[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

Joe Campbell philosopher.joe at gmail.com
Mon Jun 1 05:51:33 PDT 2009


I meant the important issue from her original post. Besides, how do  
the numerous citations below show that Thomas can think for himself?

Joe Campbell

On Jun 1, 2009, at 5:38 AM, "g. crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> It certainly wasn't the issue that was brought up. The comment I was  
> replying to was Mrs. Mix's assertion that  "If I'm not mistaken, he  
> (Justice Thomas) has yet to offer an independent dissent or defense  
> of a ruling, relying instead, it seems, on the work of Scalia and  
> now Roberts and Alito." She was indeed mistaken.
>
> g
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Campbell
> To: g. crabtree
> Cc: keely emerinemix ; Tom Hansen ; <godshatter at yahoo.com> ; ttrail at house.state.id.us 
>  ; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>
> Isn't the issue about Thomas's experience BEFORE being nominated to  
> the SC, and how it compared to Sotomayor's?
>
> Joe Campbell
>
> On May 31, 2009, at 3:54 PM, "g. crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> As usual, your response is long on passion and lacking in fact.
>>
>> From http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/author.php?thomas
>>
>> Writings by Justice Thomas
>>
>> grouped by type, in alphabetical order by first party name
>>
>> [ Opinions | Concurrences | Dissents | Concur in part, dissent in  
>> part ]
>> Opinions
>>
>> 14 PENN PLAZA LLC, ET AL. v. PYETT, STEVEN, ET AL. , , 04/01/09
>> AETNA HEALTH INC., ETC. v. DAVILA, JUAN , 542 U.S. 200 (2004),  
>> 06/21/04
>> ALASKA v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIETRIBAL GOVERNMENT , 522 U.S. 520 (1998 
>> ), 02/25/98
>> ALI, ABDUS-SHAHID M. S. v. FED. BUREAU OF PRISONS, ET AL. , ,  
>> 01/22/08
>> ANDERSON, DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et  
>> al. v. EDWARDS, guardian ad litem for EDWARDS, et al. , 514 U.S. 143 (1995 
>> ), 03/22/95
>> ASHCROFT, ATTY. GEN. v. ACLU, ET AL. , 535 U.S. 564 (2002), 05/13/02
>> AZ DEPT. OF REVENUE v. BLAZE CONSTR. CO. , 526 U.S. 32 (1999),  
>> 03/02/99
>> BARAL, DAVID H. v. UNITED STATES , 528 U.S. 431 (2000), 02/22/00
>> BARNHART, COMMR, SOC SEC v. SIGMON COAL CO., ET AL. , 534 U.S. 438 (2002 
>> ), 02/19/02
>> BD. OF ED., POTTAWATOMIE CTY v. EARLS, LINDSAY, ET AL. , 536 U.S. 822 (2002 
>> ), 06/27/02
>> BEARD, SEC., PA DOC, ET AL. v. BANKS, GEORGE E. , 542 U.S. 406  
>> (2004), 06/24/04
>> BECK, ROBERT A. v. PRUPIS, ROBERT M., ET AL. , 529 U.S. 494 (2000),  
>> 00/00/00
>> BOGAN v. SCOTT-HARRIS , 523 U.S. 44 (1998), 03/03/98
>> BOWLES, KEITH v. RUSSELL, WARDEN , , 06/14/07
>> BRIDGE, JOHN, ET AL. v. PHOENIX BOND & INDEMNITY, ET AL. , , 06/09/08
>> CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al. v. MORALES , 514 U.S. 499 (1995 
>> ), 04/25/95
>> CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT et al. v.  
