The
Keeper of the Flame:
The Supreme Court Opinions of Justice Clarence Thomas 1991 -
2005
by Henry Mark Holzer
Reviewed by Monty Rainey
www.juntosociety.com
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For a decade and a
half now, Clarence Thomas has been a proverbial "thorn
in the side" of liberalism. They just don't know how to
take someone who goes against every fiber of their being.
The American system so successfully constructed by liberal
lawmakers has simply failed them, therefore, they do the
only thing they know how, they attack him. With a
tenaciously dogged vengeance, they attack him. A black man
is suppose to stay on the plantation and be a good democrat,
keeping them in office while waiting for the next handout. A
black man in America isn't supposed to pull himself up out
of poverty. The Democrat created and nurtured system just
isn't designed for such an anomaly. So they attack him. At
every venue, with every ruling, and for unfounded reasons
other than shear loathing, they attack him.
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For
fourteen years now, only Justice Antonin Scalia has joined
Justice Clarence Thomas as the only consistent voices to the
original intent of the Constitution. Over the fourteen year
span, from 1991 to 2005, as a presiding Supreme Court Judge,
Justice Thomas rendered 327 judicial opinions. Each opinion
is presented in the book, THE KEEPER OF THE FLAME by Henry
Mark Holzer. This extraordinary piece of work goes far
beyond previous works regarding Thomas' distinguished
career, and is presented in common language that those of us
with non-judicial backgrounds can easily comprehend.
This is not a biography of the life of Clarence Thomas. For
that, see Clarence Thomas: A Biography, by Andrew Peyton
Thomas, a 600-page behemoth that chronicles every aspect of
his life. No, this is a close examination of every one of
the 327 written opinions Thomas rendered from appointment
until the books publication. This book lends clear and
concise illustration, primarily in Thomas' own words, to his
methodology on rendering decisions and his positions on
fundamental Constitutional questions.
Much like Ronald Reagan, Clarence Thomas will never see a
national public fully cognizant of his greatness, nor
willing to acknowledge his accomplishments. His continual
display of an incessant desire to judiciously adhere to the
principles upon which our country was founded and our laws
enacted should have left Thomas with an unquestioned legacy,
but because he doesn't "fit the mold" they attack
him. This book is a brilliant presentation which will,
hopefully, open the eyes of the masses who have bought into
the character assassinations this man has endured while
upholding the values our forefathers cherished.
It remains to be seen as yet, whether Justices Thomas and
Scalia still stand alone as our last great hope in returning
to the virtue that once was America, but we must pray that
the recent, and near future appointments to the country's
highest court will stand beside Thomas and Scalia as
bastions of American sovereignty and freedom. This book
lends critical insight to one of the two great Justices of
our time and clearly illustrates the importance of future
appointees.
Monty Rainey
Junto Society
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