Comments on: Why No Evangelical Justice?

By: Clyde Wilson

Clyde Wilson — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:40:33 +0000

I would say that Justice Thomas is a Southerner, which accounts for his many good qualities, but he does not represent the South in the way Mr. Buchanan defined the issue.

By: David Collins

David Collins — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:33:20 +0000

Sorry, folks; it was my first time out trying an html tag.

By: David Collins

David Collins — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:31:27 +0000

Surely race is not a factor in qualifying as a Southerner. If you're talking geography, then, no, race isn't a factor. If you're talking tribalism, it sure as heck can be.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:03:29 +0000

Mr. Buchanan said Justice Clarence Thomas is from Pin Point Georgia. Does that not qualify him as a Southerner? He seems to have more in common with the South than "the last Southerner" Lewis Powell mentioned above. Surely race is not a factor in qualifying as a Southerner.

By: Daniel Maxwell

Daniel Maxwell — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:42:29 +0000

@13

And what a sheer embarrassment to the South he was.

By: Brock H.

Brock H. — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:16:01 +0000

Maxwell @11:

Lewis Powell of Virginia (on the court from 1971-1988) was the last Southerner.

By: Daniel Maxwell

Daniel Maxwell — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:36:40 +0000

And I must add: We, the 'WASC' minority will probably be the next group to implode.

By: Daniel Maxwell

Daniel Maxwell — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:32:35 +0000

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasnt Chief Justice Vinson the last Southerner on the court?

By: James Newland

James Newland — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:12:30 +0000

Although, contra what I just posted, I would argue that Justice Thomas is a Southern vote on the Court.

By: James Newland

James Newland — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:08:42 +0000

It's interesting to note, in re: Mr. Wilson's comment, that originally the U.S. Constitution skewed somewhat Southern (e.g. the 3/5 representation rule for slaves) and, indeed, Southerners held the majority of seats on the Supreme Court up until the time of Dred Scott. This was in spite of the South only possessing 1/3 of the total population of the U.S.

That they are completely unrepresented today (if we are going to accept the leftist fiction that the Judiciary is, or should be, a representative branch) is nothing short of criminal.