>> DILLINGHAM CONSTRUCTION, N. A., INC., et al. , 519 U.S. 316 (1997),  
>> 02/18/97
>> CARCIERI, GOV. OF RI, ET AL. v. KEMPTHORNE, SEC. OF INTERIOR , ,  
>> 02/24/09
>> CAREY, WARDEN v. MUSLADIN, MATHEW , 549 U.S. 70 (2006), 12/11/06
>> CARLSBAD TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. HIF BIO, INC., ET AL. , , 05/04/09
>> CARTER, FLOYD J. v. UNITED STATES , 530 U.S. 255 (2000), 06/12/00
>> CASS COUNTY v. LEECH LAKE BAND OFCHIPPEWA INDIANS , 524 U.S. 103 (1998 
>> ), 06/08/98
>> CHAVEZ, BEN v. MARTINEZ, OLIVERIO , 538 U.S. 760 (2003), 05/27/03
>> CHRISTENSEN, EDWARD, ET AL. v. HARRIS CTY., TX, ET AL. , 529 U.S. 576 (2000 
>> ), 05/01/00
>> CLINGMAN, SEC., OK ELECTION BD. v. BEAVER, ANDREA L., ET AL. , 544  
>> U.S. 581 (2005), 05/23/05
>> CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION v. GOTTSHALL , 512 U.S. 532 (1994),  
>> 06/24/94
>> COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. v. AVIALL SERVICES, INC. , 543 U.S. 157  
>> (2004), 12/13/04
>> CUELLAR, HUMBERTO F. R. v. UNITED STATES , , 06/02/08
>> CUNNINGHAM, TERESA v. HAMILTON COUNTY , 527 U.S. 198 (1999), 06/14/99
>> DELAWARE v. NEW YORK , 507 U.S. 490 (1993), 03/30/93
>> DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL. v. PUBLIC CITIZEN, ET AL. , 541  
>> U.S. 752 (2004), 06/07/04
>> DESERT PALACE, INC. v. COSTA, CATHARINA F. , 539 U.S. 90 (2003),  
>> 06/09/03
>> DIR. OF REVENUE OF MO v. CoBANK ACB , 531 U.S. 316 (2001), 02/20/01
>> DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al. v. GREATER , 506 U.S. 125 (1992),  
>> 12/14/92
>> DOOLEY v. KOREAN AIR LINES CO. , 524 U.S. 116 (1998), 06/08/98
>> eBAY INC., ET AL. v. MERcEXCHANGE, L.L.C. , 547 U.S. 388 (2006),  
>> 05/15/06
>> EGELHOFF, DONNA R. v. EGELHOFF, SAMANTHA, ET AL. , 532 U.S. 141  
>> (2001), 03/21/01
>> ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC. v. LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERV. COMM. , 539 U.S.  
>> 39 (2003), 06/02/03
>> EXXON CO., U. S. A., et al. v. SOFEC, INC., et al. , 517 U.S. 830 (1996 
>> ), 06/10/96
>> FARRAR et al., COADMINISTRATORS OF ESTATE OF FARRAR, DECEASED v.  
>> HOBBY , 506        U.S. 103 (1992), 12/14/92
>> FED. MARITIME COMM'N v. SC STATE PORTS AUTHORITY , 535 U.S. 743  
>> (2002), 05/28/02
>> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al. v. BEACH COMMUNICATIONS,  
>> INC., et al. , 508 U.S. 307 (1993), 06/01/93
>> FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION v. MEYER , 510 U.S. 471  
>> (1994), 02/23/94
>> FELTNER v. COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION, INC. , 523 U.S. 340  
>> (1998), 03/31/98
>> FL DEPT. OF REVENUE v. PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC. , , 06/16/08
>> FLORIDA v. WHITE, TYVESSEL TYVORUS , 526 U.S. 559 (1999), 05/17/99
>> FREIGHTLINER CORP. et al. v. MYRICK et al. , 514 U.S. 280 (1995),  
>> 04/18/95
>> GITLITZ, D., ET UX., ET AL. v. CIR , 531 U.S. 206 (2001), 01/09/01
>> GODINEZ, WARDEN v. MORAN , 509 U.S. 389 (1993), 06/24/93
>> GOOD NEWS CLUB, ET AL. v. MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL , 533 U.S. 98  
