The beauty about the Occupy movement is that what started as a grassroots, spontaneous gathering has spiraled into hundreds and hundreds of protests all over the globe and is now starting fledgling political actions, buoyed by the notion that we not only stand on the moral high ground, but our numbers are powerful.

OccupyforAccountability is an advocacy group inspired by the Occupy protests launching this week. Their first campaign? Calling for a criminal investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. (.pdf)

America’s citizens have had it with people in power who violate the law. That includes Clarence Thomas who has used his position as a Supreme Court Justice to flout the law and enrich himself, his wife and their cronies through corrupt backroom deals with billionaires Harlan Crow, and Charles and David Koch. OccupyforAccountability.org calls out Clarence Thomas as one of the corrupt pillars of our government for doing the bidding of his billionaire paymasters at the expense of the 99 percent. Bribery : The Thomases have raked in millions of dollars in gifts and donations, including free travel on yachts and corporate jets owned by Harlan Crow. Virginia received a half million from Crow and then laundered it through her company as salary. The Thomases enjoyed luxury stays at conservative events hosted by Charles and David Koch.

: The Thomases have raked in millions of dollars in gifts and donations, including free travel on yachts and corporate jets owned by Harlan Crow. Virginia received a half million from Crow and then laundered it through her company as salary. The Thomases enjoyed luxury stays at conservative events hosted by Charles and David Koch.

Corruption : In 1991, Citizens United helped to put Thomas on the Supreme Court by spending at least $100,000 on TV ads attacking Senators Kennedy, Biden and Cranston who were opposing his nomination. But Thomas did not disclose this when the Citizens United vs FEC case was heard by the Court in 2009. He and his wife then used the Citizens United decision to enrich themselves.

: In 1991, Citizens United helped to put Thomas on the Supreme Court by spending at least $100,000 on TV ads attacking Senators Kennedy, Biden and Cranston who were opposing his nomination. But Thomas did not disclose this when the Citizens United vs FEC case was heard by the Court in 2009. He and his wife then used the Citizens United decision to enrich themselves.

False Statements: For 20 years, Thomas lied on federal financial disclosure forms by stating that his wife did not receive any income from work at places such as the Heritage Foundation, when in fact she received salary of well over a million dollars. For details on the crimes of Clarence Thomas, read our letter to Jack Smith, Chief of the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and visit ProtectOurElections.org.

There have been a few Democrats in Congress who have asked for an investigation already. But of course, it's fallen on deaf ears. However, there is power in numbers and we must utilize that power as 99 percent of Americans to demand some accountability.