death supreme court justice antonin scalia raise many question leave fate supreme court air especially since gop flat-out refuse allow president obama potential nominees matter might however scalia sudden demise also another unintended unexpected effect make notoriously silent justice clarence thomas open mouth first time literally decade.the case court involve 1996 law stop domestic abusers own firearms staunch conservative thomas agree seem imply wife beaters able gun despite good reason prohibit thomas first utterance court last ten years also incredibly stupid ask give another example misdemeanor suspend constitutional right permanently audible gasp surprise court many folks probably even know clarence voice sound like understand speak clearly cking moron win democrats report thomas decide go bat gun right violent men engage follow tit-for-tat ilana eisenstein justice department attorney say misdemeanor conviction result lifelong ban possess gun thomas say least right constitutional right case petitioners use weapon eisenstein respond directly relate original crime thomas asked.well seem scalia go thomas one fight right abusers everywhere go kill partner victimize way carry monumentally stupid dangerous torch justice thomas shame you.featured image via screen capture dailynebraskan justice thomas ask idiotic question show us silent decade