>> (2001), 06/11/01
>> GRAHAM COUNTY WATER DISTRICT v. U. S., ex rel. WILSON , 545 U.S. 409 (2005 
>> ), 06/20/05
>> HARPER et al. v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION , 509 U.S. 86  
>> (1993), 06/18/93
>> HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK v. SALOMON BROS., INC., ET AL. , 530  
>> U.S. 238 (2000), 06/12/00
>> HOPKINS v. REEVES , 524 U.S. 88 (1998), 06/08/98
>> HOUSEHOLD CREDIT SERVICES v. PFENNIG, SHARON R. , 541 U.S. 232  
>> (2004), 04/21/04
>> HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO., ET AL. v. JACOBSON, STANLEY, ET AL. , 525 U.S. 432 (1999 
>> ), 01/25/99
>> HUNT, GOV. OF NC, ET AL. v. CROMARTIE, MARTIN, ET AL. , 526 U.S. 541 (1999 
>> ), 05/17/99
>> J.E.M. AG SUPPLY, ET AL. v. PIONEER HI-BRED INTL. , 534 U.S. 124 (2001 
>> ), 12/10/01
>> JIMENEZ, CARLOS v. QUARTERMAN, DIR., TX DOC , , 01/13/09
>> JONES, LOUIS v. UNITED STATES , 527 U.S. 373 (1999), 06/21/99
>> KANSAS v. HENDRICKS , 521 U.S. 346 (1997), 06/23/97
>> KANSAS v. MARSH, MICHAEL L. , 548 U.S. 163 (2006), 06/26/06
>> KNOWLES, WARDEN v. MIRZAYANCE, ALEXANDRE , , 03/24/09
>> LAWRENCE, GARY v. FLORIDA , 549 U.S. 327 (2007), 02/20/07
>> LOCKHEED CORP. et al. v. SPINK , 517 U.S. 882 (1996), 06/10/96
>> MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., et al. v. EPSTEIN , 516  
>> U.S. 367 (1996), 02/27/96
>> MELENDEZ v. UNITED STATES , 518 U.S. 120 (1996), 06/17/96
>> MITCHELL, GUY, ET AL. v. HELMS, MARY L., ET AL. , 530 U.S. 793  
>> (2000), 06/28/00
>> MOYLAN, ATT'Y GEN. OF GUAM v. CAMACHO, GOV. OF GUAM , 549 U.S. 483 (2007 
>> ), 03/27/07
>> NAT'L CABLE & TELECOMM. ASSN. v. BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES , 545  
>> U.S. 967 (2005), 06/27/05
>> NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMIN. v. FIRST NAT.BANK & TRUST CO. , 522  
>> U.S. 479 (1998), 02/25/98
>> NATIONAL PRIVATE TRUCK COUNCIL, INC., et al. v. OKLAHOMA TAX  
>> COMMISSION et al. , 515 U.S. 582 (1995), 06/19/95
>> NATL. PARK HOSP. ASSN. v. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, ET AL. , 538 U.S. 803 (2003 
>> ), 05/27/03
>> NATL. RR PASSENGER CORP. v. MORGAN, ABNER , 536 U.S. 101 (2002),  
>> 06/10/02
>> NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. LOEWENSTEIN , 513 U.S. 123  
>> (1994), 12/12/94
>> NOBELMAN et ux. v. AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK , 508 U.S. 324 (1993),  
>> 06/01/93
>> NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO. v. HILES , 516 U.S. 400 (1996),  
>> 02/27/96
>> NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS  
>> OF AMERICA v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, , 508 U.S. 656 (1993), 06/14/93
>> Northern Ins. Co. of New York v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GA , 547 U.S. 189 (2006 
>> ), 04/25/06
>> O'DELL v. NETHERLAND, WARDEN, et al. , 521 U.S. 151 (1997), 06/19/97
>> OLYMPIC AIRWAYS v. HUSAIN, RUBINA, ETC., ET AL. , 540 U.S. 644  
>> (2004), 02/24/04
>> OREGON WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY  
>> OF THE , 511 U.S. 93 (1994), 04/04/94
