Justice Thomas Marks 5 Years Of Court Silence

American Voices • Politics • Supreme Court • courts • justice • ISSUE 47•07 • Feb 15, 2011

Next week will mark the fifth anniversary of the last time Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke aloud while hearing a case. What do you think?

“I never thought of Clarence Thomas as a mysterious bad boy with a dark past, but now that he's not speaking, I can't help but want to know more. Wow. He's good." ”
Alex Brill –
Fiberglass Laminator
“It's a shame, because that Georgian man's voice sounds so elegant, sounds like it's been greased with butter and danced with till midnight." ”
Paula Kirby –
Sales Agent
“Hey, cut us a break. We had to install that model in ’91. Back then you could either have a realistic looking Supreme Court Justicebot or one that could talk, but not both."”
Jeff Chung –
Robotics Designer

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