Clarence Thomas hounded by observers for 'manipulation' of role: 'An outright psyop'
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been criticized by political analysts for a recent speech denouncing progressive politics.
Thomas, 77, appeared in a broadcast where he spoke against progressivism, a political philosophy he described as a threat to the principles on which the United States was founded. Thomas has faced persistent speculation about potential retirement, with White House advisors reportedly preparing for a vacancy.
The recent appearance from Thomas at the University of Texas Austin Law School saw the George H. W. Bush-appointed judge hit out at that popular political philosophy. He said, "Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence and hence our form of government.
"[Progressivism] holds that our rights and our dignities come not from God, but from government. It requires of the people a subservience and weakness incompatible with a constitution premised on the transcendent origin of our rights.
"In my view, we must find in ourselves that same level of courage that the signers of the Declaration have so that we can do for our future what they did for theirs."
Zeteo News CEO Mehdi Hasan wrote, "If Dems had a spine, they’d run on impeaching this financially corrupt justice who got away with the allegations of sexual harassment during his hearings."
Fellow political commentator and The Left Hook Substack founder, Wajahat Ali, added, "Expand the Court."
Political scientist and The Atlantic contributing editor Norma Ornstein wrote, "Most corrupt justice in the history of the United States speaks."
Investigative journalist Jacke Singh added, "Um. Wow. An outright psyop attempt. Narrative inversion. Manipulation. From a sitting Justice."
Thomas could find himself replaced before the end of Donald Trump's second term in the Oval Office, with the president hinting at two or three changes to the Supreme Court.
The 79-year-old president strongly suggested in an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo that he would like to replace up to three justices before the midterm election, where Democrats appear poised to take back the House and narrow the already thin Republican Senate majority, according to CNN's Aaron Blake.
“In theory, it’s two or three, they tell me," Trump told Maria Bartiromo. "If you just read statistics, it could be two, could be three, could be one. I don’t know. I’m prepared to do it.”