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Recoverin_Republican

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Wed Mar 2, 2016, 09:14 PM Mar 2016

Breaking!: Clarence Thomas Asks A Question In Oral Arguments - First Time In 10 Years



http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/thomas-asks-questions

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for the first time in a decade, asked questions from the bench during oral arguments, according to reporters present at Monday's Supreme Court hearings. His questions pertained to the rights of domestic abuse offenders to have a gun, in a case considering a federal law banning convicted abusers from owning guns.

The 10-year anniversary of the last time the conservative justice asked a question came just this month. In the period, however, Thomas did make a comment from the bench, but it was not a question. He has said that he would prefer to end oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
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Breaking!: Clarence Thomas Asks A Question In Oral Arguments - First Time In 10 Years (Original Post) Recoverin_Republican Mar 2016 OP
He doesn't have Scalia to kick him under the bench any more LiberalEsto Mar 2016 #1
That was the first thing I thought KelleyKramer Mar 2016 #2

KelleyKramer

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2. That was the first thing I thought
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 12:40 AM
Mar 2016

I think he voted with Scala 99.9% of the time, or something close to it

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