says the guy who sells his vote for yacht vacations

“[Progressivism] holds that our rights and our dignities come not from God, but from government,” he said.

Because it's unequivocally true. Even if you believe your rights originate from God, unless or until God comes down and forms a state capable of enforcing those rights, they're meaningless.

“It requires of the people a subservience and weakness incompatible with a constitution premised on the transcendent origin of our rights.”

What a stupid thing to say. He's the one advocating for subservience, that is subservience to the supposed God who is supposedly the originator of our supposed rights.

That being said, I agree that we should not be subservient to the government. The government should be subservient to we, the people.

I think every American who comes across this article should read the whole thing. It's not long, and any reasonable person with a high school education will see he's talking nonsense.

Here are a few choice quotes and responses

Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence and hence our form of government

Our form of government's most basic premise is that it changes if people vote to change it. They can literally change everything about it.

A spirit of “cynicism, rejection, hostility and animus” toward America -- by Americans -- has taken hold, Thomas said in remarks carried live on CSPAN.

The founding fathers literally started a war of rebellion against their government. That's what that Declaration of Independence that Thomas mentioned was all about.

He said that the values enshrined in the 1776 Declaration of Independence have “fallen out of favor” among Americans -- a trend perpetrated, he argued, by “intellectuals” and the nation’s colleges and universities.

Those values aren't "enshrined". They're not even backed by the laws that our founding fathers ratified.

Thomas called on Americans to stand up for their principles and endure personal "sacrifices," if necessary, to preserve the nation's democracy.  

“In my view, we must find in ourselves that same level of courage that the signers of the Declaration have so that we can do for our future what they did for theirs,” he said.

Those people, with that document, started a war of rebellion against their government. They were willing to sacrifice their lives to rid themselves of tyranny. How can Thomas reference this and come to the exact opposite conclusion?

And to "preserve our democracy" can only mean one thing. To ensure that the will of the people becomes the law of the land without violating the Constitution or the rights given by it.

Anyone who wants to preserve our democracy has to be viciously opposed to Donald Trump, who's been trying to oppose the will of the American people and the Constitution.

So he's going to recuse himself from all future cases involving progressive groups, right?

The old timers have been itching to go mask off fash for so long. They could just maintain the illusion of judicial objectivity for a couple more years and be more effective to their rotten cause, but this guy has been floating around social events with Heritage ghouls for decades now and he wants to be free to join in with his friends.

A black man, repeat, BLACK MAN, is saying that progresivism is bad?

Does this idiot even know that the reason why he can have that job is because progresivism gave black people rights?

Fuck! We keep seeing studies linking low intellect with conservatism and we keep seeing imbeciles willing to prove them right...

Corrupt judges are one of the biggest threats to America.

This fucker should be in pound-me-in-the-ass prison for the rest of his worthless life.

The asswipe fails to realize the progressives are the ones who allowed women and minorities to occupy a SCOTUS seat.

I wonder who paid for this statement from Sugar Baby Clarence.

Ok, Uncle Thomas. Just retire to your bribe bus.

For the record, this statement would immediately get a judge dismissed in Canada. The fact that you guys allow a supreme court justice to act like this is absolutely insane.

Fuck you Clarence Thomas.

Oh no, the black supreme justice decries progressivism. Oh boo fucking hoo. You fucking asshole.

"Progressivism hurts my deals with rich billionaires who bribe me" -Clarence Thomas.... probably

Okay! Let’s turn back the time to where he would have been a slave.

“In my view, we must find in ourselves that same level of courage that the signers of the Declaration have so that we can do for our future what they did for theirs,” he said.

This last line has a much darker tone than I think the article realizes.

Samuel L. Jackson did a great job portraying him in Django Unchained.

Absolute moron

America is the only threat to America atm.

These people do not fear the public nearly enough

Citizens v United brought to you by Clarence motherfucking Thomas and his POS wife. Progressivism allowed you to get married you pieces of shit.

Can't he just take his RV quietly into the night!?

Someone should blast Clarence Thomas for being an actual threat to America

...in Minecraft

Which of those values include giving corporations "personhood"?

So are weak and evil men in positions of great power, Clarence.

Remember Anita Hill.

This guy is an Uncle Thomas. Be it to Americans or black folk in general, he is a traitor.

First, fuck Thompson with a pineapple.

Second, before anyone points out the irony of doing this speech at the university of Texas, which is often considered a liberal University in liberal Austin, TX, their law program is extremely conservative with a large Federalist Society presence. Additionally, the Texas legislature installed an army of extremely conservative appointees at all levels of the UT system, so it’s getting such an extreme conservative overhaul that the NYTimes wrote an article on it

Remember this is the justice that's in Leonard Leo's pocket. The bullshit he's spouting is why.

Most obvious sign that this is a class war

I wish this perverted fuck would just have a heart attack and die already.

ICE raids on our cities came from which side of the aisle?

Who cares what this uncle Tom ass mfer says? The judicial is violated, the legislature is violated, the executive is quite clearly violated, you got you and that's it.