A Conversation with Justice Thomas

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- Hon. Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
- Prof. Jennifer Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Supreme Court and Administrative Law Clinics, Antonin Scalia Law School
2018 National Student Symposium
"First Principles of the Constitution"
Georgetown Law
March 9-10, 2018
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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@MrJoeybabe25 Жыл бұрын

I think we are lucky to have those who want to teach us HOW to think. But I suggest we be mindful of such people as well. Anyone who thinks, also wants to teach you WHAT to think.

@marymaryyubuggin75 Жыл бұрын

I've never heard Justice Thomas speak before watching this video. I love him! He's so funny! And a brilliant thinker, of course. I feel safer knowing he is protecting our Constitutional Rights. I need to learn more about this incredible man!

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

You love a man that you have never heard speak?

@clacicle Жыл бұрын

So, considering the recent revelations of him accepting “gifts” worth quite a bit of money, do you still feel this way about him?

@joycethomet6212 3 ай бұрын

He had a friend who was wealthy. His friend invited him to his cabin and also on his boat. We have had more wealthy friends that invited us to spend time with them and there lifestyle was much more lavish than ours. So they had vacation homes in different places and more lavish boats because they enjoyed our company. There is no impropriety in that. Justice Thomas is an honorable man. People throw dirt on him and say "Oh look he is dirty"

@joycethomet6212 3 ай бұрын

Maybe you could have the good fortune to sit in one of his classes where he teaches HOW to think and not WHAT to think

@Marlen-CruzCommercial_2023 Жыл бұрын

I totally Love this man and his laughter is like no other. So endearing.

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

I can see him now with that endearing laugh slipping his hand right up your dress😳

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

If trump was single would you approve of your sister dating him?

@DarthWaffle. Жыл бұрын

You’re the result of bad parents having bad kids.

@heyitsme881 2 жыл бұрын

Wise man.

@jbill2986 Жыл бұрын

His strength is as a teacher. How do we encourage *peaceful* civil debate, all things considered?

@danirichardson6779 3 жыл бұрын

this man is brilliant.

@galeria1807 2 жыл бұрын

He's...calculated.

@MrSumone 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest

@JORDONDAVE 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to define racist as being brilliant then it takes all kinds.

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

Who ginni?

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

@TheRadetzkyMarch sambo I mean Thomas is bought and paid for and they more than likely got him for next to nothing. He is doing the bidding of the white supremacists. He doesn't work no harder than the next man. He is definitely not the brightest. He fit the mold he will do anything that those people tell him to do. Next up hershal walker. Lol I rest my case.😝

@uncaboat2399 2 жыл бұрын

"If you're riding down the street and you sign that says, 'STOP', you stop" Not in California. Serious.

@Marcelg13 2 жыл бұрын

California is another Country.

@alexm566 2 жыл бұрын

@@Marcelg13 Commiefornia

@Marcelg13 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexm566 true

@TheEnmineer Жыл бұрын

They do a California stop, which means they tap the breaks enough to where their velocity hits zero for a split second before speeding back up to normal speeds, never actually remaining stationary.

@UncaAlbyGmail Жыл бұрын

@@TheEnmineer nah, that requires too much skill ... the slowing down to exactly 0 mph for an infinitesimal split second. No, what Californians do is slow down to about 5 or 10 mph and roll right on through. The only skill involved is making sure there isn't a cop nearby.

@KyleInOklahoma 2 жыл бұрын

*_I never "met" this funny ass, version of Justice Thomas. I love his attitude so much & I hope he knows he's a national treasure._*

@republiceviil 7 күн бұрын

45:00 Never realised Amy Coney Barret was at this, really interesting.

@clarencethomasisthegoat 3 жыл бұрын

Justice Thomas, from outhouses, to segregation, to the SCOTUS... he should be the poster child for the American Dream.

@JmGmail 2 жыл бұрын

He is banning abortion contraception and gay rights sick man.

@clarencethomasisthegoat 2 жыл бұрын

@@JmGmail Tell me you're an idiot without telling me you're an idiot 🤣😂🤣😂

@cargopilotguy305 Жыл бұрын

@@JmGmail wrong.

