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Clarence Thomas

Progressives are wrong about Clarence Thomas. And they have been for decades.

Calls for Clarence Thomas to be impeached, recuse himself on certain cases, or resign from the U.S. Supreme Court are preposterous and without merit.

Paris Dennard
Opinion contributor

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is an honorable man, impeccable jurist and great legal mind. Calls for him to be impeached, recuse himself on certain cases, or resign from the U.S. Supreme Court are preposterous and without merit. 

The news media and Democrats in Congress have a problem with Thomas because he is a conservative judge who does not subscribe to the progressive box they want him to be in. 

When I first moved to Washington, D.C., as a recent graduate from Pepperdine University to work at the White House, I had the honor of meeting with Thomas in his office. We talked about his book, “My Grandfather’s Son,” and I told him how much I identified with his story of being raised by his grandfather. I admire how his values, work ethic and spirit remain with him today.