Post #4645515 · Elektrine

2026-08-31 21:37 UTC

James Clyburn says supporting Clarence Thomas for supreme court ‘was mistake’ The senior Democratic congressman James Clyburn said his decision to support Clarence Thomas for a US supreme court seat “was a mistake” and called for the expansion of the nation’s highest legal panel to 13 justices. Clyburn, of South Carolina, spoke up for Thomas at his fiery 1991 confirmation hearings, calling him “a personal and professional friend” who would use their shared experiences lifting minorities and advancing civil rights to become a respected and accomplished jurist. Instead, Clyburn told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Thomas abandoned his principles to become an extremist, hard-right member of a bench that has delivered some stunning legal reversals in recent years, including the overturning of federal protections for abortion and ending affirmative action in higher education. Asked by host Kristen Welker if he regretted standing up for Thomas, Clyburn replied: “I have made mistakes in my life, and that’s one that I made. And I will own up to that mistake. …

Replies (8)

@CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2026-09-01 03:54

Too bad that shithead is there for life.

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@SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world 2026-09-01 02:44

Thats only 1 of 3 current Republican SCOTUS justices given to us by the DNC

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@some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2026-09-01 05:01

The man who has been the most wrong on every case?! No, you’re being too hard on yourself.

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@daannii@lemmy.world 2026-09-01 05:29

Another justice right now is just another trump appointment lacky

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@ilickfrogs@lemmy.world 2026-09-01 00:13

Should be age limits too. Every other country figured that out…

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@kreskin@lemmy.world 2026-09-01 06:51

Clyburn has always been a “third way” centrist hack who judges bills by how bipartisan they are. If he had a chance to do the same vote over again today he’d still vote to install Thomas. He’s just campaigning right now. I’m sure after he said that he phones Thomas and apologized on the downlow.

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@frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 2026-08-31 22:07

Motherfucker, Anita Hill was there and you ignored her. Any regrets you have that don't involve apologies to her and resigning are meaningless.

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@Enkrod@feddit.org 2026-09-01 07:04

“It was a mistake.” In this case translates to “I knew what I was doing, but I don’t want to be held responsible.”

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