Let me be clear about one thing, before I go any further: I have nothing but sympathy for Clarence Thomas' nephew, and I am certainly not criticizing Justice Thomas for speaking out on behalf of a member of his family. But all of us have an obligation to point out the yawning gap between his outrage on his nephew's behalf, and his jurisprudence relating to the Eighth Amendment. Whether that gap is derived from ignorance, or I've-got-mine hypocrisy, it has no place in the heart or mind of someone who represents the last line of defense when it comes to the equal protection of the laws.
If Clarence Thomas cannot see the disconnect between his outrage and his written opinions on the law, he has absolutely no place on any court, let alone the Supreme Court. If he had any decency, he would resign. If Congress had any decency, it would impeach him. If the rest of us have any decency, we won't rest until he's replaced by someone who understands that the law must exist for everyone, or it exists for no one.
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