He wouldn't take the job.
Not even with a gun to his head.
Whether he would do so now or not, I can't say. But if you could read the "Letters to the Editor" page of the Wall Street Journal July 7, 1981 you wouldn't say that he never would have. Because on the very day that O'Connor was nominated, the WSJ published a letter suggesting that there should be an economist on the Supreme Court, who would understand the ramifications of policy on the economy.I read that, and I said, "I know just who would fill that bill - Thomas Sowell!" Then I read the byline of the letter - and it was written by Thomas Sowell!
Interesting, thanks for sharing that. I have been of the opinion that he would possibly turn down a nomination but that sheds new light.