Clarence Thomas

2007-06-16T00:33:39Z

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The Honorable '''Clarence Thomas''' is an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].

Justice Thomas is highly respected for adhering to an interpretation of the [[U.S. Constitution]] based on its original text, meaning and understanding, which has included limiting federal powers. His judicial doctrine finds no basis in the [[U.S. Constitution]] for abortion, [[Roe v. Wade]], homosexual rights, federal interference with state sovereignty, the [[Dormant Commerce Clause]] and constitutional limits on punitive damages. He has utilized and trained more conservative law clerks than any other Justice. He has an unblemished record of service on the Court since 1991 and has never had to recuse himself from a case due to activity off the bench or investments. He is often compared to Justice [[Antonin Scalia]].

==Early life==
He was born in Savannah, [[Georgia]] on June 23, 1948.

== Appointment to the United States Supreme Court ==
In 1991, upon the death of Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]], President [[George H.W. Bush]] nominated Clarence Thomas to fill the newly vacant seat. Supporters of abortion desperately opposed his nomination.

Radical [[leftist]]s attempted to block Thomas's nomination to the High Court through a persistent series of public [[guilt by association]] smears. [[Chip Berlet]] of [[Political Research Associates]] noted that Thomas was on the editorial board of the ''Lincoln Review'', a quarterly black conservative publication of the Lincoln Institute. Berlet issued a rather dubius ''ad hominem'' attack which claimed "it is a far right group that has worked in coalition with… fascist and anti-Semitic groups," and goes on to “link” Lincoln Institute head J. A. Baker with the Indiana Ku Klux Klan by virtue that Baker is on the board of the Council for National Policy and another board member is supposedly a former Klan member. <ref>[http://www.theroc.org/roc-mag/textarch/roc-07/roc07-13.htm ''A Few Facts About Clarence Thomas,''] Chip Berlet, Political Research Associates, Cambridge MA, 1997.</ref>

In a flagrant violation of the rules of the [[Senate]] <ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/law/nominations/thomas/debates.pdf Congressional Record -Senate, 102nd Congress, October 7, 1991], Vol 137, Part 18, p. 25706. </ref>, staff members <ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~030116/153/articles/brock01.htm ''The Real Anita Hill''], David Brock, Harper Collins, 1993.</ref> for a sitting [[Democratic]] member of the Judiciary Committee leaked a routine confidential FBI background report to [[Nina Totenberg]] of [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) <ref>[http://backissues.cjrarchives.org/year/92/1/thomas.asp The Clarence Thomas Hearings], by William Boot, ''Columbia Journalism Review'', January/February 1992.</ref> which contained a vicious defamatory smear intended to mar Thomas for life. The accusation was known to be false, and was concocted to publicly intimidate an African-American Republican from accepting an appointment to the nations High Court, and derail his nomination. None of the allegations could be substantiated. The deliberate falsehoods did however persuade former [[Ku Klux Klan]] Democratic Senator [[Robert Byrd]] to change his vote from "yes" for confirmation to "no".

Thomas was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-48, which was at the time the narrowest confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee in history.

Judge Thomas has come to be the most silent of the Supreme Court judges. He rarely asks any questions and rarely involves himself in any discussions in view of the litigants.

Amongst Supreme Court watchers, Judge Thomas is seen as a consistent supporter of Judge Scalia. It is rare to see the two men disagree on any decision.

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[[Category:US Judges]]

Dick Morris

2007-06-15T23:55:45Z

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Dick Morris (born November 28, 1948) is currently a political author, columnist and commentator. He previously made a career as a pollster and political campaign consultant. He has been mostly associated with Republican campaigns though ironically, he is most famous for managing Bill Clinton's re-election campaign (which he had to quit due to extra-curricular activities).

Morris managed [[Bill Clinton]]'s re-election campaign up until two months before the election, when it was learned Morris had an affair with a prostitute.

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