The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to formally condemn racist attacks against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from Democrat lawmakers and progressive pundits.
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That amendment, eventually voted through by every Republican and Democrat on the committee, states that Congress"condemnsand comments leveled against any current or former Supreme Court Justice, including Justice Thomas, including those likening him to an 'Uncle Tom' figure or any other repugnant stereotype …"
"Racially charged insults and defamatory comments have surged in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions, in an attempt to humiliate, punish, andThe amendment"condemns racial attacks on any government official or person merely for expressing a view that some deem ‘conservative,' recognizes the importance of judging a person on the basis of the merits of his ideas and the content of his character, rather than on the basis of offensive and derogatory racial stereotypes.
"We've had a lot of time in this committee trying to make sure that the White House and the political side of the executive branch is kept out of internallaw enforcement decisions," he said, asking his colleagues to vote the amendment down.
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