What to know about Clarence Thomas dissenting opinion in domestic violence gun case

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The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Friday to uphold a federal law that bans gun ownership for those subject to domestic abuse restraining orders. Justice Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford have more on the decision and Thomas' dissent.
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@intheshell35ify 2 ай бұрын

Make domestic violence a felony and this debate takes care of itself.

@jamesparker3189 2 ай бұрын

No it would not. Shall not infringe is set in stone, not clay, just as your freedom of speech and of expression are set in stone not clay. The stone is our Constitution and Bill of Rights. The clay are all the laws local, state and federal governments create to circumvent them. Our Supreme Court is there to correct them when they do. Our Supreme Court failed us this time. It allowed its utter disdain for the man that violated his right to bear arms with his act of violence to sway their decision. They based their decision on clay, not stone.

@jaytackett6545 Ай бұрын

Only until the protection order is over

@Max14163 Ай бұрын

Well, one thing you gotta say about thomas is, at least he holds up his end of the bargain to his bribers. trump promised healthcare to his dopes and just hoped they'd forget it.

@TheDavidlloydjones Ай бұрын

Restrict guns to use within well regulated militias and this debate takes care of itself.

@katewoolf6059 2 ай бұрын

Thomas has ruined Supreme Court's reputation. So corrupt, so mean

@AtheistAndMythology 2 ай бұрын

Him and his fundamentalist, zealous friend need to be replaced

@loualbino5536 2 ай бұрын

He got it right.

@SN-sz7kw 2 ай бұрын

Under an originalist court Thomas was worth 3/5 of a person & his marriage was illegal. It’s fascinating how he cherry picks his principles. In any event, All constitutional rights have limitations.

@user-sg6sv9oi6i Ай бұрын

Excellent response 💯

@moremoola 2 ай бұрын

I don't think anyone is surprised. To me and a lot of other Americans, the question we ponder is; how on earth did he even get on the court...!!!??? What happened, we seriously need to get some clarification from the Bush family on this colossal blunder.

@davidskeffington1269 Ай бұрын

It wasn't just the Bush Presidency. The leader in the Senate who put Justice Thomas on the court was Joe Biden.

@lizhall2961 Ай бұрын

Hey, blame Senate for approving Thomas.

@joannekemp4834 2 ай бұрын

Oh, okay, last year his nephew (who he raised) was arrested for guns and drug offenses

@gloriatateharris2030 2 ай бұрын

This could have and will save a lot of lives.

@jackn8458 2 ай бұрын

They didn’t go with Thomas’s view.

@JohnW9012 2 ай бұрын

Thomas is a despicable human being. The Senators at his confirmation hearing should have listened to Anita Hill.

@dianebannister4591 Ай бұрын

I believed Anita Hill. I was furious that Thomas was approved for Supreme Court. He's proven to be terribly corrupt.

@user-sg6sv9oi6i Ай бұрын

YES!!! Thank you 💯🎯

@warrinbang1191 2 ай бұрын

Someone needs to point out to Clarence Thomas that it's unwise to move forward by looking back in order to determine the best route to take.

@dddebz Ай бұрын

Indeed. Stop to see if what we did worked well; I’m sure he’d say “yup, I’m super duper happy with the results of my choices in life” Anyone other than someone who thinks they’re always right and can’t make a mistake would then back at relevant things before moving further forward, adjusting course if we’re headed into a brick wall or off a cliff.

@KCBluesJams 2 ай бұрын

Thomas is showing himself a bigger clown 🤡 with every decision 👎

@christophercarroll1977 2 ай бұрын

He’s the only true patriot!

@MartinSmith Ай бұрын

THOMAS no longer serves the cause of Justice ; only His own ‼

@user-sg6sv9oi6i Ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯

@sellingacoerwa8318 2 ай бұрын

This frigging guy... I get such a creepy vibe from him.

@user-sg6sv9oi6i Ай бұрын

So do I! Wow... You notice, too 💯

@azmax623 2 ай бұрын

Justice Thomas needs to learn that the Constitution can be amended through...get this... Amendments for changing times.

@rockon2503 2 ай бұрын

I understand where Justice Thomas is coming from. However, even one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."

@davidskeffington1269 Ай бұрын

It is insane that the main originalist, Justice Thomas, who seems to back views of law in the past centuries, could never as black man be on the Supreme Court at those times.

@user-sg6sv9oi6i Ай бұрын

Exactly 💯

@grahamfloyd3451 2 ай бұрын

Correction: in a 40 to 43 opinion... Justice Thomas being only 3/5 of a person according to his unique interpretation of the Constitution.

@user-sg6sv9oi6i Ай бұрын

Excellent point ☝️

@Remain_Profane 2 ай бұрын

If Uncle Ruckus was a real person.

@michaelplunkett5124 Ай бұрын

Is his true crime being uppity?

@kensweetser6901 Ай бұрын

Why hasn't Hunter been charged with treason human trafficking and not paying taxes.

@jessetorres8738 2 ай бұрын

President Biden need to get reelected in November to at the very least ensure that should something happen to Thomas and/or Alito to where they are no longer serving on the Supreme Court over the next 4 yeare Biden can replace them with Liberal Justices instead of Conservative 1s.

@Pretty_Fly_on_a_White_Guy 2 ай бұрын

That, and the whole “Save democracy” thing.

@sellingacoerwa8318 2 ай бұрын

"something should happen"?

@MrDocbowman 2 ай бұрын

That’s just stupid. Doesn’t change the vote numbers on the court.

@theire483 2 ай бұрын

Did Thomas complain when the SCOTUS reinterpreted #2?

