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}}Liberty Central is a non-profit conservative political advocacy group founded in 2009 by Virginia Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, Clarence Thomas. Virginia Thomas is the President and CEO.[1]MissionIts declared purpose is stated on its website as "America’s Public Square. We Listen. We Inspire. We Activate ... to secure the blessings of liberty."[2] The organization was promoted at the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference as "an online community for those seeking to "preserve freedom and reaffirm the core founding principles."[3] Ed Morrissey, a prominent conservative blogger who runs Hotair.com, said the Liberty Central site would provide education in history and the Constitution for tea party activists.[3] FundingThe group was founded with seed money of $550,000 coming from two donors whose names were undisclosed.[5] In a February 2011 article, Politico reported that the initial $500,000 contribution came from Dallas real estate investor and conservative philanthropist Harlan Crow[1][2] ActivitiesLiberty Central activities have included hosting a live web cast on October 20, 2010, in conjunction with the Family Research Council to protest the January 2011 expiration of tax cuts that were passed in 2001 and 2003.[1] According to United Press International, the Liberty Central group has been highly critical of U.S. President Barack Obama.[5] CriticismThomas has been criticized for her involvement in Liberty Central because someone who contributes to the group may have a case before the Supreme Court.[5] However, there is no law limiting what Thomas can do, and according to some legal experts Supreme Court Justices are not required to recuse themselves from cases where they may have a conflict of interest.[5] On October 21, 2010, Thomas was specifically criticized for taking a position, via Liberty Central, on an issue that was likely to come before the Supreme Court - whether the 2010 health care legislation was unconstitutional. References1. ^{{cite news|title=Justice Thomas’s wife Virginia Thomas now a lobbyist|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48812.html|accessdate=25 June 2011|newspaper=Politico|date=4 February 2011|author=Kenneth Vogel|author2=Marin Cogan|author3=John Bresnahan|page=2}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/us/politics/19thomas.html?pagewanted=1|accessdate=25 June 2011|newspaper=NY Times|date=18 June 2011|author=Mike McIntire}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/02/virginia-thomas-launching-liberty-central-site.html |title=Virginia Thomas Launching 'Liberty Central' Site|author=Tony Mauro|work=The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times|publisher=The Legal Times|date=2010-02-23 |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/frc-action-and-liberty-central-to-host-live-webcast-on-looming-massive-tax-hikes-105332458.html |title=FRC Action and Liberty Central to Host Live Webcast on Looming Massive Tax Hikes|location=Washington D.C.|publisher=PR Newswire|date=2010-10-20 |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.libertycentral.org/about |title=About Us « Liberty Central |publisher=Libertycentral.org |date= |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
6. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/10/09/Justices-wife-heads-political-group/UPI-82471286642004/ |title=Justice's wife heads political group |publisher=UPI.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
7. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/health/policy/22thomas.html|title=Thomas’s Wife Is Off Memo List|publisher=The New York Times|agency=Bloomberg News|date=2010-10-21|accessdate=2010-10-23}}
[3][4][5][6][7]}} External links- Liberty Central Website
- {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/us/politics/09thomas.html|title=Activism of Thomas's Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues|date=2010-10-09|author=Jackie Calmes|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2010-10-23}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37683 |title=Conservative Spotlight: Liberty Central |publisher=Human Events |date=2010-06-26 |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/249657/ginni-thomass-threat-ordered-liberty-shannen-coffin |title=Ginni Thomas’s Threat to Ordered Liberty - By Shannen Coffin - The Corner - National Review Online |publisher=Nationalreview.com |date=2010-10-13 |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
- {{cite web|last=Faughnan |first=Brian |url=http://www.libertycentral.org/rush-limbaugh-defends-liberty-central-against-media-attacks-2010-10 |title=Rush Limbaugh Defends Liberty Central Against Media Attacks « Liberty Central |publisher=Libertycentral.org |date=2010-10-14 |accessdate=2010-10-23}}
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