'I suggest to you tonight that if George Bush had selected the [Supreme] court in '54, Clarence Thomas would have never got to law school.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker suggests that if Bush had appointed a different Supreme Court in 1954, Clarence Thomas would not have attended law school, implying political influence on his career.
- In plain terms
- A different Supreme Court appointment would have blocked Thomas's law education.
- What can you take from it?
- Political decisions can shape individual career trajectories.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do judicial appointments affect broader opportunities?
- What evidence supports this counterfactual?
Another view
The claim is speculative without evidence.
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