The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 11, 2023 Democrats Ramp Up Calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to Step Down After New Corruption Revelations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Democrats have renewed their calls for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign, following yet another bombshell report from Pro Publica detailing even more lavish gifts from right-wing billionaires, including "38 destination vacations." California Congressmember Ted Lieu said Thomas had "brought shame upon himself and the United States Supreme Court. … No government official, elected or unelected, could ethically or legally accept gifts of that scale. He should resign immediately." .