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New post: "Clarence Thomas retiring from Supreme Court would be a big loss, even if replaced by a conservative" -- a response to @allahpundit washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claren…
There are a lot of coldly rational arguments as to why Thomas should retire while Trump is president and Rs have 53 in Senate. But it's important to recognize that he'd be essentially irreplaceable, even if his successor were a solid conservative washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claren…
Thomas has been the most principled -- and consistent -- defender of the Constitution on the Court, more so than Scalia was. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claren…
Thomas also has the x-factor of judicial courage. Basically, he doesn't give a toss what elites think. It's a crap shoot whether any replacement would. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claren…
As the only black conservative on the Court, Thomas brings a unique perspective, as he did when he laid out historical origins of gun control among white southerners hoping to suppress slave rebellions, and black uprisings after the Civil War washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claren…
