{"id":2137259,"date":"2023-12-31T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-says-clarence-thomas-should-absolutely-recuse-in-trump-supreme-court-case\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T13:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T18:17:06","slug":"jamie-raskin-says-clarence-thomas-should-absolutely-recuse-in-trump-supreme-court-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-says-clarence-thomas-should-absolutely-recuse-in-trump-supreme-court-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Raskin insists on Clarence Thomas&#8217; recusal in Trump Supreme Court case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjamie-raskin-says-clarence-thomas-should-absolutely-recuse-in-trump-supreme-court-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2137259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Jamie Raskin Calls for Justice Clarence \u2062Thomas to \u2064Recuse Himself \u2063from Trump Ballot Access \u2062Cases<\/h2>\n<p>Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should &#8220;absolutely&#8221; recuse himself from\u200d the court&#8217;s decisions on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-sues-georgia-over-voting-law\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s DOJ Sues Georgia Over Voting Law\">ballot access<\/a> cases in Maine and Colorado, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Raskin\u200c argues that Thomas&#8217;s wife&#8217;s involvement in promoting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">false claim<\/a> \u2062that Trump won the election\u200b and her participation in the\u2064 events leading up \u2064to the January 6th insurrection\u200c should disqualify him \u2063from participating in these cases.<\/p>\n<h3>Putting\u2063 the Constitution First<\/h3>\n<p>Raskin emphasizes that \u200cthe key question is what\u2063 to do if Thomas refuses to recuse himself.\u2062 He points out that both \u2064Maine and Colorado have already determined that Trump&#8217;s engagement in the insurrection renders him ineligible for their respective ballots \u2063based on the 14th Amendment.\u200d The Supreme Court \u200bis now expected to weigh in on this \u2062matter,\u2064 but \u2064with the majority of conservative justices appointed by Trump, there is\u200c growing pressure for them to recuse themselves.<\/p>\n<h3>Enforcing the Constitution<\/h3>\n<p>Raskin dismisses concerns about how a\u2063 potential ruling may benefit Trump, \u200bstating \u2063that the court&#8217;s duty is to uphold the Constitution. He believes that running scared from Trump is not an option and that\u2062 it is crucial to enforce the principles laid\u200d out by the framers of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What reasons does Rep. Jamie\u2063 Raskin provide for calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the court&#8217;s\u2062 decisions on Trump&#8217;s ballot access \u200dcases?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent statement, Rep. Jamie\u200b Raskin (D-MD)\u200c has called for Supreme Court Justice \u2063Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the court&#8217;s decisions on former \u2064President Donald Trump&#8217;s ballot access cases in Maine \u200dand \u2062Colorado. Raskin argues\u2064 that Thomas&#8217;s wife&#8217;s involvement\u200b in promoting the false claim that Trump won the election \u2064and her participation\u200d in the events leading up to the January 6th\u2063 insurrection should \u200cdisqualify him from\u2063 participating in \u2062these cases.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin stresses the importance of putting the Constitution first in this matter. He raises the question of what to \u200cdo if Thomas refuses to recuse himself, noting that both Maine and Colorado have already determined that Trump&#8217;s engagement in the insurrection renders him ineligible for their respective\u200b ballots based on the \u206414th Amendment. Now, the\u200b Supreme\u2063 Court\u2062 is\u2064 expected \u2063to weigh in \u200bon this matter, but with the majority of conservative \u2063justices appointed by Trump, there\u200d is growing pressure for them to recuse themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin dismisses concerns about how a potential ruling may benefit Trump, stating that the court&#8217;s duty is to uphold the Constitution. He insists that running scared from Trump is not \u200dan option and that it is crucial to enforce the principles laid out by the framers of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>This call for recusal is not an uncommon move in legal proceedings when there is a\u200d perceived conflict of interest \u2062or bias. Justices are expected to approach\u2063 cases with impartiality and \u200bobjectivity, and any appearance of bias can\u200b undermine the integrity of\u200d the court&#8217;s decisions. In this case, Raskin points to Thomas&#8217;s wife&#8217;s involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-push-back-on-false-claims-from-media-about-desantis-response-to-building-collapse\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Push Back On False Claims From Media About DeSantis Response To Building Collapse\">spreading false information<\/a> and her \u2063connections to the events leading up to the insurrection, \u200bcreating\u2064 a reasonable case for recusal.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of recusal is a matter \u2062of ethical responsibility for justices. It\u200b ensures that decisions are \u2062made based solely on the merits of\u200c the case and not influenced by personal\u2062 or political \u2063biases. Given the gravity of the \u2062cases involving Trump&#8217;s ballot access, it is imperative that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-smacks-leftist-justices-for-hypocrisy-on-maturity-of-minors-regarding-abortion\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas Smacks Leftist Justices For Hypocrisy On Maturity Of Minors Regarding Abortion\">court considers<\/a> the implications of Thomas&#8217;s involvement on the public&#8217;s \u200cperception of \u2064the impartiality of their decisions.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be\u200d seen\u200d whether Justice Thomas will\u200c heed the\u200d call for his\u2063 recusal. The outcome of these ballot access cases could \u2062have far-reaching implications \u200bfor the future of American democracy and the integrity of the electoral\u2062 process. As the Supreme Court prepares to make its decision, it\u200d is crucial that\u200d all justices, \u200bincluding Thomas, approach the cases with the utmost integrity, transparency, and adherence to\u200c the Constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) urged Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the Supreme Court&#8217;s rulings on Trump&#8217;s ballot access cases in Maine and Colorado. Raskin argued that Thomas should step aside due to potential bias, considering his wife&#8217;s involvement. 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