>> ORFF, FRANCIS A., ET AL. v. UNITED STATES, ET AL. , 545 U.S. 596 (2005 
>> ), 06/23/05
>> PASQUANTINO, DAVID B., ET AL. v. UNITED STATES , 544 U.S. 349  
>> (2005), 04/26/05
>> PEACOCK v. THOMAS , 516 U.S. 349 (1996), 02/21/96
>> Pennsylvania Bd. of Probation and Parole v. Scott , 524 U.S. 357 (1998 
>> ), 06/22/98
>> PERMANENT MISSION ETC., ET AL. v. NEW YORK, NY , , 06/14/07
>> PIERCE COUNTY, WA v. GUILLEN, IGNACIO, ET AL. , 537 U.S. 129  
>> (2003), 01/14/03
>> PLILER, WARDEN v. FORD, RICHARD H. , 542 U.S. 225 (2004), 06/21/04
>> POLLARD, SHARON B. v. E. I. DuPONT de NEMOURS , 532 U.S. 843  
>> (2001), 06/04/01
>> QUANTA COMPUTER, INC., ET AL. v. LG ELECTRONICS, INC. , , 06/09/08
>> RAKE et al. v. WADE, TRUSTEE , 508 U.S. 464 (1993), 06/07/93
>> RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ, JOEL , 540 U.S. 44 (2003), 12/02/03
>> ROBERTSON, CHIEF, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, et al. v. SEATTLE  
>> AUDUBON SOCIETY , 503 U.S. 429 (1992), 03/25/92
>> ROBINSON v. SHELL OIL CO. , 519 U.S. 337 (1997), 02/18/97
>> ROUSEY, RICHARD G., ET UX. v. JACOWAY, JILL R. , 544 U.S. 320  
>> (2005), 04/04/05
>> RUBIN, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY v. COORS BREWING CO. , 514 U.S. 476 (1995 
>> ), 04/19/95
>> SCHRIRO, DIR., AZ DOC v. LANDRIGAN, JEFFREY T. , , 05/14/07
>> SHANNON v. UNITED STATES , 512 U.S. 573 (1994), 06/24/94
>> SHAW, ROBERT, ET AL. v. MURPHY, KEVIN , 532 U.S. 223 (2001), 04/18/01
>> SIMS, JUATASSA v. APFEL, COMM'R, SOCIAL SEC. , 530 U.S. 103 (2000),  
>> 06/05/00
>> SMTIH, WARDEN v. ROBBINS, LEE , 528 U.S. 259 (2000), 01/19/00
>> SOUTH DAKOTA v. BOURLAND, individually and as chairman of the  
>> CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, et al. , 508 U.S. 679 (1993), 06/14/93
>> SPRINT/UNITED MANAGEMENT CO. v. MENDELSOHN, ELLEN , , 02/26/08
>> STAPLES v. UNITED STATES , 511 U.S. 600 (1994), 05/23/94
>> STEWART, WILLARD v. DUTRA CONST. CO. , 543 U.S. 481 (2005), 02/22/05
>> SWIERKIEWICZ, AKOS v. SOREMA N.A. , 534 U.S. 506 (2002), 02/26/02
>> TAYLOR v. FREELAND & KRONZ et al. , 503 U.S. 638 (1992), 04/21/92
>> TEXACO, INC. v. DAGHER, FOUAD N., ET AL. , 547 U.S. 1 (2006),  
>> 02/28/06
>> THINGS REMEMBERED, INC. v. PETRARCA , 516 U.S. 124 (1995), 12/05/95
>> TYLER, MELVIN v. CAIN, WARDEN , 533 U.S. 656 (2001), 06/28/01
>> UNITED STATES v. GALLETTI , 541 U.S. 114 (2004), 03/23/04
>> UNITED STATES v. PATANE, SAMUEL F. , 542 U.S. 630 (2004), 06/28/04
>> UNITED STATES v. LaBONTE et al. , 520 U.S. 751 (1997), 05/27/97
>> UNITED STATES v. SALERNO et al. , 505 U.S. 317 (1992), 06/19/92
>> UNITED STATES v. OAKLAND CANNABIS, ET AL. , 532 U.S. 483 (2001),  
>> 05/14/01
>> UNITED STATES v. ATLANTIC RESEARCH CORP. , , 06/11/07
>> UNITED STATES v. WILSON , 503 U.S. 329 (1992), 03/24/92
>> UNITED STATES v. BAJAKAJIAN , 524 U.S. 321 (1998), 06/22/98
>> UNITED STATES v. MEZZANATTO , 513 U.S. 196 (1995), 01/18/95
>> UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. , 517 U.S. 843 (1996 
>> ), 06/10/96
>> UNITED STATES v. ALVAREZ SANCHEZ , 511 U.S. 350 (1994), 05/02/94
