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demmiblue

(36,841 posts)
Sat May 18, 2019, 11:00 AM May 2019

SCOTUS Wife Ginni Thomas Floated Anti-Fraud Campaign For 'Questionable' Precincts

Source: TPM

Ginni Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wanted to “target” the “most questionable” precincts in Virginia with an anti-voter fraud campaign, according to an October 2016 email exchange she had with a prominent voter fraud alarmist and other conservative activists.

The emails were made public Friday in the litigation over a sensational report released by the group of the alarmist, J. Christian Adams, who also served on President Trump’s short-lived voter fraud commission.

Even Adams was skeptical of the idea — which was also being pushed by a conservative media consultant, Demos Chrissos — but not necessarily because he thought it would cross into the realm of illegal voter intimidation.

“It is possible to do without violating federal law if done correctly,” Adams wrote. “It is NOT possible to do without unleashing a leftist whirlwind that will be designed to boomerang on us and will JUICE leftwing turnout but [sic] threatening voter suppression (a made up term with no basis in law).”

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/virginia-thomas-scotus-christian-adams-voter-fraud-campaign

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SCOTUS Wife Ginni Thomas Floated Anti-Fraud Campaign For 'Questionable' Precincts (Original Post) demmiblue May 2019 OP
Fruit-cakes and nut-bags. Yet they have been placed into positions of power. erronis May 2019 #1
J. Christian Adams mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #2
When they say "leftwing", remember who's talking there... JHB May 2019 #3
Honestly, Thomas should have to recuse himself from DeminPennswoods May 2019 #4
He needs to be impeached... paleotn May 2019 #11
He never should have been confirmed Va Lefty May 2019 #12
Ginny's local Bottle King is overdue for a 2-for-1 sale. 3Hotdogs May 2019 #5
I'm sorry CDerekGo May 2019 #6
That reminds me. JohnnyRingo May 2019 #7
Surely she wanted to investigate the NC 9th district for ballot tampering/harvesting. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #8
Tea Bag Ginny and Long Dong Silver. Lovely couple. Evolve Dammit May 2019 #9
Poor dear. Hate to know how many pubic hairs she had to Miigwech May 2019 #10
Ginni Thomas has irretrievably wrecked Justice Thomas' credibility. MrModerate May 2019 #13

erronis

(15,241 posts)
1. Fruit-cakes and nut-bags. Yet they have been placed into positions of power.
Sat May 18, 2019, 12:42 PM
May 2019

By someone, some organizations. That have the demise of democracy in the US as a mission.

JHB

(37,158 posts)
3. When they say "leftwing", remember who's talking there...
Sat May 18, 2019, 02:11 PM
May 2019

These are hard-core conservative activists. To them, "leftwing" is everybody to the left of George Will (and possibly him, too).

DeminPennswoods

(15,278 posts)
4. Honestly, Thomas should have to recuse himself from
Sat May 18, 2019, 02:17 PM
May 2019

nearly every case that reaches the US Supreme Court because of his wife's political activities.

Further, there are several gerrymandering cases on the court's docket. If his wife is involved in voter suppression ideas like this one, Thomas should unquestionably have to recuse himself from these cases.

3Hotdogs

(12,374 posts)
5. Ginny's local Bottle King is overdue for a 2-for-1 sale.
Sat May 18, 2019, 03:25 PM
May 2019

Haven't been any late night phone calls lately.

The only thing positive about that marriage that I can think of, is that they both have to go home and be with each other every night.

Imagine having to look at those two dillwads every night.

CDerekGo

(507 posts)
6. I'm sorry
Sat May 18, 2019, 03:27 PM
May 2019

But as a SCOTUS Wife, wouldn't it appear a bit 'sketchy' for her to be involved in anything quite like this? I don't care how much lipstick you put on this pig, or how much she distanced herself, this just doesn't seem like something anyone that has a spouse in one of the three branches of our Government would consider to be involved in. Or am I just old-fashioned? And no, I'm not even a Senior Citizen, I just had my 58th Birthday

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
7. That reminds me.
Sat May 18, 2019, 06:26 PM
May 2019

I have to dig up some graves and make sure I'm registered in all 50 states. Almost forgot.

Fortunately, I already have my caravan of "illegal immigrants" signed up.

 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
10. Poor dear. Hate to know how many pubic hairs she had to
Sat May 18, 2019, 07:10 PM
May 2019

remove from her Coke can. FREE ginni thomas ... lol

 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
13. Ginni Thomas has irretrievably wrecked Justice Thomas' credibility.
Sun May 19, 2019, 07:49 AM
May 2019

The Justice needs to be impeached. Which I guess means he needs to take a number.

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