Why now? That’s the question people ought to be asking about the sudden calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to resign or be impeached from the Supreme Court. The campaign against the longest-serving justice was sparked by the leaks of the text conversations of his wife, Ginni, with senior aides in the Trump White House. Despite the fact that Thomas is not his wife, and that every person is entitled to their own views, a coalition of activists and elected officials are nonetheless trying to push him off the highest bench in the land.

This isn’t about text messages. It’s about timing. Thomas is set to play a leading role in the forthcoming Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which could very well overturn Roe v. Wade. Abortion’s defenders are desperately trying to protect this barbaric practice, and since they think they won’t win with Supreme Court’s current makeup, they’re now trying to get rid of a sitting justice. It’s a brazen attempt to force their will on the people, and it’s as unjustifiable as it is extreme.