Clarence Thomas

Americans today are self-indulgent and don't make the sacrifices that their parents and grandparents did, and the nation's leaders don't ask people to act for the higher good, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday at a Virginia college in a rare public speech. Clarence Thomas is right. Americans are too self-indulgent and do need to sacrifice more. Unless it is the huge tax cuts for the super wealthy. Or the big bonuses for Wall Street fat cats. Or Republican Senators who lose re-elections in the Midwest. Read the Article at HuffingtonPost Read Full Story

He appears to be misunderstood by many. In my opinion, Clarence Thomas needs to be given more credit then he gets. He may be stubborn, private, very independent thinker, but I believe he understands and interprets the US Constitution as it was meant to be. His book, My Grandfather's Son, is truly an inspiring story and gives an excellent insight about the man, his beliefs, how he views the Constitution as he does, racism, affirmative action and much more. I hope you will take the time to read (click on the above highlighted title Associate Justice Clarence Thomas) and understand this important person as ... Read Full Story

If there’s one thing liberals love it’s identity politics. They play it at every opportunity and they play it well. Since president Obama named judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice for the supreme court, liberals have been cooing about her rise from the inner city and everything she had to overcome, blah, blah, blah. Liberals love to name “firsts” and then constantly remind republicans that they’re naming a “first” and then dare them to oppose that “first.” One must be careful not to get too carried away criticizing the first black president. Criticism could well be interrupted as racism and nobody wants that! By ... Read Full Story

Fairness Doctrine ‘unconstitutional’ For the first time, a U.S. Supreme Court justice is offering some legal insight about the so-called Fairness Doctrine, suggesting the off-the-books policy could be declared unconstitutional if it’s revived and brought before the bench. In written discussion on yesterday’s ruling cracking down on indecent language on television, Justice Clarence Thomas called the policy “problematic” and a “deep intrusion into the First Amendment rights of broadcasters.” The doctrine requiring broadcasters to air opposing viewpoints on controversial issues was brought to an end in the 1980s under the direction of President Ronald Reagan’s Federal Communications Commission. Read more here Pubulis Related articles ... Read Full Story

This may simply be an exercise in reading tea leaves, but I was caught by some comments Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made recently. He is quoted in the New York Times as saying that he is “rounding the last turn for [his] 18th term on the Court”, what he called “this endeavor…or, for some, an ordeal.” He added: “that’s one thing about this job. You get a little tired. ” Justice Thomas may have been joking when he suggested serving on the Court could be “an ordeal”, but that would still be an odd joke, somewhat telling. This is a man who doesn’t ... Read Full Story