Posted on 10/20/2011 8:28:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Herman Cain, a businessman who has recently ascended to the front of the Republican presidential field, named U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as a model for the kind of judge he would appoint if elected.
Cain, a former CEO of Godfather's Pizza who appeared on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, told host David Gregory that Thomas, one of the more controversial justices of the nine sitting on the high court bench, is "one of my models."
Thomas, a President George H.W. Bush appointee, has recently been dogged over his wife's work with a Tea Party group that fought President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, a law whose fate will likely rest with the Supreme Court.
"I would say that there are several [justices] that I have a lot of respect for. Justice Clarence Thomas is one of them," said Cain. "I believe that Justice Clarence Thomas -- despite all of the attacks that he gets from the left -- he basically rules and makes his decisions, in my opinion, based upon the Constitution and solid legal thinking."
The Supreme Court has received scant attention from the Republican presidential hopefuls, though some of the candidates have made remarks about the high court.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., who served when President Bill Clinton was in office, said earlier in October that he would direct his staff to ignore Supreme Court rulings, citing actions of FDR and Abraham Lincoln, according to a CBS News report.
In his revamped 21st century Contract With America, he suggests that the president and U.S. Congress should "correct, limit or replace judges who violate the Constitution." He also said that the Founding Fathers wanted the judiciary to be "the weakest of the three branches" of government.
Excellent choice, Hermie! Keep up the good work!
sounds good to me.
I like his thinking.
In before some here now throw Thomas under the bus too.
The best of the Supremes.......
It was a turning point in my political sensitivites to observe the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. The dishonesty coming from the left was plapable and remains so to this day. “People of the lie.” They’ll always be around. They’ll need always to be put in their place.
Clarence Thomas is certainly my favorite of the sitting Federal employees, and I like even his unpopular ruling. At the end of the day it is not the federal goverment that should be deciding this issue its our states.
Only with our States do we the people get at least the ability to vote with our feet as to protect our individual rights and equality from tyranny of the majority.
I guess that is because I don’t trust men to uphold Constitution no respect rights, I trust only systems that leave them no choice such as Federalism.
Outstanding. Watch for another flurry of anti-Cain articles in the DNC Media.
Hey Herman, cut your 999 plan down to 333.
A totally worthless idea without a BBA.
</ roll eyes>
1-1-1 !!
why wait for the DNC media to do it, just scroll down
BTTT
He could do worse, but it would be hard to do better.
Check out:
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Newt: “ - - - U.S. Congress should “correct, limit or replace judges who violate the Constitution. - - - “
Sounds good Newt, but who will decide if there is a violation by THE NINE SUPREMES?
Thomas is a good choice by Cain.
That’s Racist!!!!!! /s
I’d like to see Thomas Sowell as Sec of the Treasury in a Cain administration.
Time for this biped to give Herman an amen.
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