>> UNITED STATES v. RODRIGUEZ-MORENO, JACINTO , 526 U.S. 275 (1999),  
>> 03/30/99
>> UNITED STATES v. SCHEFFER , 523 U.S. 303 (1998), 03/31/98
>> UNITED STATES DEPT. OF DEFENSE v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS , 510  
>> U.S. 487 (1994), 02/23/94
>> UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. BEAN, THOMAS L. , 537 U.S. 71 (2002),  
>> 12/10/02
>> UNITHERM FOOD SYS., INC. v. SWIFT-ECKRICH, INC., ET AL. , 546 U.S. 394 (2006 
>> ), 01/23/06
>> WADDINGTON, SUPT., WA v. SARAUSAD, CESAR , , 01/21/09
>> WAGNON, SECRETARY, KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. PRAIRIE BAND  
>> POTAWATOMI NATION , 546 U.S. 95 (2005), 12/06/05
>> WARNER JENKINSON CO., INC. v. HILTON DAVIS CHEMICAL CO. , 520 U.S.  
>> 17 (1997), 03/03/97
>> WASHINGTON v. RECUENCO, ARTURO R. , 548 U.S. 212 (2006), 06/26/06
>> WASHINGTON STATE GRANGE v. WA REPUBLICAN PARTY, ET AL. , , 03/18/08
>> WEYERHAEUSER CO. v. ROSS-SIMMONS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. , 549 U.S. 312 (2007 
>> ), 02/20/07
>> WILSON v. ARKANSAS , 514 U.S. 927 (1995), 05/22/95
>> WOODFORD, WARDEN v. GARCEAU, ROBERT F. , 538 U.S. 202 (2003),  
>> 03/25/03
>> WRIGHT, WARDEN, et al. v. WEST , 505 U.S. 277 (1992), 06/19/92
>> YOUNG et al. v. HARPER , 520 U.S. 143 (1997), 03/18/97
>> Concurrences
>>
>> 44 LIQUORMART, INC., et al. v. RHODE ISLAND et al. , 517 U.S. 484 (1996 
>> ), 05/13/96
>> ADARAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. PENA, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, et  
>> al. , 515 U.S. 200 (1995), 06/12/95
>> ALBERTSONS, INC. v. KIRKINGBURG, HALLIE , 527 U.S. 555 (1999),  
>> 06/22/99
>> AM. TRUCKING ASSNS., ET AL. v. MI PUB. SERV. COMM'N, ET AL. ,  
>> 06/20/05
>> APPRENDI, CHARLES C. v. NEW JERSEY , 530 U.S. 466 (2000), 06/26/00
>> ASHCROFT, ATTY. GEN., ET AL. v. FREE SPEECH COALITION , 535 U.S. 234 (2002 
>> ), 04/16/02
>> BANK OF AMERICA NAT. TRUST AND SAV. ASSN. v.203 NORTH LASALLE  
>> STREET PARTNERSHIP v. , 526 U.S. 434 (1999), 05/03/99
>> BARTLETT, GARY, ET AL. v. STRICKLAND, DWIGHT, ET AL. , , 03/09/09
>> BAZE, RALPH, ET AL. v. REES, COMM'R, KY DOC, ET AL. , , 04/16/08
>> BEARD, SEC., PA DOC v. BANKS, RONALD , 548 U.S. 521 (2006), 06/28/06
>> BEDROC LTD., LLC, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES, ET AL. , 541 U.S. 176 (2004 
>> ), 03/31/04
>> BENNIS v. MICHIGAN , 517 U.S. 1163 (1996), 03/04/96
>> BROWNER, EPA ADMINR. v. AM. TRUCKING ASSNS., ET AL. , , 02/27/01
>> BUCKLEY, SEC. OF ST. OF CO v. AM. CONST. LAW FNDN., ET AL. , 525  
>> U.S. 182 (1999), 01/12/99
>> BUSH, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, et al. v. VERA et al. , 517 U.S. 952  
>> (1996), 06/13/96
>> CAPITOL SQUARE REVIEW AND ADVISORY BOARD et al. v. PINETTE et al. ,  
>> 515 U.S. 753 (1995), 06/29/95
>> CHRISTOPHER, WARREN, ET AL. v. HARBURY, JENNIFER K. , 536 U.S. 403 (2002 
>> ), 06/20/02
>> COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. SOLIMAN , 506 U.S. 168 (1993),  
>> 01/12/93
>> CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. v. CONSTRUCTION  
