I got the feeling that Thomas was firing a shot across the bow as well. Barbara Lee had been going on and on trying to blame him for the lack of diversity on the court in the 30 minutes prior to the statement. Thomas had tried to explain to her that it wasn’t for the court to decide on the pool of applicants that were submitted to the court for clerkships, etc. and that most members welcomed a diverse pool,etc. Then Serrano gets on his soapbox for several minutes before Thomas shuts them all up with his statement...lol!
How sad it is that it takes a Supreme Court Justice to explain how this stuff works to not just a sitting Member of Congress, but someone who for years worked for an earlier Member. The whining from all these lefties, it reminds me of how Hollywood was lauding and congratulating Halle Berry and Denzel Washington receiving Oscars, all that *color barrier has been broken* hyperbole, no one ever bothers to point out to those yahoos that THEY are the ones who choose nominees and then vote for the winners, not the whole of our society.