Clarence Thomas hails Constitution as ‘something we all treasure’ - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Justice Thomas' Courage Deserves Careful Attention

In his speech, he offered something increasingly rare: a coherent defense of the American constitutional order rooted in first principles.

Clarence Thomas hails Constitution as ‘something we all treasure’ - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

By Joshua Goodman Contributing Writer MIAMI, Fla.(AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged Americans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of independence not with fireworks or empty platitudes, but by standing up for their deeply held beliefs, with the comforting knowledge that the U.S. Constitution protects free speech and serves as a common bedrock in a society otherwise beset by deep divisions. “We can disagree on all sorts of things, …