>> LABORERS PENSION TRUST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA , 508 U.S. 602  
>> (1993), 06/14/93
>> COOK, REBECCA M. v. GRALIKE, DON , 531 U.S. 510 (2001), 02/28/01
>> COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. v. LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. , 532 U.S. 424 (2001 
>> ), 05/14/01
>> CUTTER, JON B., ET AL. v. WILKINSON, DIR., OH DOC, ET AL. , 544  
>> U.S. 709 (2005), 05/31/05
>> DEPT. OF REVENUE OF KY, ET AL. v. DAVIS, GEORGE W., ET UX. , ,  
>> 05/19/08
>> EASTERN ENTERPRISES v. APFEL , 524 U.S. 498 (1998), 06/25/98
>> EDELMAN, LEONARD v. LYNCHBURG COLLEGE , 535 U.S. 106 (2002), 03/19/02
>> ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCH. DIST. v. NEWDOW, MICHAEL A., ET AL. , 542 U.S. 1 (2004 
>> ), 06/14/04
>> ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE, ET AL. v. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION , 549 U.S. 561 (2007 
>> ), 04/02/07
>> FARMER v. BRENNAN, WARDEN, et al. , 511 U.S. 825 (1994), 06/06/94
>> FCC, ET AL. v. FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, ET AL. , , 04/28/09
>> FOGERTY v. FANTASY, INC. , 510 U.S. 517 (1994), 03/01/94
>> GEORGIA v. McCOLLUM et al. , 505 U.S. 42 (1992), 06/18/92
>> GEORGIA v. ASHCROFT, ATT'Y GEN., ET AL. , 539 U.S. 461 (2003),  
>> 06/26/03
>> GONZALES, ATT'Y GEN. v. CARHART, LEROY, ET AL. , , 04/18/07
>> GRABLE & SONS METAL PRODUCTS v. DARUE ENGINEERING , 545 U.S. 308 (2005 
>> ), 06/13/05
>> GRAHAM v. COLLINS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE,  
>> INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION , 506 U.S. 461 (1993), 01/25/93
>> GRATZ, JENNIFER, ET AL. v. BOLLINGER, LEE, ET AL. , 539 U.S. 244 (2003 
>> ), 06/23/03
>> GREATER NEW ORLEANS BROADC. v. UNITED STATES, ET AL. , 527 U.S. 173 (1999 
>> ), 06/14/99
>> HARBISON, EDWARD J. v. BELL, WARDEN , , 04/01/09
>> HECK v. HUMPHREY et al. , 512 U.S. 477 (1994), 06/24/94
>> HOLDER, individually and in his official capacity as COUNTY  
>> COMMISSIONER FOR BLE v. HALL et al. , 512 U.S. 874 (1994), 06/30/94
>> HOWSAM, KAREN, ETC. v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS , 537 U.S. 79 (2002),  
>> 12/10/02
>> IRIZARRY, RICHARD v. UNITED STATES , , 06/12/08
>> JEROME B. GRUBART, INC. v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO. et al. ,  
>> 513 U.S. 527 (1995), 02/22/95
>> JOHANNS, SEC. OF AGRIC., ET AL. v. LIVESTOCK MARKETING, ET AL. ,  
>> 544 U.S. 550 (2005), 05/23/05
>> JOHNSON v. TEXAS , 509 U.S. 350 (1993), 06/24/93
>> JOHNSON, CORNELL v. UNITED STATES , 529 U.S. 694 (2000), 05/15/00
>> JONES, DEWEY J. v. UNITED STATES , 529 U.S. 848 (2000), 05/22/00
>> KANSAS v. COLORADO , , 12/07/04
>> KOONS BUICK PONTIAC GMC v. NIGH, BRADLEY , 543 U.S. 50 (2004),  
>> 11/30/04
>> KOWALSKI, JUDGE, ETC., ET AL. v. TESMER, JOHN C., ET AL. , 543 U.S. 125 (2004 
>> ), 12/13/04
>> LaRUE, JAMES v. DeWOLFF, BOBERG & ASSOC., INC. , , 02/20/08
>> LEWIS, DIRECTOR, ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al. v. CASEY  
>> et al. , 516 U.S. 804 (1996), 06/24/96
>> LILLY, BENJAMIN L. v. VIRGINIA , 527 U.S. 116 (1999), 06/10/99