@TheEnmineer Жыл бұрын

@@JmGmail Incorrect, but he is against what our courts utilized to protect those things. The courts arrived at those protections via Substantive Due Process (which is also what was used to protect interracial marriage), he is against Substantive Due Process, not necessarily the rest of that stuff. He could be in support of them while still agreeing that the court was legislating from the bench when it came to those decisions. Those things are put at risk by using a lens where Substantive Due Process doesn't exist, such as Thomas', and this is where the media spins him as banning those things. The real problem is that our legislature didn't pass those protections into law, and instead sat on their hands for 50+ years without legitimizing those rights overtly/explicitly. It was always on shaky ground unfortunately, It just so happens that abortion stumbled on it now.

@lindat6910 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this man!

@baktaash 2 жыл бұрын

he is destroying America. What do you love about that exactly?

@JTC2227 2 жыл бұрын

Me too ❤️

@eigna8914 2 жыл бұрын

Until he comes for what you stand for!! Dont worry he is coming...

@JmGmail 2 жыл бұрын

He wants all you ge girls to have no access to contraception or abortion. And no rights for lgbtq either.

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

You must like the silent type😳

@lisaspagnuolo8930 Жыл бұрын

April 16, 1970?? Wow! Wow! Wow! The power of words??!!!! May 1, 1970, at 11 years old I asked Jesus into my heart! And my brother Craig and my sister Cara too! All of heaven was rejoicing over you Brother Clarence and us three kids 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💗💗💗💗✝️✝️✝️✝️💝💝💝💝 I love what you decided then and today, this year, regarding Roe v Wade! Hallelujah! Keep standing strong and courageously! The joy of the LORD ALMIGHTY IS YOUR STRENGTH! Don’t doubt it! Keep Believing It!

@Troyphy Жыл бұрын

23:40

@lisaspagnuolo8930 Жыл бұрын

Justice Clarence... you and Antonin Scalia were like brothers; your souls knit together like David and Jonathan 💗That is so precious! And if you stand up and fight for the right to life for babies in their mother’s wombs I thank you for being so noble and an example for our children and grandchildren and future generations

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I can imagine the stories they tell of the young females they have assaulted. Barely legal.😞

@getlost3346 Жыл бұрын

Got to find that video of Thomas laughing and saying " It's good to be me".

@hockeyslade 2 жыл бұрын

Ease help fix out of control district court judges!!!!!!!

@kellydraper3433 6 ай бұрын

Justice Clarence Thomas is the rockstar in the court of the court in to American justice. I adore justice Thomas he is Hero in my heart in my eyes if you are really an American believe in right injustice he is the man who exercising it!

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

"She doesn't do law and I don't do politics. Do you smell that?😣

@KyleInOklahoma 2 жыл бұрын

*_We have 9 children, although all are young, the eldest girl (23) is about 2 minutes older than the eldest boy & she never lets him forget it. She is in training to become a Carmelite sister in Dublin Ireland. I have 2 sets of twins with one set in Ireland, one half of the other set also studying in Ireland, {to be a veterinary surgeon} while his twin will follow soon to become a hoof surgeon. Education is cheaper over there & politics don't enter the classroom leaving much more room for learning, so that suits us just fine. If I wanted an American-style education, I'd have them volunteer for the nearest political office [Brick & mortar office I mean]. Funny enough, my 3 kids in Dublin are living just minutes on the tram from my parents & siblings in a small suburb named Finglas, in that gray area between the city & the countryside. I've been living in Oklahoma since 08 when I got out of the army & took advantage of cheap property prices. I came to America in the 90s to save & buy some land to raise horses on. My point is that I came here to get the most [💲💲💲] out of the great education I received, only to see my children go back home so they are also educated without politics in the classroom, although Oklahoma is pretty good now, with CRT now banned in our children's schools. {Our kids have been home-schooled by us, but my wife deserves 99% of the recognition for this👏}. Anyway, I have 30 full-time staff on our 360-acre property & another 15 kids who come in the summer from Ireland. One young lady from Boston, where I lived & love the Southie of the 90s, told me she felt we didn't have enough females working on our ranch or equestrian center. So I met her in the middle, I removed the question that asks "MALE or FEMALE", so now we cannot be accused of hiring males purposely. We look at their skill set, but their willingness to learn is as valuable as a lack of skill in my mind. And guess what? We still have about 70% males. It's just how it is._* 🇮🇪 🇺🇸✝️✡️👮🏻🙏📿😇👑💙🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

