Justice Thomas Changes First Amendment Stance // News Break






Clarence Thomas has a unique idea of the 1st amendment rights in our bill of rights


He has advocated many times in the past in three  special areas regarding politics, minors and journalism


His 1st amendment ideas in politics is that it's fair for a political campaign to spend unlimited funds pushing an idea


Justice Thomas feels that minors don't have a right to free speech, or access to it unless a guardian approves


Clarence also feels journalist can publish what they want, but cannot be safe from frivolous lawsuit repercussions


In addition to his three 1st amendment stances, the Justice has changed his stance on Overbreadth doctrine


Overbreadth Doctrine allows the court to knock down laws that protect the 1st Amendment in particular cases


Clarence Thomas used to support the Overbreadth Doctrine but has recently changed his stance


His fundamentals as a Supreme Court Judge varying from other judges is what makes democracy great


Whats important to be aware of is when Judges change their stance on positions that affect our Bill of Rights

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