AndyC wrote:Love it:
"Ms. Eisenstein, one question," Thomas said. "This is a misdemeanor violation. It suspends a constitutional right. Can you give me another area where a misdemeanor violation suspends a constitutional right?"
Eisenstein noted that violating other laws can, in some cases, limit a person's free-speech rights under the First Amendment.
"OK," Thomas said. "So can you think of a First Amendment suspension or a suspension of a First Amendment right that is permanent?"

I think that maybe Justice Thomas has been thinking and saving up questions over the last ten years.