I don't know about crt but My kids were definitely taught true history none of that whitewashed bs. And the parents in my community demand it regardless of color or religion as long as its the truth.

@instagramvideos692 Жыл бұрын

30:19 rv bs

@elliottbouler320 Жыл бұрын

As a black man i must say I am inspired by this guy me and my girlfriend have different views but he is brilliant not to mention I just love the whole idea of government and political matters I went to school for business but this guy story and intelligence is inspiration

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

Really? He has left the biggest stain on the supreme court to date. And stay tuned that stain will get bigger. You remember he was married when he put his hands on that woman without conscent? Or did you forget?

@alexm566 2 жыл бұрын

very honest with himself and others. respect.

@marthamclaughlin7010 6 күн бұрын

justice thomas is the best ever standing up for individual rights

@allsparkwars2644 3 жыл бұрын

His voice is so nice IDK why he does not talk more in court.

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

Because he has nothing to say. He stands for nothing. When they tell him to talk then he will talk but until then. He will sit there looking stupid😳

@dianasitek3595 2 жыл бұрын

Asking God to remove the hatred in your heart - what a great piece of advice.

@sandy3482 2 жыл бұрын

it would be nice if did what he said

@amendez6358 3 жыл бұрын

He's a TREASURE! God bless Justice Thomas

@sandy3482 2 жыл бұрын

he makes me SICK

@DesmondBedarte 2 жыл бұрын

@@Edward-so6by I cannot answer for Sandy, but he is a very, very widely despised liar and an ethical disaster. The conflict of interest with this ghoul failing to recuse himself and voting to help cover up his wife's criminal activity is sickening beyond belief. A disgrace to the country and a traitor to the concept of justice.

@TheEnmineer Жыл бұрын

@@sandy3482 You're a fan of substantive due process perhaps? I've got to say, as someone who realizes it's importance in legal precedent, I have to agree. Thomas is quite frustrating when he essentially denies the combination of the 14th and 9th amendments being brought about in their logical conclusion. That said, he's consistent to his principles, as misguided as he might be in being against SDP.

@finnb2318 2 жыл бұрын

At 45:00 you can, quite clearly, see Justice Barrett! Of course, she was on the President's published shortlist, and I have heard that replacing Ginsburg with a woman was politically nigh necessitated, yet it is wondrous to see the smallness of our world.

@rickywilliams687 2 жыл бұрын

I love this guy

@amandamills6429 3 жыл бұрын

My hero !

@sandy3482 2 жыл бұрын

your "hero" needs to be IMPEACHED dear

@JTC2227 2 жыл бұрын

Mine 2

@leshiaweekes-hart1066 3 жыл бұрын

Justice Thomas is inspiration and very Honored man.

@swakes 2 жыл бұрын

Curious if you still think this after recent events and his comments

@oldreprobate2748 2 жыл бұрын

Corrupt, unethical and immoral, and attempted rapist is more precise.

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

Sambo is a lump.

@clacicle Жыл бұрын

@@swakes not to mention the even more recent revelations.

@JamesExcell-InterJex 5 жыл бұрын

That was great!

@cargopilotguy305 Жыл бұрын

He is an American hero.

