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Louie Gohmert: Well, God bless Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas. I didn't hear Justice Thomas ask questions. He normally…

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Well, God bless Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas. I didn't hear Justice Thomas ask questions. He normally doesn't. It is extraordinary to spend time with Justice Thomas. You find out rather quickly just how really brilliant he is. {time} 1615 He didn't need affirmative action to get him into Yale Law School--or Harvard, as he was accepted to, but at the time thought was too conservative. Justice Scalia took on the Government's position. The Government's attorney stood up and basically said if a corporation is for profit, no matter how religiously convicted the holders of that are, they have no right to religious beliefs. Scalia took him on and said there has never been a case. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Mar 25, 2014

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