>> LOCKHART, DIRECTOR, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION v. FRETWELL ,  
>> 506 U.S. 364 (1993), 01/25/93
>> LORILLARD TOBACCO CO., ET AL v. REILLY, ATTY. GEN. OF MA , , 06/28/01
>> LOVING v. UNITED STATES , 517 U.S. 748 (1996), 06/03/96
>> LYNCE v. MATHIS, SUPERINTENDENT, TOMOKA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION,  
>> et al. , 519 U.S. 433 (1997), 02/19/97
>> McINTYRE, executor of ESTATE OF McINTYRE, DECEASED v. OHIO  
>> ELECTIONS COMMISSION        , 514 U.S. 334 (1995), 04/19/95
>> MEADWESTVACO CORP. v. IL DEPT. OF REVENUE, ET AL. , , 04/15/08
>> MISSOURI et al. v. JENKINS et al. , 515 U.S. 70 (1995), 06/12/95
>> MITCHELL, WARDEN v. STUMPF, JOHN D. , 545 U.S. 175 (2005), 06/13/05
>> MORSE, DEBORAH, ET AL. v. FREDERICK, JOSEPH , , 06/25/07
>> NORDLINGER v. HAHN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS TAX ASSESSOR FOR LOS ANGELES  
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>> g
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: keely emerinemix
>> To: jampot at roadrunner.com ; Tom Hansen ; godshatter at yahoo.com
>> Cc: ttrail at house.state.id.us ; vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:06 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>>
>> Evidence of intellectual deficit re: Justice Thomas?  If I'm not  
>> mistaken, he has yet to offer an independent dissent or  
>> defense        of a ruling, relying instead, it seems, on the work  
>> of Scalia and now Roberts and Alito.  His background was less  
>> stellar than Sotomayor's, and yes, if he used his experiences as a  
>> man of color born in relative poverty to hone his judicial wisdom,  
>> he likely would render a richer, more wise decision.   
>> Unfortunately, he spends much of his public presence in decrying  
>> the same programs that benefited him.  I also think that knocking  
>> his sister as a "welfare queen" is not only cruel, but also plays  
>> distressingly into the far-right playbook that derides poor women  
>> of color in the same way.
>>
>> I find it interesting that white men who howl about affirmative  
>> action and entitlement are evidently unable to see that very many  
>> of their compatriots in the halls of power in this country were the  
>> recipients of "special consideration," like "legacy admissions" to  
>> Yale for George W. Bush, that elevated them not because of their  
>> ability and experience, but because of who they were apart from  
>> ability and experience.  "Who they were" was defined by their being  
>> white        men.  For generations, white men have been boosted  
>> onto pedestals of power by other white men, richer, more powerful,  
>> older, and more seasoned, who knew their fathers, worked with their  
>> grandfathers, were beholden to        their uncles, or golfed with  
>> their brothers.  Patronage, legacy admissions, nepotism, and  
>> political pay-back are forms of affirmative action that have  
>> benefited the majority but are now forgotten in the debate over  
>> legitimate social policy and "reverse racism."
