Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has set his sights on eliminating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced which cases it would consider next and which it wouldn’t. Among those the court rejected was a case that challenged the authority of OSHA, which sets and enforces standards for health and safety in the workplace.
And Thomas, widely considered to be the most conservative justice on the already mostly conservative court, wasn’t happy.
In a dissent, he explained why he believed the high court should’ve taken the case: OSHA’s power, he argues, is unconstitutional.
Clarence Thomas is unconstitutional. By his own originalist logic, he is only 3/5 of a human and should not be married to a white woman.
Fuck Clarence Thomas.
A puppet
Is Clarence Thomas okay, like upstairs? Does he just go around pointing at random things and screaming “Unconstitutional!” ? Is “unconstitutional” in the room with us right now?
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Last year, WNYC had an episode of their More Perfect podcast all about Thomas and, more or less, how he got that way.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect/episodes/clarence-x
If you want an in-depth profile on how Thomas’ political views are shaped, check out the PBS Frontline documentary on him.
“The agency claims authority to regulate everything from a power lawnmower’s design,” he wrote, “to the level of ‘contact between trainers and whales at SeaWorld.’”
I fail to see anything wrong with either thing like… is he just mad it is not the people who sell lawn mowers should decide what’s safe?? Please please please don’t tell me Americans are going to dip to this new level of cognitive dissonance
I miss lawn darts, but the ban made sense. Holy hell, people were stupid with those things.
Not speaking to policy but law, he’s probably hinting that this is a violation of the non delegation doctrine.
I assume soon we will be getting rid of the weekend and the 40-hour work week.
We’re already letting children work jobs that maim and kill them again.
Of course! That’s what family values are all about! Praise the lord and pass the ammunition!
I wonder how much money his handlers paid for that position.
