemocracy,andoneoftheclearestcasesforwhichthe
toolofimpeachmentwasdesigned,”Ocasio-Cortezwroteinastatement
Wednesday.
Bothjusticeshavecomeunderscrutinyoverthepas
