Petition to remove Justice Clarence Thomas reaches over 900K signatures

An online petition to remove US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reached over 900,000 signatures following the Roe v Wade bombshell.

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the removal of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after the reversal of Roe v Wade.

According to The Hill, an online campaign on MoveOn was created after the landmark abortion rights decision was overturned last week.

Since its launch, the petition has collected more than 900,000 signatures and counting.

“The right-wing rigged Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last week, effectively taking away the right to privacy and bodily autonomy that’s been considered legal precedent for the past 50 years,” the petition states.

“Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — who sided with the majority on overturning Roe — made it clear what’s next: to overturn high court rulings that establish gay rights and contraception rights.”

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A petition calling for the removal of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after the reversal of Roe v Wade has attracted almost one million signatures. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

After Roe v Wade was overturned, Justice Thomas said the court should also “reconsider” rulings that protect contraception access, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

The campaign has also called out the judge’s wife Ginni, a lawyer and conservative activist who has been accused of persuading politicians to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

“Thomas’ failure to recuse himself warrants immediate investigation and heightened alarm. And it’s only the latest in a long history of conflicts of interest in the service of a right-wing agenda and mixing his powerful role with his conservative political activism,” the petition continued.

“He has shown he cannot be an impartial justice and is more concerned with covering up his wife’s coup attempts than the health of the Supreme Court.”

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the Supreme Court justices should be impeached for “lying under oath” during their confirmation hearings. Picture: Pool/AFP

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has also called for Justice Thomas to be removed.

In an interview with US TV show Meet the Press, the politician said the Supreme Court justices should be impeached for “lying under oath” during their confirmation hearings.

“If we allow Supreme Court nominees to lie under oath and secure lifetime appointments to the highest court of the land and then issue — without basis, if you read these opinions — rulings that deeply undermine the human civil rights of the majority of Americans, we must see that through,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez told the program.

Originally published as Petition to remove Justice Clarence Thomas reaches over 900K signatures