Justice Thomas on Cameras in the Court

[gim10003]

Some judges would "play to the camera," others would clam up knowing the media will distort what they say in soundbites for the TV. Its a very bad idea. The hearings are public, the opinions are published, and that's all you need. The Supreme Court turned is not a "realty" TV show.

[FattyFatterton]

Yep, Obama and friends ran his campaign on the platform of TRANSPARENCY...sure.

If you have nothing to hide? What are you afraid of.

Justices are treated not much different with Privacy as common People, yet they have a job that REQUIRES Responsibility to The People They Serve!!!!

They are Public Servants. On Duty serving people, they wave their privacy in service to the Public!!!! Sorry Tommy boy. Get to work, and stop worrying about the people you serve.

Uphold Citizens Rights, and no worrys.

[FattyFatterton]

Corruption has no race, but always in need of punishment.

[FAHayek89]

If viewers would watch every minute of argument, I would be all for it. The propensity of media to use sound bites might undermine justices' willingness to ask difficult and unpopular but constitutionally relevant questions. The Court is not like Congress. Justices have no obligation whatsoever to consider public opinion.

If a person cares all that much, she can read the transcripts and court records or the decisions. In the end, the decisions are all that really matter for the law.

[unknownunknowns]

@FAHayek89 In other words, the Court should be as UNBIASED as possible when giving its wise interpretation of the constitution.

[JeffreyJayFisher]

JesusChristForeverAmen blogspot

[brg5]

Another 9/11 comment. Why would your safety be in jeopardy? Mr. Thomas should stop lying. There should be cameras in the courtroom. This will keep these people doing what is right for the country.

[FAHayek89]

You comment shows exactly the type of bigotry that he referred to when he called his confirmation process "a high tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves." Yours is the mentality that a black man must accept group think instead of thinking for himself -- that he cannot reject the dependency thought of so called "leaders of the black community."

[FAHayek89]

Do you find that shouting and name calling add to the logic of your arguments? There is nothing like calling someone a moron and making a Nazi or KKK illusion to bolster a poor argument. Have you actually read the relevant Supreme Court opinions in their entirety, or do you just know that you don't like his conclusions without understanding his reasoning?

[FAHayek89]

Since you raise the KKK, you may want to start with the dissent in Virginia v. Black et. el.

Please post again when you can express a logical and legitimate disagreement with Thomas on constitutional interpretation.

[imaginepeace63]

Majority of Black Florida Voters voted for Al Gore in 2000 and he ruled against them in Bush V Gore. Case Closed

[FAHayek89]

You fail to address legal issues. If you can offer an argument for why Bush v. Gore was wrong on Article II and XIV Amendment grounds (and I think there may be some strong arguments on Article II grounds, though the court was solid on the XIV Amend.), you may have something to contribute. Thomas would have no right to consider how blacks or any other single racial or ethnic group voted. Again, feel free to contribute when you can discuss a case in view of the text of the Constitution.

[FAHayek89]

Thomass race jurisprudence seems to center a general distrust of social elites. Affirmative Action is a way for white elites to offer disadvantaged blacks a form of charity, and as such, Thomas seems to see it as condescending and insulting. Worse, he thinks that it undermines the credibility of competent, successful blacks.

[FAHayek89]

A black man who, like Thomas, graduated in a decent place in his class at Yale law school, will always be second guessed as whites wonder, is he really that smart, or did he get in through racial preferences, and as such will always be at a disadvantage to his white equals. Thomas focus seems much more on personal self-reliance and on rebuilding the black family, the disintegration of which he seems to see as the cause of a great deal of racial disadvantage.

[p3n15eater]

Imaginepeace63- You can't form a logical argument, so you just yell and cry "Nazi" and "KKK". The fact is that Thomas is a master at interpreting constitutional law. That's it. Just because a man disagrees with you doesn't make him evil. In fact, judging by your arguments, anyone who disagrees with you is more likely to be correct. Black people don't belong to the Democratic Party. Stop living in the past. In fact, the KKK was founded by Democrats, and Nazis are national SOCIALISTS. Get it right

[USoSilly2Me]

If you didn't want to be in public life, then get the hell out..!!