Gunny
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//jillian said:Clarence Thomas is a Justice, not a "successful" Justice. He has never written an opinion of the Court as far as I've ever seen, nor does he ask questions at oral argument. I said what my standard for greatness in a jurist is. I expect someone, like RSR to state WHY he thinks this particular jurist evinces "greatness". And yet, there is nothing but a great silence after he states his opinion....nothing backing it up.
You are defining "success" to your own purpose. I did not say he was an especially successful US SUPREME COURT justice.
And what you are looking for is exactly what you know no one is going to bother to spend hours on looking up just for you. False victory.
The fact is, he sits on the US Supreme Court and THAT alone makes him succesful, and his vote on the court DOES count. You make sound as if he abstains every time just because he apparently doesn't want to run his mouth or spend hours writing some BS opinion for posterity.
And you have NO idea whether or not he speaks out when they are behind closed doors.
As far as you disagreeing when I say something with which you don't agree, well, I'd expect nothing less. This is a messageboard and we are all here because we HAVE strong opinions that we enjoy discussing. I certainly respect those differences. But my disagreements with your point of view certainly aren't trolling. That was the word with which I took issue, since I actually try very hard to be respectful so long as someone is respectful to me. (That doesn't mean that if someone is rude I'm not going to respond in kind. It merely means that I will make every effort to stay congnizant that we all don't have the same experiences or see things the same way).
As far as you and jasendorf go, I figure you're both big boys and can take care of yourselves.