A SCOTUS justice who shouldn't be a justice!

[Astrostar]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

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Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

 

[Harry Dresden]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

10 year terms and they are out....must be nice to be appointed a lifetime job even if you suck at it...

 

[LibertyWeeps]

NONE of them should be.

The USA National Justices should be voted on by the people, not government appointed.
The government should NEVER be able to vote for itself.

 

[Concerned American]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

LOL, this from a moron that thinks Ketanji is qualified and that men/women is just a social construct. SMH.

 

[Auld Phart]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

does he know the difference between a man and a WOMAN?

 

[Lockback]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

As per usual, you are 100% wrong.
More wrong than a human being has a right to be.
What a pathetic point of view.

 

[Stryder50]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

A more correct paraphrase;
"Being a poster on USMB should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap," Marxist, socialist, LWNJ* pravda distortions and disinformation.

For a start, you need to read and understand this from our Nation's Declaration of Independence;
...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. ...
...

United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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Abraham Lincoln also believed in that "all powerful nebulous entity in the sky"(Creator) as did the Founders of our Nation and the authors of the Declaration of Independence.

Immigrants to this country seeking to become Citizens know the DoI and Constitution better than you do.
Also far better than that sorry excuse of reject intellect and socialist author of your link.

BTW, Texas is one of the most economically successful free enterprise capitalist states in our nation. They are creating wealth, not stealing from others and redistributing like the pseudo-communist, socialists heroes and idols you have.

* = LWNJ = Left Wing Nut Job

 

[westwall]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

KBJ is the only glaring example of an individual who is completely unqualified to be a Supreme Court justice.

She lacks the intelligence, the ethics, the honesty, and the integrity.

She is a failure in all categories.

 

[LibertyWeeps]

Stryder50
Auld Phart

Why should the national Justices be voted on by the citizens of the USA and not appointed by the government?

 

[Stryder50]

NONE of them should be.

The USA National Justices should be voted on by the people, not government appointed.
The government should NEVER be able to vote for itself.

NOPE !

After 75+ years on this Rock, in this country I've come to realize that a majority of "the people" don't know or understand the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution that is based upon it.

Most immigrants who become Citizens know our history and government systems better than a majority of those born here, citizens by birth, not by earning it and understanding such.

There's a reason the Constitution is referred to as a USA Citizen's Owners Manual.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Stryder50
Auld Phart

Why should the national Justices be voted on by the citizens of the USA and not appointed by the government?

No Judge should be elected, they aren't beholding to the Law they are more interested in appeasing the voters.

 

[Stryder50]

Stryder50
Auld Phart

Why should the national Justices be voted on by the citizens of the USA and not appointed by the government?

This is the opposite of what you wrote in your post #3 on this thread.
You may want to edit a correction.

BTW, this "error" of yours shows why most of the people/citizens maybe shouldn't be voting on anything.

 

[Auld Phart]

Stryder50
Auld Phart

Why should the national Justices be voted on by the citizens of the USA and not appointed by the government?

they shouldn't.

the populace doesn't have the means to do backgrounds checks on judges and their fitness for making rulings from the bench.

dont turn it into a popularity contest.

 

[Rawley]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

He's quoting the Declaration of Independence Zippy.

 

[Stryder50]

10 year terms and they are out....must be nice to be appointed a lifetime job even if you suck at it...

Rather be evaluated and capable of renew of term should the remain objective and competent.

 

[skews13]

As per usual, you are 100% wrong.
More wrong than a human being has a right to be.
What a pathetic point of view.

Wrong. As per usual.

Thomas is the most corrupt, as well as the most unqualified justice ever to be appointed to the bench. He is a corporate lackey, which is why he was appointed.

As per usual, this population of grifters needs it's figure heads of crooked dumbasses, to sell it's anti government narrative to it's population of dumbass supporters.

God didn't give us anything, much less the Constitution. We are a government, of, by, and for the people who gave the Constitution to ourselves, for the mutual benefit of ourselves.

A corporation can't sell dumbasses anything with that unalienable fact hanging out there, can it?

And speaking of Jefferson. You know, that Progressive that actually wrote the Declaration, and believed there should be a very high wall between the church and the state, so eloquently put it this way...

“it may be proved that no society can make a perpetual Constitution, or even a perpetual law. The earth belongs always to the living generation…”

In other words, a living document designed to adapt and change, as society evolves.

But Clarence Thomas, like many conservatives in this misbegotten era, suffers from Fox News brain rot, a condition that encourages them to wallow in the bitterness of their own experience while believing the world is going to hell in a handbasket because of people who refuse to accept the way things are supposed to work.

The perspective of Thomas and others like him has become so warped that they can work themselves into a paranoid frenzy about “progressivism” wielding government power at the expense of the individual, even as they defend a president who is systematically tearing up the Constitution and setting it on fire.

 

[Stryder50]

they shouldn't.

the populace doesn't have the means to do backgrounds checks on judges and their fitness for making rulings from the bench.

dont turn it into a popularity contest.

Unfortunately at city and county levels judges often are elected by the populace, making it something of a popularity contest.

The alternative, being appointed, tends to be the other undesired method often a matter of partisan political patronage.

We need a workable middle ground method ....

 

[Robert W]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

When citizens are by the system of Government at the pinnacle of the food chain, it means Government is not our rulers, but our servants. Democrats are very confused as to rights.

 

[WEATHER53]

Opinion | What Clarence Thomas doesn’t understand about democracy

Paul Waldman: The Supreme Court justice’s insistence that rights come from God, not government, couldn’t be more wrong.

www.ms.now

Being a SCOTUS justice should require supreme intellect and insistence on facts, not some clap trap, pie in the sky theory that a "god" exists and therefore our rights come from her/him. Thomas likes to say that our "rights" emanate from some all powerful nebulous entity in the sky, who supposedly exists although there is not a shred of evidence that this entity is real! Thomas also says that this "god," not government delivered him from the evils of slavery and segregation. I guess he never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Of course, this kind of nonsense rhetoric that he delivered at the U. of Texas would be well received, since Texas has demonstrated more than once that they are not the smartest state in the Union, really far from it.

Bigly!!!

Our rights do stem from the spiritual application of a higher power
The government is that on the dole bunch higher power

 

[Stryder50]

John Adams: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

Benjamin Franklin: “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”

Samuel Adams: “Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man.”

James Madison: “Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power.”

Thomas Jefferson: “To preserve [our] independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.”

Alexander Hamilton: “Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.”

Thomas Jefferson: “The way to have good and safe government is not to trust it all to one, but to divide it among the many. . . . What has destroyed liberty and the rights of man in every government which has ever existed under the sun? The generalizing and concentrating all cares and powers into one body.”

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