Anyone can make a mistake. But when it happens more than once, I begin to wonder.
Clarence Thomas failed to report his wife's earnings from 2003 to 2007, and possibly again in 2009. It's required by law.
He claims he misunderstood the filing requirements. But the required disclosure seems simple to me. All you have to do is check a box saying if your spouse had income from anything other than investments. It doesn't seem he's being honest. Over and over again.
Tim Geithner did something similar when he played dumb with his income taxes. And what he missed was obvious to most average tax payers, let alone a guy who is supposed to be as smart as him. Then again, he's not a Supreme Court justice. But then I think of Bill Clinton lying under oath.
I'm just interested to hear opinions from both conservatives and liberals. Seems to me, if you want to be consistant, then either all these guys need to pay a price, or let them all get away with it.
So far as Thomas goes, it seems he did violate federal law. But it's not clear to me if a Supreme Court member can be prosecuted for it. To me, that shouldn't matter, but maybe that's our law?
I don't know. It just seems the higher ups are immune to many laws that we'd get put away for. And that doesn't seem right. Or do they just get too much scutiny? Any comments?
Of course they are immune. CT probably didn't vote the right way on something, so they throw this out there. They all answer to a higher power - those who print the money.
No man is immune to law in the U.S. There are certain time restrictions about whenever they may be arrested for a crime but after those time restrictions they may then face the music.
A person need to study the nature of government and those who seek power. The scum rises to the top.
There is a major difference between not putting your wife's income down on some disclosure form and not declaring your income tot he IRS and not paying taxes on it year in and year out ala charlie rangel. And while we are on about disclosure where is the birth certificate, the school records the college records, the marriage and divorce certificates yadda yadda yadda.
He should also recuse himself from all proceedings involving Heritage Foundation in any way. Since his wife is involved in this organization, there is definately a conflict of interest. It would be nice to know what other 'think tanks" she is involved with and if and when they have had any cases that were put before the "honorable" Judge Thomas.
SS109 wrote: lol Maybe that is why Clarence no longer ask questions in oral arguments? He is trying to keep off the IRS radar.
This has nothing to do with the IRS. This is an employee form internal in the court. In other words there is no there there. Just libs trying to make something out of nothing. Get your facts straight.
