“If Thomas were the only justice who thought like this, it would be a containable problem. But the entire Republican cabal on the Supreme Court rules exactly in the way Thomas is talking about, with no respect for precedent or stare decisis. This coming term, the Republicans on the court are likely to overturn a voting rights precedent they set for themselves only a couple of years ago. The Republicans literally cannot be trusted to respect their own rulings.”
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oddlyqueer @lemmy.ml - 3mon
Stare Decisis is for suckers.
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PalmTreeIsBestTree @lemmy.world - 3mon
Uncle Thomas wants to be in charge of the slaver’s house
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Clarence Thomas Admits That He’s Coming for Our Rights
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/clarence-thomas-speech-precedent/“If Thomas were the only justice who thought like this, it would be a containable problem. But the entire Republican cabal on the Supreme Court rules exactly in the way Thomas is talking about, with no respect for precedent or stare decisis. This coming term, the Republicans on the court are likely to overturn a voting rights precedent they set for themselves only a couple of years ago. The Republicans literally cannot be trusted to respect their own rulings.”
Stare Decisis is for suckers.
Uncle Thomas wants to be in charge of the slaver’s house