I'm sorry, but you are immensely naive if you believe that.
The simple reality is, guys like Thomas (and Kavanaugh) are statists at heart. Pretty much every federal judge (or Justice) is ultimately going to land there. The Supreme Court (and other Article III institutions) are the third branch of what is, ultimately, a "small-p" political system. Justice Thomas gets a paycheck with an eagle on it, just like any federal worker . . . metaphorically speaking, that it; everything is "direct deposit" nowadays.
When all is said and done, someone like Thomas will never, ever ultimately embrace a position where the power of the federal government, of the federal "state," is truly diminished in favor of the people. Anybody waiting for the federal judiciary to stand up for the rights of the people in opposition to the power of the state are going to be waiting a very long time.
No aspect or element of our current federal governmental system is coming to save you. People need to accept that reality. Only then can the right questions be asked -- e.g., not "who should we vote for?" but "the current system doesn't work anymore and never will again; so what do we do now?"
Time's up.
In other words, the CFPB's funding structure is legal because Congress said so. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.
How is this any different than Congress legislating a funding mechanism for Federal lands protection through the U.S. Dept. of the Interior -- using grazing fees, oil/gas drilling royalties, or visitor fees at national parks as the source of the funds?
“Justice Thomas wrote the majority with a 7-2 majority. I’m thinking I’m ok with it. Justice Thomas wouldn’t screw the people.
I’m sorry, but you are immensely naive if you believe that.
The simple reality is, guys like Thomas (and Kavanaugh) are statists at heart. Pretty much every federal judge (or Justice) is ultimately going to land there. The Supreme Court (and other Article III institutions) are the third branch of what is, ultimately, a “small-p” political system. Justice Thomas gets a paycheck with an eagle on it, just like any federal worker . . . metaphorically speaking, that it; everything is “direct deposit” nowadays.
When all is said and done, someone like Thomas will never, ever ultimately embrace a position where the power of the federal government, of the federal “state,” is truly diminished in favor of the people. Anybody waiting for the federal judiciary to stand up for the rights of the people in opposition to the power of the state are going to be waiting a very long time.
No aspect or element of our current federal governmental system is coming to save you. People need to accept that reality. Only then can the right questions be asked — e.g., not “who should we vote for?” but “the current system doesn’t work anymore and never will again; so what do we do now?”
Time’s up.”
These are cold, hard facts.