Recently, I have posted several items about the unfitness of Clarence Thomas to rule on most issues before the court due to his conflicts of interest. He has actively supported and participated in extreme right wing strategy sessions and he has a financial stake in extreme right wing positions, because much of his family income comes from his wife’s activism on their behalf. The latest is that, through a spokesperson, Clarence Thomas lied about the extent of his participation in the infamous Koch Brothers strategy session for the uber-rich.

Discrepancies in reports about an appearance by Justice Clarence Thomas at a political retreat for wealthy conservatives three years ago have prompted new questions to the Supreme Court from a group that advocates changing campaign finance laws. When questions were first raised about the retreat last month, a court spokeswoman said Justice Thomas had made a “brief drop-by” at the event in Palm Springs, Calif., in January 2008 and had given a talk. In his financial disclosure report for that year, however, Justice Thomas reported that the Federalist Society [extremists delinked], a prominent conservative legal group, had reimbursed him an undisclosed amount for four days of “transportation, meals and accommodations” over the weekend of the retreat. The event is organized by Charles and David Koch, brothers who have used millions of dollars from the energy conglomerate they run in Wichita, Kan., to finance conservative causes. Arn Pearson, a vice president at the advocacy group Common Cause, said the two statements appeared at odds. His group sent a letter to the Supreme Court on Monday asking for “further clarification” as to whether the justice spent four days at the retreat for the entire event or was there only briefly. “I don’t think the explanation they’ve given is credible,” Mr. Pearson said in an interview. He said that if Justice Thomas’s visit was a “four-day, all-expenses paid trip in sunny Palm Springs,” it should have been reported as a gift under federal law. The Supreme Court had no comment on the issue Monday. Nor did officials at the Federalist Society or at Koch Industries. Common Cause maintains that Justice Thomas should have disqualified himself from last year’s landmark campaign finance ruling in the Citizens United case, partly because of his ties to the Koch brothers… [emphasis added]

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Note that Thomas’ payoff money came from a third party, in an attempt to cover it up. Common Cause did some great detective work to catch it.

Rachel Maddow also picked up on this:

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This is the second lie Teabag Tomas told about this incident. The first as that Thomas forgot to disclose $hundreds of thousands his wife was paid for her extreme right e activism.

Thomas should be impeached, but with Republicans holding the House, it won’t happen.