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Ginny Thomas and the Heritage Foundation

In 2011, it came to light that Thomas hadn't disclosed hundreds of thousands of dollars. He amended his filings to reflect that she had earned between $600 and $700,000 over the years from the Heritage Foundation. That's a lot of money from one benefactor. What are judges supposed to be? They're supposed to be honest. And I think it stretches common sense to think that a judge could be independent when he takes that much money from one person.

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