Clarence Thomas' Comment On Liberal 'Tantrums' Recalls Anti-Abortion Violence

Reporter, HuffPostSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas clutched his pearls on Friday as he regarded Americans so distraught over the prospect of losing human rights in their country that some showed up at justices’ Washington-area homes to address the people who have the power to change course.Conservatives like Thomas, he said, have never subjected their political opponents to such tactics.“We’ve never done it,” Thomas said, addressing a wood-paneled room of assembled conservatives in Dallas.“You would never visit Supreme Court justices’ houses when things didn’t go our way. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ― the case that might overturn Roe ― such incidents happen with appalling regularity.“There have been thousands of violent incidents including blockades, invasions, chemical attacks, arsons, bombings, death threats, stalking incidents, shootings, sniper attacks and cold-blooded murder,” said the brief, which accused the government of ignoring the violence carried out in the name of prohibiting abortion access.Between 1977 and 2019, there were at least 11 murders, 26 attempted murders, 756 physical threats, 620 incidents of stalking, four kidnappings, 42 bombings, 189 arsons, 100 attempted bombings or arsons, and 662 bomb threats, according to the brief, citing data gathered by the National Abortion Federation.“The actual numbers are likely much higher,” the brief said.Among the most well-known cases in recent memory is that of Kansas physician Dr. George Tiller, a longtime reproductive rights advocate who was shot in the head while serving as an usher at his church in 2009.