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Clarence Thomas is such a fucking disgrace, the most unworthy replacement of Justice Thurgood Marshall 😑 (Original Post) In It to Win It 8 hrs ago OP
He never should have been appointed in the first place. Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #1
Roberts, Alito, and Thomas LR3 7 hrs ago #6
Agree malaise 5 hrs ago #11
He's an elitist. Seems to totally ignore U. S. history and what his ancestors allegorical oracle 8 hrs ago #2
His motto: "I got mine! Fuck the rest of y'all." QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #3
Never forget malaise 8 hrs ago #4
I remember thinking at the time what a cynical move it was. yardwork 5 hrs ago #8
Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke with me and my fellow classmates the day after MLK, Jr was shot. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 7 hrs ago #5
Couldn't we have impeached him orthoclad 6 hrs ago #7
AGREE Dee0909 5 hrs ago #12
Such a cynical pick for GHWB BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #9
Mr. Stray pubic hair. Kablooie 5 hrs ago #10
I could not agree more! City Lights 5 hrs ago #13
Gee, I wonder how he would vote on overturning Loving v. Virginia. Abolishinist 5 hrs ago #14
All of the "six" are just fucking Heritage / Murdoch approved clowns. Initech 4 hrs ago #15

malaise

(299,753 posts)
11. Agree
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:05 PM
5 hrs ago

35 years ago tomorrow.
Anita Hill was right

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Hill

Never forget
11 Democratic Senators voted to confirm Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 15, 1991, allowing him to pass by a narrow 52-48 margin

malaise

(299,753 posts)
4. Never forget
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:16 AM
8 hrs ago

Brought to you by the Bush clan
President George H.W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 1, 1991,

yardwork

(70,026 posts)
8. I remember thinking at the time what a cynical move it was.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:51 PM
5 hrs ago

It was a slap in the face. I've never forgiven Poppy Bush. For that and a lot of other things but that nomination in particular was a really vile thing to do.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,439 posts)
5. Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke with me and my fellow classmates the day after MLK, Jr was shot.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:31 AM
7 hrs ago

Could only imagine what was going through his mind that day. We had to leave DC a little early because things started getting dangerous. When we got back to Delaware, our school bus was pelted with rocks. In a few weeks, Bobby Kennedy was killed. Crazy times.

Anyway, Justice Marshall was a great man, while Clarence Thomas is just an ass.

orthoclad

(5,237 posts)
7. Couldn't we have impeached him
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:15 PM
6 hrs ago

for sponsoring an insurrection? Family money paid for J6 expenses.

BaronChocula

(4,995 posts)
9. Such a cynical pick for GHWB
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:54 PM
5 hrs ago

At the time he was caught between replacing the first black justice and trying to convince the repuplicant base that he was a true conservative in time for the 92 election. That was a lose-lose.

City Lights

(26,186 posts)
13. I could not agree more!
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:09 PM
5 hrs ago

Fuck GHWB for nominating such a corrupt and soulless creature to the highest court in the land.

Abolishinist

(3,117 posts)
14. Gee, I wonder how he would vote on overturning Loving v. Virginia.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 02:22 PM
5 hrs ago

After all, it was decided primarily on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

If it came up, I bet he'd first attempt to determine his chance of ending up with the luxury motor coach before casting his vote!

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