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

He is an American Sambo. Next up Hershal walker. I rest my case😝

@cargopilotguy305 Жыл бұрын

@@darrickmalloy6909 you’re just another sad idiot

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

@@cargopilotguy305 you call me anything you want but I noticed you didn't call me a liar. Thank you for your support.😝

@pdquestions7673 Жыл бұрын

"I was really not a pleasant human being." He doesn't realize that that may go down as the central theme of his life. "God if you take hate out of my heart, I'll never hate again." Maybe his mistake is not renewing that prayer on a daily basis. He doesn't realize it, but he freely admits the issues at the core of his being. A "cynicism," an "anger," a "meanness." I think he knows himself.

@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807 2 жыл бұрын

31:25 min ... it's a nice sentiment.

@Readyred1969 2 жыл бұрын

Love that Justice

@sandy3482 2 жыл бұрын

the most corrupt and political justice ever

@jayone3442 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate and enjoy him speaking.

@kristinaetter9339 2 жыл бұрын

Loved His Documentary on The Daily Wire. Go watch it, folks!!

@frawdulent Жыл бұрын

Watching his confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court then reading his opinion in _NYSRPA v Bruen_ literally makes you want to cry. It’s such poetic justice and revenge on the now resident of the United States, Joe Biden. Fantastic.

@lilamayoral1031 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so Glad that great videos with Clarence Thomas are popping on my KZfaq feed ! Those people disrespecting this man Like Samuel Jackson should be a shame of them selves.. they can Only whish to be 5 percent of what Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas is ! He's going to be in our History books as one of the greatest Supreme Judge who restored the Decency of the Nation...

@ericwilliams9360 2 жыл бұрын

Two statues are bening built in DC dedicated to the first 2 women SCOTUS justices, O'Connor and RBG. Since O'Connor wasn't a liberal justice, God forbid she be singled out as an American pioneer by herself without sharing the spotlight with RBG. We have to include the first TWO women so that we can get a REAL woman (i.e. Progressive woman). Clarence Thomas is the second Black SCOTUS justice. Do you think they'll be clamoring to erect Thomas statues next to Thurgood Marshall? I have a feeling that the same people wanting to recognize RBG alongside Sandra Day O'Connor will consider only the first Black SCOTUS justice as an historic figure worth paying tribute to. The way Clarence Thomas has been treated by contemporary Progressives is disgusting. His jurisprudence has been incredibly consistent, honest, and highly influential. But because people don't like it, they cast Thomas as a unintelligent grouch. I'm glad Thomas has become more public the past decade so that his true brilliant, funny, and thoughtful self can shatter the bad faith caricatures that have come to define him in the mind of far too many Americans.

@DesmondBedarte 2 жыл бұрын

Clarence himself is the very essence of "bad faith".

@fitz394 8 ай бұрын

Does he prefer Uncle Tom or Uncle Ruckus

@ibnzuhr8722 Ай бұрын

Really? And why those two name options?

@MimiB1974 16 күн бұрын

Tom… he’s a traditionalist

@JTC2227 2 жыл бұрын

I Love him. OMG ❤️

@kevinkauffman7254 Жыл бұрын

We must be BOLD+ GOD has blessed us with numbers. We must serve and gain back our equality in courts for all the marginalized people of faith. Catholics we have been forced to corners, shunned, and denied rights the US Constitution protects. Be a BEACON for justice+ Bring back equality for believers. Let us be allowed to live our faith equally and say words with fairness such as God bless. God bless is our language. Be BOLD justices+++++Divinity came don't lose such rate blessing from above+++++

@TheEnmineer Жыл бұрын

Care to back that up with any sources? I have hardly seen Catholics being marginalized by the law, and am interested in seeing if I am underinformed.

@jerrypolverino6025 Жыл бұрын

This man is a monster. He’s an ideologue, not a fair minded justice. He did not recuse himself when he wife was involved. He has tarnished the court forever. I will never respect, or trust this man,

@JGSmith82 11 ай бұрын

I guess that must suck for you, huh

@jerrypolverino6025 11 ай бұрын

@@JGSmith82 Not me. It sucks for our country.

