ProPublica reports that Thomas was in debt, frustrated with his salary, and implying he'd resign from the Supreme Court if his financial situation didn't change—just before Harlan Crow and other conservatives started lavishing him with expensive gifts and luxury vacations.

ProPublica reports that Thomas was in debt, frustrated with his salary, and implying he’d resign from the Supreme Court if his financial situation didn’t change—just before Harlan Crow and other conservatives started lavishing him with expensive gifts and luxury vacations.

Before he began receiving expensive gifts and luxury vacations from Harlan Crow and other conservative benefactors, Clarence Thomas reportedly expressed significant concerns about his financial situation—even prompting concerns from a Republican lawmaker more than 20 years ago that he might resign from the Supreme Court if he could not boost his salary.

“One or more justices will leave soon” if justices aren’t given a raise, Thomas told then Republican Representative Cliff Stearns in 2000, as they flew home from a conservative conference at a Georgia resort, according to ProPublica.

  • ZeroCool@feddit.chEnglish
    1221·
    11 months ago

    Clarence Thomas is a disgrace. My opinion of this man could not get any lower than it already is. It disgusts me that he’s openly corrupt and not a god damn thing is being done to impeach and remove him from the Supreme Court.

      • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
        30·
        11 months ago

        Oh wait we need the salary back in 2000. From the article

        At the time of his conversation with Stearns in 2000, Thomas made $173,600 annually

        *Which is apparently $309,547 adjusted for inflation.

        • Darkncoldbard@lemmy.world
          22·
          11 months ago

          How tf do you go into debt making almost 200k a year? Maybe he’s not that great of a judge on how to spend…

          • Billiam@lemmy.world
            16·
            11 months ago

            How tf do you go into debt making almost 200k a year and taking bribes from whoever will pay you?

            Maybe he’s not that great of a judge

            DING DING DING DING!

      • Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
        14·
        11 months ago

        Suppose he’s not in it for the career or selfless civil service in support of justice.

        Clearly he just wants to get paid.

    • Unaware7013@kbin.social
      34·
      11 months ago

      how the fuck is he still there?

      Because republicans wouldn’t know ethics if it walked up and grabbed them by the crotch. All they care about is implementing their christo-fascist agenda, and ol’ Uncle Clarence is more than happy to sell every poor minority to help them do it for a pretty penny.

      • highenergyphysics@lemmy.world
        171·
        11 months ago

        This is what liberals pretend to not understand.

        Thomas is perfectly ethical in the eyes of conservatives. He protects his donors and fucks over the nation.

        These subhumans will not stop until the Fourth Reich is established.

        Good fucking luck voting them out, that has totally worked even once in the entire history of oppressed peoples struggling against fascism.

        • evatronicEnglish
          7·
          11 months ago

          I am really, really not looking forward to the watershed moment when we have to do something more than vote. It’s going to be extremely shitty.

  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
    22·
    11 months ago

    “The supreme court is able to police itself…”

    Pfff, give me a break. They are in desperate need of oversight and here we are…thumbs up our collective asses as usual.

  • TheJims@lemmy.world
    12·
    11 months ago

    Good thing we have so many 2A patriots in this country to sort this out and defend the USA from tyranny or are they too busy harassing librarians… as alpha males do.

  • tsonfeir
    5·
    11 months ago

    I guess we have to look at all the Supreme Court decisions since he took the position.