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Originally posted by Gattigap
I'll let you and the Captain sort that out, but his original comment did remind me of a separate point.
I have not followed Thomas very closely during his time on the court, but vaguely recall reading reports that (a) he somewhat inexplicably remains completely silent during oral arguments, and (b) votes reliably in Scalia's shadow, but OTOH (c) has on occasion written opinions/dissents that are thoughtful in nature -- though I've not read them myself.
Are these impressions accurate?
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On (a), it's not inexplicable. I recall he explained that 1) he's never been much of an oralist and 2) he personally gets more from reading the briefs than asking tendentious questions.
on (b), I think some study showed he actually has voted more frequently with Rehnquist of late than Scalia
on (c) Yes, although I can't cite one, his opinions have not been universally derided, but sometimes have been good.