>>
>> Disclaimers:  I'm married to and in love with a white man, I've  
>> raised two young white men to adulthood, and my beloved dad was a  
>> white man.  What's wonderful about all of them is that they  
>> recognize that their skin color and gender will generally favor  
>> them in this world, and they recognize that as true injustice, seek  
>> to reduce how much they benefit from it, and work for justice  
>> across gender, race, class and social lines.  Further disclaimer:   
>> My 20-year-old son is a UI student, as were both of his  
>> grandfathers and five previous generations of Mixes.  He is on a  
>> Presidential Scholarship, which he was awarded on the basis of his  
>> GPA and leadership activities in high school, from which he  
>> graduated summa cum laude.  He has continued with a 3.8 GPA while  
>> working through his first two years of school.  He is a classic  
>> prototype of "legacy admission," but the UI isn't the Ivy League,  
>> and Anthony Mix isn't George W. Bush.  And if his Mom weren't so  
>> well-known, and so likely to attract criticism for her views, none  
>> of this would have to be brought up.
>>
>> But it is what it is, isn't it?
>>
>>
>> Keely
>> http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: jampot at roadrunner.com
>> To: kjajmix1 at msn.com; thansen at moscow.com; godshatter at yahoo.com
>> CC: ttrail at house.state.id.us; vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>> Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 12:24:05 -0700
>>
>> No. But then again I wasn't asked. Do I believe that Justice Thomas  
>> was the finest legal mind available in all the land in 1991? No. He  
>> too was a prime example of affirmative action. I do not think he is  
>> "a dim bulb" however and I suspect your opinion is based on emotion  
>> and political leaning rather than any actual evidence of  
>> intellectual deficit. Plus if back story is the be all and end all  
>> of a supreme court nominee qualification, as so many are making it  
>> out to be, then he has Sotomeyor beat six ways to Sunday. After  
>> all, I would hope that a wise black man with the richness of his  
>> experiences, would more often then not reach a better conclusion  
>> than a latina woman who hasn't lived that life. Surely you agree.
>> g
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: keely emerinemix
>> To: jampot at roadrunner.com ; Tom Hansen ; godshatter at yahoo.com
>> Cc: ttrail at house.state.id.us ; vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:58 AM
>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>>
>> I disagree with you completely.  But what I'm really interested in  
>> is this:  Did you make the same argument when Clarence Thomas was  
>> nominated?  Because if you really want to showcase an intellectual  
>> dim bulb on the Supreme Court, that might be a good place to look.
>>
>> Keely
>> http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: jampot at roadrunner.com
>> To: thansen at moscow.com; godshatter at yahoo.com
>> Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 09:42:55 -0700
>> CC: ttrail at house.state.id.us; vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>>
>> I'm very sorry to be the one to burst your little bubble but, while  
>> the nomination of your 55 year old latina is unquestionably  
>> politically savvy, she is far from the legal          communities  
>> most prominent shining light. Her nomination will, no doubt, score  
>> OBL a few short term brownie points with a certain segment of the  
>> electorate but will leave scant impression on American  
>> jurisprudence. While her story is touching and all, you would be  
>> hard pressed to find anyone who honestly believes that she has the  
>> intellectual firepower to make any headway with legal minds the  
>> likes of  Breyer or Ginsberg much less Alito, Roberts, or Scalia.  
>> She is pretty much destined to be little more than a liberal "me  
>> too." In other words, affirmative action as it's most commonly  
>> practiced.
>>
>> g
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>> To: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: <ttrail at house.state.id.us>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>>
>> > Paul Rumelhart stated:
>> >
>> > "This is how it is supposed to work, as far as I understand it.   
>> All
>> > other things being equal, choose the minority so that the staff  
>> becomes
>> > more diverse.  If the clear winner is a member of the majority or a
>> > minority, it doesn't matter, hire him or her."
>> >
>> > I agree with you partially, Paul.  A job should go to the best  
>> qualified,
>> > regardless of race/gender, even if the best qualified for the job  
>> happens
>> > to be a 55-year-old Latina raised by a single parent in the  
>> projects of
>> > the South Bronx.
>> >
>> > Right, g?
>> >
>> > Tom Hansen
>> > Moscow, Idaho
>> >
>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it  
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>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>> >
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