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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20151211:18:43:00

Ari, i want to come back to you really quickly. clarence thomas in his memoir, my grandfather s blessing, spends a fair amount of time talking about affirmative action. did he break his silence this week? did he have any questions, any comments when the attorneys addressed that? de not. justice thomas as many court watchers know hasn t asked a question in several years and he didn t here. again, this is really the third time this issue has been back up before the court. we do know a lot about where they stand. justice scalia, a critic of these programs. he argues they are unconstitutional. justice thomas has spoken in personal tones in his decisions as well, saying he felt this stigma. but again, that s the debate. i know we are out of time. the u.s. government has said under multiple administrations these programs work, they help not only schools, they help the u.s. military, they help us have a diverse leadership class. that s the larger arc of the debate here, not just theories ab ....

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