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The George HW Bush nominee to the highest court bemoaned the lack of engagement in law and politics among the US public.

Clarence Thomas said in a new book that he wasnt sure why he was nominated for the Supreme Court - and celebrated when he thought George H.W. Bush had passed him up.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas warned Americans that "they're going to lose their liberties" in a new book, according to Business Insider. 

"I have no idea why or how I got nominated. All I know is that Justice Marshall retired, and that was a shock," Thomas said in a newly-released book.

The Court invalidated New York's licensing regime, which required applicants to show "proper cause" to conceal carry outside the home.

Thomas in a new book was acutely aware that abortion was "central" to much of the criticism he faced after being tapped to replace Thurgood Marshall.

Approval clears way for the former VOA director to face final confirmation vote

On Thursday, the single greatest living American used the occasion of his 74th birthday to remind of his greatness. He did so by issuing the single piece of writing that,

"We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need."

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), clearing the way for former VOA director Amanda Bennett to face a final confirmation vote on the Senate floor. Juan Pachon, communications director for the committee’s Democratic majority, told VOA the committee approved Bennett’s…