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09-05-2005, 12:15 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
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Can you even name one case he voted on and intelligently discuss his vote on it? [/ QUOTE ] Yes. Grutter v. Bollinger, and other affirmative action cases. Thomas is a black judge who has an extremely poor understanding of American racial history. He is strongly against Affirmative Action, which is questionable in a moral sense, but also in a traditional legal sense of being compensated for legal wrongs. More generally, Thomas is the least objectively thinking judge on the court and his positions on a case are so predictable that it is amazing that he even shows up at times. This is not what the CJ should be doing. 
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09-05-2005, 12:29 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
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Grutter v. Bollinger, and other affirmative action cases. Thomas is a black judge who has an extremely poor understanding of American racial history. He is strongly against Affirmative Action, which is questionable in a moral sense, but also in a traditional legal sense of being compensated for legal wrongs. More generally, Thomas is the least objectively thinking judge on the court and his positions on a case are so predictable that it is amazing that he even shows up at times. This is not what the CJ should be doing. [/ QUOTE ] So he insisted on interpreting the constitution as written rather than follow emotion and race, believing that it is the place of Congress to make legislation rather than judges. What a dope!
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09-05-2005, 12:48 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
It is interesting that Thomas oppened his opinion citing something that Frederick Douglass wrote in 1865:
"Like Douglass, I believe blacks can achieve in every avenue of American life without the meddling of university administrators." Indeed, Thomas seems to have one of the great minds of 1865.
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09-06-2005, 04:00 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
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So he insisted on interpreting the constitution as written rather than follow emotion and race, believing that it is the place of Congress to make legislation rather than judges. What a dope! [/ QUOTE ] If everyone before him had done the same thing he would be working in a cotton field in Georgia instead of serving on the Supreme Court. Do you see why?
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09-05-2005, 04:12 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
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[ QUOTE ] Can you even name one case he voted on and intelligently discuss his vote on it? [/ QUOTE ] Yes. Grutter v. Bollinger, and other affirmative action cases. Thomas is a black judge who has an extremely poor understanding of American racial history. He is strongly against Affirmative Action, which is questionable in a moral sense, but also in a traditional legal sense of being compensated for legal wrongs. [/ QUOTE ]} Good lord, I didn't realize that people actually still support racial preferences. [ QUOTE ] More generally, Thomas is the least objectively thinking judge on the court. [/ QUOTE ] You have no idea what you're talking about. Consistency does *not* mean lack of thinking objectively. Thomas is consistent, so consistent that he has recently ruled on certain matters counter to the typical conservative position yet in line with his consistent approach to constitutional law. Namely Raich and Kelo. There are plenty more. It's almost as if you read some pamphlet on campus about affirmative action that mentioned Thomas and then stopped there. natedogg
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09-05-2005, 08:05 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
Very little real content there. Mostly name calling.
If you're surprised that people still support affirmative action you aren't very well educated just well indoctrinated.
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09-06-2005, 04:09 PM
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You have no idea what you're talking about. [/ QUOTE ] I'm a graduate of a Top 20 law school, have worked in the US Senate (for a Republican Senator), The Dept. of Commerce, the Dept. of Justice, and I've written several published works. I'm not trying to be rude, but I'll put my qualifications up against anyone, and most certainly you. Believe that. [ QUOTE ] It's almost as if you read some pamphlet on campus about affirmative action that mentioned Thomas and then stopped there. [/ QUOTE ] If this pamphlet was a three year law degree and about 500 cases read, then you're absolutely right. Seriously, save the flaming. It makes you look silly.
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09-05-2005, 08:40 PM
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Re: Bush to nominate Roberts as Chief Justice
Wasn't Warren Burger appointed CJ without having been on the court?
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09-05-2005, 08:45 PM
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Wasn't Warren Burger appointed CJ without having been on the court? [/ QUOTE ] It's not an uncommon practice at all.
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