Rep. Bass: We Need a True African-American on SCOTUS; Thomas Doesn’t Count

Democratic Congresswoman: We Need an African American On The Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas Doesn’t Count (The Washington Free Beacon)

Clarence Thomas is the lone African American justice on the Supreme Court, but liberals are so troubled by his conservative leanings that he’s often hit with the charge of not being truly black.

That attitude was apparent again on Al Sharpton’s Sunday show PoliticsNation, when Rep. Karen Bass (D., Calif.) said people wanted to see an “African-American voice” on the Supreme Court to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia that isn’t there with Thomas.

“I think many people would like to see an African American on the Supreme Court,” Bass said. “We don’t really need to go into Clarence Thomas’ background or his behavior on the Court, but I think to have an African-American voice that has definitely not been there since Thurgood Marshall would really be an incredible contribution to our country.”