amy: sherman smith editor-in-chief of "kansas , reflector," a nonprofit news outlet. has been closely covering the police raid on the marion county record and the home of its owners. coming up, democratic lawmakers renewing calls supreme court justice clarence thomas to resign after propublica published yet another bombshell investigation, this one showing not just harlan crow, but a group of conservative billionaires have showered thomas with millions of dollars worth of vacations and jet flights and passes to sporting events. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "guilty" by barbara streisand and barry gibb. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. five key house democrats are calling on the justice department to investigate justice thomas under the ethics in government act for accepting -- after new reporting reveals he has accepted even more gifts from wealthy benefactors without following disclosure laws. federal judges are required to disclose gifts worth more than $1000, including travel. new york congressmember alexand