Herman Cain’s ‘Model’ SCOTUS Justice (Thomas) Is An Ethical Trainwreck

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Herman Cain’s ‘Model’ SCOTUS Justice Is An Ethical Trainwreck Who Thinks Child Labor Laws Are Unconstitutional
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/10/16/345127/herman-cain-clarence-thomas-ethics-child-labor/

In an interview with Meet the Press’ David Gregory this morning, GOP presidential front runner Herman Cain endorsed Justice Clarence Thomas as a model a President Cain would follow in making appointments to the Supreme Court:

GREGORY: What about the Supreme Court? Who’s your model of the ideal Supreme Court justice who you would appoint?

CAIN: I would say that there are several that I have a lot of respect for. Justice Clarence Thomas is one of them. I believe that Justice Clarence Thomas, despite all of the attacks that he gets from the left, he basically rules and makes his decisions, in my opinion, based upon the Constitution and solid legal thinking. Justice Clarence Thomas is one of my models.

For the record, we on “the left” do not attack Justice Thomas for any reason other than the fact that he is a terrible judge. His record on the Supreme Court is marred by conflicts of interest and other ethical scandals, and he embraces a discredited understanding of the Constitution that would declare everything from child labor laws to the ban on whites only lunch counters unconstitutional.

Watch it:

[Raschel]

1. What can you expect from a guy who wants to do away with medicare, SS, and have the poor

and middle class pay nine% sales tax on top of the sales tax they're already paying.

[DCKit]

3. That just shows how important the African American votes are to his cause.

If nothing else, the man knows his base - the working/struggling/unemployed man of color. :sarcasm:

[LiberalFighter]

2. That would suggest that Cain would endorse anyone that has unethical values.

And practices those same values in his own life. Might be a good idea to see if he violated any serious laws while running his pizza company.

[provis99]

4. so his ideal justice is a triple threat:

a crook, an idiot, and a heavy sleeper.