Justice Thomas’ comments remind me of the line about the old-time preachers’ way of settling arguments: they’d grab a forty-pound bible, slap it on the table, and say: “Show it to me in the Word of God.” In its own limited way, the judge’s job is quite the same - show it to me in the law.

When it comes to the Constitution, doubly so. That’s the genius of the Constitution - it was written as a limit on the government, not on the citizen, and it specifically says so. It was meant to be simple enough to be understood by anyone, not just a few privileged jurists. Anyone who pleases can read a copy (mine is right next to the keyboard) and see what our rights are, for of course rights that require expert explanation are, in effect, rights at the sufferance of those experts - if they change the explanation we are left with no defense.

The Colonists fought for many years before actual war to have their rights respected in Parliament and by King George; then came four years of open war followed by six years that nearly bankrupted and collapsed the several states’ governments. After nearly a generation of such unrest the Preamble comes as no surprise: “We the people… establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity…” The real shock is in thinking that the Founders struggled 20 years or more in order to replace the tyranny of the King with the tyranny of the courts.

God bless!

Grace
(P.S. I like your tie

It’s fantastic that you were able to meet Justice Thomas, and learn so much about him. He seems to be a very accurate thinking man.

I only have ONE little tiny problem with this whole article.

The ‘Who is he’ section, calls him an ‘African-American’. I realize it was just a quote, but I figured I would bring it to your attention. As I understand it, he was born in Georgia.

That makes him an American.
Yeah. Pet-peeve of mine. I listened to John Wayne’s “The Hyphen” too many times, I guess.

Anyway, I like what he’s been saying, and I like how he’s been saying it. Very interesting fellow, without a doubt. I’ll have to study up on him some more.

Are you guys considering getting into law, then? Or was this internship for the growing experience?

Sarah

God Bless America!