@MimiB1974 16 күн бұрын

He’s also an abuser and harasser and has been in the back pocket of billionaires for years

@jerrypolverino6025 16 күн бұрын

@@MimiB1974 Crooked Clarence takes money and favors from the super rich and gives them the court decision they want. Crooked Clarence is a hooker turning tricks for billionaires. The man has no honor, or personal integrity. Most disgusting justice in the 235 year history of the court. I think he’s also mentally ill.

@Readyred1969 2 жыл бұрын

Love that Justice, he’s one of the best of not the best!!!

@jajones-ford2226 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video. Justice Clarence Thomas is a much maligned man who has overcome adversity and triumphed. He is a man ALL Americans should be proud of.

@baktaash 2 жыл бұрын

he is a coward and destroying America

@DesmondBedarte 2 жыл бұрын

1,129,00 people have signed a petition for his impeachment. He has done more to damage the reputation of the Supreme Court than ANYONE in American history. He is a disgrace and a traitor. America should be, and is, ashamed of this digusting ghoul.

@TheEnmineer Жыл бұрын

Maligned? Perhaps, but if he is one wouldn't think we ought be proud of him. He's definitely a man of principles and I personally respect him even if I vehemently disagree with some of his legal opinions.

@DesmondBedarte Жыл бұрын

@@TheEnmineer The one thing he is NOT is a man of principles. His failure to recuse himself when choosing to vote in a case where he had overwhelming person interest in hiding the bizarre and potentially treasonous acts of his wife are proof of that. He is a deranged extremist sicko bent on punishing the majority of the American public whom he regards as inferior to himself. He is a ghoul in every sense of the word, and people are seeing him for what he is.

@hcwollaston 2 жыл бұрын

Clarence Thomas is the creme de la creme of Greater Washington, DC. Everyone, especially young people, should learn from him. Clarence and Ginny Thomas are in a class by themselves.

@sandy3482 2 жыл бұрын

yeah their in a class, a class of criminals, she threw herself head first into an attempt to overthrow democracy

@darrickmalloy6909 Жыл бұрын

Is that what I smell😣

@DesmondBedarte Жыл бұрын

They are sick. If a young person wanted to learn how to be corrupt, then fail at properly hiding their corruption so the spotlight of public contempt and utter revulsion is cast on them, they could learn a TON from Clarance and Ginni❤

@krs48 Жыл бұрын

Thomas should resign he is bought and paid for. He certainly isn’t impartial.

@courageunitycompassi 2 жыл бұрын

Self righteous and and intellectually shallow

@MrJoeybabe25 Жыл бұрын

It is not a good quality to be as modest as Justice Thomas sometimes is.

@hirampriggott1689 Жыл бұрын

As a homosexual atheist, I think this guy is a dork.

@QTownTruckspotting 4 ай бұрын

But can you comment on his jurisprudence as opposed to just an empty meaningless attack?ttac

@hirampriggott1689 4 ай бұрын

@@QTownTruckspotting Sure! Clarence Thomas is a Federalist Society puppet, whose wife seemed to be taking an active interest in the J6 breach into the US Capitol. The man takes money and gifts from donors like Harlan Crow. He does not serve the American people. He only serves the interests of donors and the Federalist Society. That's a conflict of interest. He seems more than willing to let billionaire oligarchs like 'Leonard Leo the Theocrat' run the government instead of letting a truly representative democracy do the job. QTownTruckspotting?....are you from Quakertown?

@sandyfarley260 10 ай бұрын

Clarence Thomas admitting he does little in doing the jobs he was elected to do!

@sandrasmith4546 Жыл бұрын

Dishoroble Thomas

@djmistadrew70 2 жыл бұрын

It's been a long time since I seen a black racist. Ginni Thomas trained him well.

@Notusingnyrealnamehere 2 жыл бұрын

Oof. Bad take. Do you know how socially conservative Black Americans or even Africans are??

@guitarbobish 25 күн бұрын

Talking about his faith while secretly accepting money and gifts from dubious sources for dubious reasons indicates he is a man playing a role for which he is singularly unsuited;the role of a moral man.Wake up America,your country is headed down the toilet if don't look after democracy,and criminals who come across as personable on a TV screen are not necessarily the right people to be running the country.