Clarence Thomas was appointed to the Supreme Court to replace Thurgood Marshall, however, regarding his stances, Thomas is practically the “anti-Thurgood”. Thomas approaches constitutional interpretation of the law through the “originalist” perspective, meaning this “philosophy calls for interpreting the Constitution by looking to the words in the document” (American progress). Thomas is one of the many Roman Catholics sitting on the Court and is also widely considered the most conservative. Clarence Thomas had been said to have specific policy preferences closer to that of an extreme conservative. Thomas is anti-gay marriage and he is against affirmative action. His stances on these policies are mostly obvious given his political and religious
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His stances on the issues regarding these protections prove that “he may be more opposed than any other justice to the governments consideration of race in programs that help African Americans” (American Progress). Actually, after Clarence Thomas’s spoke about the past Brown vs Board of Education case, a case challenged by Thurgood Marshall for the NAACP against segregation among schools, it was stated that “it is now clear that the second black justice is doing everything in his power to undo nearly everything that the first black justice accomplished—as a lawyer and a judge—to ensure a more equal society” (American …show more content…
It is stated that Thomas is “clearly on good terms with his colleagues, and is a beloved figure within the small world of Court personnel” (The Atlantic). However, he will continuously be known for his extremely conservative ideals, his unique path toward entering the Court, and his distinctive approach to the law. His legacy so far has been of surprises and his memoirs are detailed in his book titled My Grandfather’s Son. There has been question on whether Thomas is “evolving”, reducing his extreme conservative outlook; however, the morals of a conservative will likely remain intact. It has been said that “Thomas will probably leave the Court with the most conservative record in its history” (The
His stances on the issues regarding these protections prove that “he may be more opposed than any other justice to the governments consideration of race in programs that help African Americans” (American Progress). Actually, after Clarence Thomas’s spoke about the past Brown vs Board of Education case, a case challenged by Thurgood Marshall for the NAACP against segregation among schools, it was stated that “it is now clear that the second black justice is doing everything in his power to undo nearly everything that the first black justice accomplished—as a lawyer and a judge—to ensure a more equal society” (American …show more content…
It is stated that Thomas is “clearly on good terms with his colleagues, and is a beloved figure within the small world of Court personnel” (The Atlantic). However, he will continuously be known for his extremely conservative ideals, his unique path toward entering the Court, and his distinctive approach to the law. His legacy so far has been of surprises and his memoirs are detailed in his book titled My Grandfather’s Son. There has been question on whether Thomas is “evolving”, reducing his extreme conservative outlook; however, the morals of a conservative will likely remain intact. It has been said that “Thomas will probably leave the Court with the most conservative record in its history” (The