Clarence Thomas Still Shuns Yale

NewsMax ^ | 4/6/05 | Carl Limbacher

[wagglebee]

I think he should openly state how much he despises Yale and their petty leftist thinking.

[Huck]

Thomas himself has expressed some negativity about the school. "You had to prove yourself every day, because the presumption was that you were dumb and didn't deserve to be there on merit," he has said, perhaps explaining why he is not a supporter of affirmative action programs.

Well duh. That and a lot of other good reasons. Thomas is the second best justice on the bench. And it's a steep drop from there.

[wagglebee]

Thomas is the second best justice on the bench. And it's a steep drop from there.

Do you have Scalia or Rehnquist at number one? I don't think either of them is a "steep drop" from Thomas, but I agree that the other six justices are mediocre at best.

[Enterprise]

Scalia and Rehnquist are tied for number one.

[wagglebee]

I would agree.

[Huck]

I've got Scalia as number one. Thomas is a close second, but Scalia's opinions are the best. I thought about giving Rehnquist a grudging nod. It's probably not fair to say he's off the cliff. But you agree that after that, it's a precipitious drop. Kennedy and O'Connor are both disasters.

[wagglebee]

Although Kennedy is nowhere near the disaster that O'Conner is.

[dsc]

"Thomas is probably most remembered for the extreme controversy generated during his Senate confirmation process."

Ahhhh, scuze me: Thomas is probably most remembered for the faux controversy trumped up by hypocritical leftist liars during his Senate confirmation process.

[Huck]

Although Kennedy is nowhere near the disaster that O'Conner is.

I don't know. Didn't he have a hand in the recent use of Zimbabwean law in the recent death penalty case? Kennedy was on the right side in Carhart, but he seems to be getting worse and worse.

[Archon of the East]

I've got Scalia as number one. Thomas is a close second, but Scalia's opinions are the best. I thought about giving Rehnquist a grudging nod. It's probably not fair to say he's off the cliff. But you agree that after that, it's a precipitious drop. Kennedy and O'Connor are both disasters.

I have to disagree, I believe it is only Judge Thomas who upholds not only adherence to the formality and jurisdiction of the courts Constitutional duties, as do Rehnquist and Scalia, but uses the rational of our founders philosophy when writing opinions....IMHO

[OESY]

Furthermore, while the top law school prominently features portraits of graduates who have ascended to the Supreme Court – "William Howard Taft, William Douglas, Byron White, Abe Fortas and Potter Stewart" – Thomas' photo is not among them.... "It is true that he does not have a great relationship with the school ... as exemplified by the fact that the school has portraits of lesser figures, but not Thomas," he told the paper.

If Thomas were to become Chief Justice, I wonder if Yale Law might change its mind.

Is it not reasonable to believe that this Premier Institution of Higher Learning has an obligation to show hospitality if it expects to attract Thomas as a guest speaker?

[Huck]

So you'd rank em 1. Thomas 2. Scalia 3. Rehnquist?

I have to admit, I am searching my brain for a specific reason why I am prejudiced against Rehnquist compared to the other two, so I could be wrong about him.

[wagglebee]

William Howard Taft, William Douglas, Byron White, Abe Fortas and Potter Stewart

I only see ONE Chief Justice on that list, and since he was also President, I wonder if Slick Willie's picture is up.

For what it's worth, I don't think Thomas will ever be Chief Justice. I don't think Thomas or Bush want a repeat of Anita Hill, I think when Rehnquist retires it will be Scalia.

[CFC__VRWC]

"I think he [Thomas] expected the school to rush to support him as a distinguished graduate being nominated to the Supreme Court. But that didn't happen," he told the paper.

If Yale could have gotten away with it they would have taken back the law degree they awarded Thomas. And they have the audacity to whine about how Thomas snubs them?

[Archon of the East]

So you'd rank em 1. Thomas 2. Scalia 3. Rehnquist?

Absolutely, Rehnquist has made some pretty obnoxious statements in his opinions. Ill dig one out and post it shortly.

[CFC__VRWC]

For what it's worth, I don't think Thomas will ever be Chief Justice.

OTOH, Dingy Harry really stepped in it a few months ago when he called Thomas an "embarrassment." That episode might make the Dims a bit nervous about trying to repeat the Anita Hill performance.

[Huck]

Ill dig one out and post it shortly.

Thanks. I'm pretty sure there's a reason, I just don't recall.

[Huck]

A Scalia Court would be awesome, even if only for way it would drive liberals into fits!

[JohnD9207]

I would Highly suggest reading 'Scalia Dissents'. An excellent read on his dissenting opinions. This man rocks.

[SuziQ]

Thomas, says Foskett, won't even hire Yale alumni. In fact, says the biographer, he won't hire any Ivy League graduates, preferring instead to get his employees from lesser-known schools with little of Yale's prestige.

Good for him, there's lots of other folks falling all over themselves for the 'top' law school graduates. It's good he gives the graduates of lesser known colleges a chance.