Why has Justice Clarence Thomas remained silent for five years? How?

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albanian | 1 year, 3 months ago

Justice Thomas was and remains completely unqualified for his post. It is clear that he avoids speaking to avoid the inevitable gaffs that would result if he did speak.

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rdmcurator | 1 year, 3 months ago

Whether you agree with him or not, Thomas has always been prone to writing his opinions rather than taking them to the press, and allowing for the rest of the Supreme Court members ask the questions when a case presents itself. If I look at the Supreme Court as it stands today, I would say the most outspoken member is Scalia, who has both spoken his opinion and is oft repeated by the press today.

See: http://www.supremecourt.gov

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maggieray | 1 year, 3 months ago

Perhaps he is busy being quiet so he has that skill honed for when he needs to be recusing himself or when he needs to be disclosing his wife's financial activities. I'm still not sure how he can get by without a slap on the wrist for not listing her income on his annual disclosure statement, especially since some of her stuff would likely be considered a conflict for things he does.

Source: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-20/politics/scotus.conflict.allegation_1_justice-department-scalia-political-strategy/2?_s=PM:POLITICS

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msott | 1 year, 3 months ago

Maybe Justice Thomas is silent so as to not draw much attention to himself. He will never outlive how suspect he is after the hearings on sexaul harrassment that he went through. After watching those hearings, it amazes me that he was ever confirmed. He maybe a constitutional scholar with a brillant mind, but he will always remain under the cloud of being a sexual predator.

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albanian | 1 year, 3 months ago Report

He has never been accused of being a scholar, constitutional or otherwise. Nor has he been accused of brilliance. He was appointed as a confirmed knee-jerk ultra-conservative and that is all he is.

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