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turbinetree

(26,593 posts)
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 04:57 PM Saturday

Justice Thomas signals during speech the court is open to tossing aside prior rulings

By Alexander Willis
Published September 27, 2025 12:57 PM ET

In a rare public appearance, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas hinted that the nation’s highest court may very well be considering tearing up legal precedents that have been in effect for decades, and some nearly a century old.

Speaking Thursday at the Catholic University Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., Thomas argued that the Supreme Court should rethink the way law is interpreted as it relates to stare decisis, the legal doctrine that suggests courts should follow legal precedent, or prior decisions – when making rulings on similar legal matters.

"At some point we need to think about what we're doing with stare decisis," Thomas said, according to a Saturday report from ABC News. "And it's not some sort of talismanic deal where you can just say 'stare decisis' and not think, turn off the brain, right?"

https://www.rawstory.com/clarence-thomas-2674047605/

Just type in Unitary Constitution...............he is saying fuck you to stare decisis.................he should be have been impeached...............yesterday ......along with 5 maga other lackeys................

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Justice Thomas signals during speech the court is open to tossing aside prior rulings (Original Post) turbinetree Saturday OP
Surprise, surprise surprise!! bluestarone Saturday #1
He's already doing that with the shadow dockets.............enabling BS............. turbinetree Saturday #6
Well, carpetbagger Saturday #2
How about tearing up the GD 2nd amendment. Irish_Dem Saturday #3
We need to see Thomas tossed aside. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #4
He's just going to make it easy for us to ditch all the rulings of the Roberts Court that didn't Baitball Blogger Saturday #5
Provided we get the chance to do so. Boomerproud Saturday #8
FAWK, FAWK, FAWK, FAWK, FAWK a kennedy Saturday #7
Now now lets not forget when someone like him falls back on there unitary constitution we get to see how they really turbinetree Saturday #9

bluestarone

(20,377 posts)
1. Surprise, surprise surprise!!
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 05:25 PM
Saturday

This fucker would rule that our constitution should be TRASHED! Plus he would rule that our THREE liberal judges should be HUNG!! (or firing squad)

carpetbagger

(5,371 posts)
2. Well,
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 05:51 PM
Saturday

If they demolish the buildings, it'll make it easier for us to build on the rubble. I'm not a lawyer and don't know how legal systems are rebuilt like post-communist Europe, but I think the 1930s-2010 consensus is dead.

Baitball Blogger

(50,981 posts)
5. He's just going to make it easy for us to ditch all the rulings of the Roberts Court that didn't
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 06:41 PM
Saturday

have sound reasoning.

Boomerproud

(8,968 posts)
8. Provided we get the chance to do so.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:08 PM
Saturday

Does half the country realize how close we are to losing it all? I don't see it.

turbinetree

(26,593 posts)
9. Now now lets not forget when someone like him falls back on there unitary constitution we get to see how they really
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:18 PM
Saturday

think of the small d democracy of the people and by the people...........after all he voted to gave a guy that stole classified documents a get out of jail for free pass.............while others that stole classified documents are now sitting in prison............and woman they should not have privacy with their doctor..................he and 5 others need to be impeached.............

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