A Radical Dissent by Justice Clarence
Thomas Offers a Reproach to Merrick Garland
Posted By: Judy W., 10/14/2021 8:50:07 AM
To those stunned by Attorney General Merrick Garland’s plan to use the USA Patriot Act* against parents protesting school curriculums, we commend the dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas in a case called Brown v. Entertainment Merchants. It will reassure you that you are not alone. There is at least one justice who comprehends the constitutional standing of parents in respect of their own children. The case, Brown v. Entertainment Merchants, was decided by the Supreme Court in 2011. The court cashiered an attempt by California to prohibit the direct sale of violent video games to minors. The court reckoned the law was afoul of the First Amendment’s freedom of speech clause. CORRECTIONS*
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The left has been focused on undermining parental authority for many decades. In fact, its goal seems to be no protection for children at all; they are to be "free" creatures ready for whatever the state wants to do to them, under the guise of "rights." Clarence Thomas understands this but apparently no one else in any high office does.