Virginia ‘Ginny’ ThomasWife of a Supreme Court Justice Clarence ThomasAccording to her new report, she is privately sending her support to the First Liberty Institute, an anti-court reform group that opposes a strict ethics code for the court. ProPublica.
Kelly Shackelford, CEO of the First Liberty Institute, is quoted on Heritage Foundation website Saying “It is truly a privilege to serve”. Project 2025Thomas also thanked them for their support in a leaked July donor call.
“I can’t express enough appreciation to you guys for responding to the Biden efforts on the Supreme Court,” Thomas wrote in an email to the group, referring to a proposed plan to impose term limits on SCOTUS justices and require them. Report gifts.
The Daily Beast has reached out to the Biden administration for comment but has not yet received a response.
“A lot of people were very frustrated with Roo and the lack of response from conservatives,” added Thomas. “You guys have filled the trip of many judges. Can I just say thank you, so, so much.”
Earlier reports indicated that Justice Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito had hotels, flights, schooling and meals for their children. Paid for by billionaire donorsIncluding Harlan Crowe.
Shackelford said Thomas’ support reminded him of the First Liberty Institute’s support of 35 Navy SEALs who refused to be vaccinated and therefore were not reassigned or assigned by the military. The case was brought before the Supreme Court in 2022 and Thomas dissented in favor of Seal.
“These judges are the same thing,” Shackelford added. “They can’t go into the political arena and fight, and they know they’re trying to protect the existence of the court.”
Shackelford added that Thomas had previously met with the group in a private meeting.
The Daily Beast reached out to First Liberty Institute for comment but has not yet received a response.
Shackelford continued that there is a “really, dangerous attempt to destroy the (Supreme) Court” by “progressive, extreme leftists,” who “get upset over a few cases, but all they need to say is, ‘We are. They are fully prepared to ‘reform’ or ‘reorganize’ the Court.
Shackelford also called Justice Elena Kagan a “traitor” for advocating for judicial reform.
“The chief justice rules on the court that he’s trying to keep the other branches away from him, and then you’ve got Kagan being really somewhat disloyal and somewhat traitorous on the inside,” Shackelford said.
“We need the resources to be able to do the many things that will make the difference between now and the next six months,” he told donors.
“And that last time turned out to be key,” Shackelford added, referring to a $3 million campaign led by First Liberty to block filibuster reform in the Senate, according to ProPublica. “So it’s not like this is a theory that we’ve shown works and then it makes a difference.”
Shackelford, reportedly, told Colon that Sens. “This (filibuster amendment) stops happening,” said Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kirsten Sinema (I-AZ) in their targeted ad campaign.
Manchin was earlier Targeted by multi-million dollar advertising campaigns from the Judicial Crisis Network to vote for Brett Cavanagh’s appointment to the court, which he did.
Daily Beast Sense. Also reached out to Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), who are leading the Senate Judiciary Committee’s effort to reform the courts, for comment.
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