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Justice Thomas: The Ideas of 1776 Are a Way of Life, Not Intellectual Playthings
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:13 am
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:13 am
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The Declaration made it clear that the purpose of government is to protect our God-given unalienable rights, rights that all individuals equally possess.
As Abraham Lincoln declared in 1858, in the midst of his great debates with Stephen Douglas, “Drop every paltry and insignificant thought for any man’s success. It is nothing. I am nothing. Judge Douglas is nothing. But do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of American Independence.”
The ideas of the Declaration are so powerful that our nation could not coexist with the contradiction created by the great evil of slavery. Those principles were so powerful that hundreds of thousands of Americans fought and died in the Civil War to make men free. Those ideas have been so powerful that they convinced our nation to finally end segregation.
They continue to be so powerful today that they have inspired people throughout the world to throw off the shackles of their own oppressors.
And it all began with our founders declaring in 1776 in the Declaration of Independence that “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
We should also not forget the important sentence that follows: “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Justice Clarence Thomas Simply Speaks the TRUTH!!
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:18 am to Timeoday
Imagine a USA with nine Clarence Thomases on the supreme Court
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:20 am to uggabugga
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Imagine a USA with nine Clarence Thomases on the supreme Court
Thats like having 9 Shoei Ohtani's on a baseball team.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:23 am to Timeoday
No one loves and admires Thomas more than me. He has turned out to be one of the best justices in my lifetime... for that, we are indebted.
I'm concerned of the vibes I'm getting though -- from just a few years back, this time of year, that another of the greats was in the news, when he passed unexpectedly. We still need the Scalia's and Thomases on the Supreme Court. They are thoughtful, wise and conservative jurists.
If nothing else, having something intelligent counteracting the (automatic) 2-3 votes for insanity, on the left, is required.
I would love to think there was a succession plan in the works. ACB shakes that belief.
I'm concerned of the vibes I'm getting though -- from just a few years back, this time of year, that another of the greats was in the news, when he passed unexpectedly. We still need the Scalia's and Thomases on the Supreme Court. They are thoughtful, wise and conservative jurists.
If nothing else, having something intelligent counteracting the (automatic) 2-3 votes for insanity, on the left, is required.
I would love to think there was a succession plan in the works. ACB shakes that belief.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:29 am to uggabugga
quote:You might or might not miss porn and OF.
Imagine a USA with nine Clarence Thomases on the supreme Court
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:39 am to Timeoday
I am reading an autobiography on John Adams currently and it is pretty amazing reading the post from his diary leading up to the American Revolution. I had forgotten just how much he was involved in the framework of the declaration of independence and the framework of our government.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:46 am to uggabugga
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Imagine a USA with nine Clarence Thomases on the supreme Court
But, the Right are all racists...
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:46 am to Timeoday
My favorite Justice, by far.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:48 am to Timeoday
Thankfully we currently have a president who had the ideas of 1776 instilled in him.
It’s on us as voters to not fail him during the midterms.
It’s on us as voters to not fail him during the midterms.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 9:50 am
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:57 am to uggabugga
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Imagine a USA with nine Clarence Thomases on the supreme Court
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:19 am to Timeoday
Gonna be a sad day for America when this dude retires
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:22 am to Timeoday
CNN: Justice Thomas advocates for America to return to slavery.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:24 am to Timeoday
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Those ideas have been so powerful that they convinced our nation to finally end segregation.
That’s a pretty generous gloss to a reality where
1. the Supreme Court functionally ended reconstruction in the 1880s with its ruling in the Civil Rights cases,
2. Southern states took the opening and imposed Jim Crow Segregation,
3. That segregation lasted for 75 years and only ended when the Supreme Court overruled itself in the 50s and non segregation states imposed the civil rights act and voting rights act on the segregation states.
It remains to be seen whether the South has itself moved on from segregation or if it is still being held back from reimposing such a system.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:36 am to ned nederlander
I believe a person should not be forced to accept another. Segregation should not be forced as well as its brother, desegregation. Let people make the choice. After all, our government must consent to the people.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:41 am to Timeoday
I read some of the follow up articles from progressives trying to argue these points made by Thomas.
I cannot stand progressives.
I cannot stand progressives.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:44 am to Timeoday
He is possibly my favorite American from my lifetime. His Biography should be required reading. If he weren't conservative, everyone would have to admit his ascension is one of the greatest examples of the American dream ever.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:44 am to Timeoday
Some interesting facts about our founding fathers:
1. When decideding to elect a President instead of a King a lot of them supported the motion that the elected guy would serve until death instead of a limited term. The lead speaker against this was James Madison who said it would lead to a tyranical mindset.
2. Most of the famous quotes of the Declaration are not original. But they are not plagerized. The founders wrote the quotes down in their notes and identified who said them...almost all were famous philosophers from ancient Greece.
3. The only founder who was not highly educated in a variety of subjects was George Washington. But he was a big guy for that era and could have beaten the crap out of the other founders.
1. When decideding to elect a President instead of a King a lot of them supported the motion that the elected guy would serve until death instead of a limited term. The lead speaker against this was James Madison who said it would lead to a tyranical mindset.
2. Most of the famous quotes of the Declaration are not original. But they are not plagerized. The founders wrote the quotes down in their notes and identified who said them...almost all were famous philosophers from ancient Greece.
3. The only founder who was not highly educated in a variety of subjects was George Washington. But he was a big guy for that era and could have beaten the crap out of the other founders.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:51 am to uggabugga
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Imagine a USA with nine Clarence Thomases on the supreme Court
I just imagined Clarence Thomas on the supreme court in 1789. Thanks for the funny thoughts.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:54 am to Timeoday
An actual national treasure.
Pathetic he shares the same bench as that dumb bint Kuntanji Brown Jackson.
Pathetic he shares the same bench as that dumb bint Kuntanji Brown Jackson.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:58 am to ned nederlander
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It remains to be seen whether the South has itself moved on from segregation
The only actual segregation is from the blacks (BET much) and the Muslims
Nothing in the south has ongoing racism from the whites
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