The Constitution, in addition to delegating certain enumerated powers to Congress, places whole areas outside the reach of Congress' regulatory authority. The First Amendment, for example, is fittingly celebrated for preventing Congress from "prohibiting the free exercise" of religion or "abridging the freedom of speech." The Second Amendment similarly appears to contain an express limitation on the government's authority.
Clarence ThomasI don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights.
Clarence ThomasThe myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.
Clarence ThomasIn our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well, today's decision might change the former, but it cannot change the latter.
Clarence Thomas