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to
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feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
Well
if
I
find
it
doesn’t
make
any
sense
…
I
think
we
should
demand
that,
no
matter
what
the
case
is,
that
it
has
more
than
just
a
simple
theoretical
basis.
[I]f
[it’s]
totally
stupid,
and
that’s
what
they’ve
decided,
you
don’t
go
along
with
it
just
because
it’s
decided.
—
Justice
Clarence
Thomas,
in
remarks
given
during
an
appearance
at
The
Catholic
University
of
America
Columbus
School
of
Law,
where
he
was
asked
how
he
balances
stare
decisis
with
originalist
viewpoints.
He
went
on
to
liken
the
Supreme
Court’s
reliance
on
precedent
to
adding
more
cars
to
the
back
of
a
long
train,
saying,
“We
never
go
to
the
front
to
see
where
it’s
going.
You
could
go
up
to
the
engine
room
and
find
that
it’s
an
orangutan
driving.
And
you’re
going
to
follow
that?
I
think
we
owe
our
fellow
citizens
more
than
that.”
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