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Clarence Thomas Says Precedent Might Not Determine Cases on Upcoming Supreme Court Docket
The court is expected to weigh in next session on same-sex marriage, which it legalized in 2015
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Thomas, 77, reasoned that some precedents were simply "something somebody dreamt up and others went along with."[image or embed] -- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) Sep 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thomas, 77, reasoned that some precedents were simply "something somebody dreamt up and others went along with."[image or embed]
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Someone is shopping a court decision for a new rv!
#1 | Posted by 2020Rocks at 2025-09-28 06:20 PM | Reply
So Justice Clarence is saying the Supreme Court might be incorrect in its decisions?
Might he be projecting?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-28 06:29 PM | Reply
@#1 ... Someone is shopping a court decision for a new rv! ...
Yeah, there's that aspect as well.
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-28 06:30 PM | Reply
Gotta help Trump out by distracting from the Epstein files.
The majority of states legalized gay marriage before the Supreme Court weighed in.
This is just more division and hate being spread by the GOP.
Wonder if Clarence Thomas is ready to revisit whether interracial marriages should remain legal.
#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-09-28 06:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
"Precedent" is SO yesterday", Clarence went on to say. "Now BRIBES and Paybacks are IN... from Chief Kegger on down!".
#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-09-28 06:57 PM | Reply
Absolute garbage
#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-28 06:58 PM | Reply
So Justice Clarence is saying the Supreme Court
He's saying they're going to re-interpret the 14th Amendment and throw out a 150+ years of precedent so they can end Anchor Babies.
#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-09-28 07:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
end Anchor Babies. #7 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG
America is a nation of immigrants.
Despite European Americans deciding they own it.
#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-09-28 07:08 PM | Reply
I told you so
#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-09-28 07:10 PM | Reply
And ...
If the Roberts Court outlaws Gay Marriage, then might Pres Trump seek all those marriage certificates and classify those who had a Gay Marriage as part of a domestic terrorism organization?
#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-28 07:16 PM | Reply
Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany en.wikipedia.org
... Before 1933, male homosexual acts were illegal in Germany under Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code. The law was not consistently enforced, however, and a thriving gay culture existed in major German cities. After the Nazi takeover in 1933, the first homosexual movement's infrastructure of clubs, organizations, and publications was shut down. After the Rhm purge in 1934, persecuting homosexuals became a priority of the Nazi police state. A 1935 revision of Paragraph 175 made it easier to bring criminal charges for homosexual acts, leading to a large increase in arrests and convictions. Persecution peaked in the years prior to World War II and was extended to areas annexed by Germany, including Austria, the Czech lands, and Alsace"Lorraine. The Nazi regime considered the elimination of all manifestations of homosexuality in Germany one of its goals. Men were often arrested after denunciation, police raids, and through information uncovered during interrogations of other homosexuals. Those arrested were presumed guilty, and subjected to harsh interrogation and torture to elicit a confession. ...
The Nazi regime considered the elimination of all manifestations of homosexuality in Germany one of its goals. Men were often arrested after denunciation, police raids, and through information uncovered during interrogations of other homosexuals.
Those arrested were presumed guilty, and subjected to harsh interrogation and torture to elicit a confession. ...
#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-28 07:18 PM | Reply
Because Roberts damn sure won't hold the line.
#12 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-09-28 07:19 PM | Reply
This is an admission that we've long suspected. The Supreme Court is no longer an independent judiciary. The conservative majority is now in the business of incrementally destroying the Constitutional Republic of the United States.
IOW, greasing the skids for Donald Trump.
This should come as a surprise to no one.
#13 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-09-28 07:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
I know this phrase triggers/annoys some people, but I'm a firm believer that "everything goes in cycles". Things will go back to the states, and then later be covered by federal laws, or explicitly in the constitution. Legal recognitions of marriage has always been a tricky issue, especially when you compare interracial, same-sex, and polygamous unions.
#14 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-09-28 07:33 PM | Reply
Is that so?
Doesn't the arc of history bend towards freedom and justice?
What rights have been taken away once recognized?
I
#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-09-28 07:48 PM | Reply
@#14 ... know this phrase triggers/annoys some people, but I'm a firm believer that "everything goes in cycles". ...
A couple questions ...
1) Pres Trump seems to be short-circuiting the "cycles" with his rush towards autocracy. How does that figure into your equation?
2) Unless and until such a "cycle" happens, what might an autocratic Pres trump do to gay people who followed the law and were married?
#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-28 08:04 PM | Reply
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