Justice Clarence Thomas Says SCOTUS ‘May Have Become the Most Dangerous’ Branch
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is warning against “destroying our institutions because they don’t give us what we want, when we want it.” Thomas criticized judges during his remarks at the University of Notre…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is warning against “destroying our institutions because they don’t give us what we want, when we want it.”
Thomas criticized judges during his remarks at the University of Notre Dame on Thursday, saying “hen we begin to venture into the legislative or executive branch lanes, those of us, particularly in the federal judiciary with lifetime appointments, are asking for trouble.”
“The court was thought to be the least dangerous branch and we may have become the most dangerous,” the justice said.
Check out his remarks below:
He also compared the Supreme Court to a “car with three wheels,” according to The Washington Post. He said that justices do not rule on “personal preferences” and that leaders in the U.S. “allow others to manipulate our institutions when we don’t get the outcome that we like.”
Thomas is the court’s longest-serving member.
“We’ve gotten to the point where we’re really good at finding something that separates us,” Thomas also said.