@chrisgarrison1158 2 ай бұрын

The problem with the domestic violence restraining order is that they hand them out all day long as long as a person can go In and convince a judge that they don’t feel safe. They don’t need evidence or anything. Takes the judge about ten minutes to come to his decision. It’s a clown show. Now if actual violence was committed then ok. But that’s not how it is.

@chrisgarrison1158 2 ай бұрын

@@tr7938 where is the strength of stripping a man or woman’s constitutional rights if there was not a crime committed?

@Clementine.Pie.Am.I Ай бұрын

If someone must be a victim of gun violence, I hope the victims are at least meaningful to someone with the power, but currently no interest, in establishing gun reform.

@pancakeface5717 2 ай бұрын

Thomas surrendered his emancipation for servitude that pays very well with lots of fringe benefits. He said to hell with the rest of us.

@melbahodges4267 2 ай бұрын

I believe it could be Constitutional under US Constitution Fourteenth Admendment Section 1. The Second Admendment are for those that need to defend themselves justfully from someone illegally coming to harm you. Domestic violence order is protection from a violent person that don't care about your life that is a inalienable right in the Declaration of Independence that the US Constitution established the government so they don't need a gun until they use it to reasonably defend themselves and not harm innocent people. I preferably believe in using calming words that others value their life so blood isn't on your hands at all but to each its own cause it depend on the situation that everybody don't care to harm that a gun may be used.

@berteisenbraun7415 Ай бұрын

People's attack's on Him are Definitely racially motivated!

@jaytackett6545 Ай бұрын

HE COMMITTED TREASON AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY NO LEGISLATION OR RULEMAKER CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR RIGHTS FACT.

@CarlosIowa 2 ай бұрын

Towns in the old west had signs forbidding guns in city limits and / or no concealed pistols.

@jrrarglblarg9241 2 ай бұрын

Sh177ing our pants is also “history and tradition” but then we stop being infants. All we want is for dangerous things to be kept out of the hands of dangerous people.

@christophercarroll1977 2 ай бұрын

“SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”

@pennyg156 2 ай бұрын

WELL REGULATED MILITIA

@joshturner4741 Ай бұрын

@@pennyg156self regulated was the intention. Not governmental regulation as that would be inconsistent with the intent of the 2nd ammendment in the firts place.

@pennyg156 Ай бұрын

@@joshturner4741 josh, who told you that? The original intent was for states to have the ability to quickly raise a militia to protect the state. Read what conservative justice warren burger said.

@embellirMemphis 24 күн бұрын

When the people who are chosen for the highest court in land do not have integrity, a sense of duty to the American people to judge wisely, the ability to judge without considering politics, and an avoidance of bribery, they should be remove instantly. Many times I feel like this quote attributed to Ghengis Khan "Why are there all small men; are there no men of strength, stature, and integrity--only once in a century is a man produced that is equal to his vision (that he aspires)". People who would sell their strength and integrity for a ride on a luxury jet is not worthy of sitting on the Supreme Court.

@quincyfitzgerald1752 2 ай бұрын

Lower courts had it. He was the ONLY Supreme Court justice🧍🏿‍♂️

@yannip2083 2 ай бұрын

Disgusting and disgraceful. Corruption at its finest!

@NotANameist 2 ай бұрын

I too believe that corruption means “things I disagree with.”

@jeffgebarowski4808 Ай бұрын

Then Thomas has NO morals whatsoever

@ccwoodlands1565 2 ай бұрын

Clarence “the clown” Thomas. Jenny told Clarence how to vote because she wears the stretch pants in the family.

@aglady4032 2 ай бұрын

Clarence Thomas Needs to be Removed NOW immediately. This Man is a Embarrassment to his Job as a Judge on the Highest Court of the Land USA and to His Very Own Black PPL to Embarrassed his Own Nationality coming from a Black Family that has Struggled to Survive...his Kids they need to be so embarrassed about him being a part of them just in My Opinion it is so Sad 😢😭...

@DirectionlessStudent 2 ай бұрын

So his position is that convicted felons should have full gun rights? Convicted armed robbers? Rapists? Child kidnappers? Because that's a restriction that wasn't in the Constitution when it was written.

@michaelccopelandsr7120 2 ай бұрын

I'm just surprised Chief Punk Alito didn't side with Chief Punk Thomas.

@rafram4132 Ай бұрын

Halen crow is so happy.

@WindwardToEden 2 ай бұрын

The only thing Thomas shows us is that we really do have the best government money can buy.

@user-nl2hv3nt2n 2 ай бұрын

❤

@michaelccopelandsr7120 2 ай бұрын

Chief Punk Thomas needs to be removed IMMEDIATELY!

@journeyman378 2 ай бұрын

Do we jot have due process in America. Thats what this is about.

@Stickey14 2 ай бұрын

Of course Thomas didn't vote for it/ He doesn't belong in the Supreme Court/ he and others should also re examine their motives for their disastrous rulings!

@chrisapocalypse4915 2 ай бұрын

Based.

@Az-my3fu 2 ай бұрын

Corrupted justice system

@Ilaffatintimidation 2 ай бұрын

Biden needs to ask for Thomases resignation or face termination..wtf is wrong with u ppl..

@begood492 Ай бұрын

HIS SIDE MONEY 💰. NRA. LOL

@chrisgarrison1158 2 ай бұрын

@warrinbang1191 2 ай бұрын

I find it hard to believe that you don't need any evidence to file a domestic violence complaint. I don't have first hand knowledge so I wouldn't know personally.

@melissabruhn1429 2 ай бұрын

False. Protective Orders are not just summarily handed out. All overseen by court.

@chrisgarrison1158 2 ай бұрын

@@melissabruhn1429 you are in fact wrong. At least In Florida.

@bobyjones3905 Ай бұрын

You have to be convicted of domestic violence to lose your gun rights not just accused