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Good Old Clarence Thomas :P
Posted by Agit8r • 6/25/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: chauvenist pig, clarence thomas, klonstitutionalism
In the Redding v Safford United School District strip search case, Clarence Thomas said (I presume while sweating profusely and swilling a slightly hairy Coca-Cola) in his LONE DISSENTING oppinion.
"I agree with the Court that the judgment against theschool officials with respect to qualified immunity shouldbe reversed. See ante, at 11–13. Unlike the majority, however, I would hold that the search of Savana Redding did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The majority imposes a vague and amorphous standard on school ad-ministrators. It also grants judges sweeping authority to second-guess the measures that these officials take to maintain discipline in their schools and ensure the health and safety of the students in their charge. This deep intrusion into the administration of public schools exemplifies why the Court should return to the common-law doctrine of in loco parentis under which “the judiciary was reluctant to interfere in the routine business of school administration, allowing schools and teachers to set andenforce rules and to maintain order.” Morse v. Frederick, 551 U. S. 393, 414 (2007) (THOMAS, J., concurring). But even under the prevailing Fourth Amendment test established by New Jersey v. T. L. O., 469 U. S. 325 (1985), all petitioners, including the school district, are entitled to judgment as a matter of law in their favor."
WOW....!
*headdesk*
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I would hold that the search of Savana Redding did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Yeah, sure. It only violated her. Bless the constitution. -
And this was from a guy who served as Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office of Civil Rights as noted here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas_Supreme_Court_nomination#Controversy_...
"Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?"
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I think Thomas was one of the worst choices ever put in the court! I often look at his opinions and just shake my head. -
he was barely qualified (experience wise) if at all, and he clearly has no idea of the values that our nation was founded on
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"He spoke about acts that he had seen in pornographic films involving such matters as women having sex with animals and films showing group sex or rape scenes" -- Anita Hill; testimony during congressional conformation hearings (1991)
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