SC Justice Clarence Thomas--After 20 Years on the bench
The entire article is excellent and worthy of Thomas who is an excellent SC Justice. I particularly like his brilliant grip on reality. Thomas truly does get it.
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In his concurring opinion to 1995’s Adarana Construction vs. Pena, a key affirmative action case, Thomas gave us a valuable insight of how he applies his philosophy of racial injustice to the cases he decides.
"There is a 'moral and constitutional equivalence' between laws designed to subjugate a race and those that distribute benefits on the basis of race in order to foster some current notion of equality. Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That affirmative action programs may have been motivated, in part, by good intentions cannot provide refuge from the principle that under our Constitution, the government may not make distinctions on the basis of race.”
Justice Thomas we vilified at every turn. He is a great SC justice who is principled,
a scholar, and every bit the justice it was hoped he'd be and then some. He understands the 'business' of 'being a victim' and does not subscribe to it. He has honor which is something the left is completely lacking ....
SC Justice Clarence Thomas--After 20 Years on the bench
