,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ab1 
#bjag,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,hatch1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,scott1 and ,mr4
 ,cruz7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
historical importance of ,associate     
,justice ,clarence ,thomas4  ,whereas1  
in #aidh1 ,clarence ,thomas was born    
outside of ,savannah1 ,georgia1 in the  
small community of ,pin ,point1         
,georgia2 ,whereas ,clarence ,thomas was
 born into poverty and under            
segregation2 ,whereas1 notwithstanding  
his humble beginnings and the many      
impediments he faced1 ,clarence ,thomas 
demonstrated incredible intellect1      
discipline1 and strength in attending   
and graduating from ,st4 ,benedict the  
,moor ,catholic ,school1 ,st4 ,john     
,vianney ,minor ,seminar1 the ,college  
of the ,holy ,cross1 and ,yale ,law     

,school2 ,whereas ,clarence ,thomas had 
a distinguished legal career with       
service in ,state government and all    
branches of the ,federal ,government1   
including the ,senate1 the ,department  
of ,education1 the ,equal ,employment   
,opportunity ,commission1 and the       
,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit2    
,whereas1 on ,july #a1 #aiia1 ,president
 ,george ,herbert ,walker ,bush         
nominated ,clarence ,thomas to be an    
,associate ,justice of the ,supreme     
,court of the ,united ,states 7in this  
preamble referred to as the ,supreme    
,court72 ,whereas ,justice ,thomas is   
the second ,african ,american to serve  
on the ,supreme ,court2 ,whereas1 during
 his quarter century on the ,supreme    
,court1 ,justice ,thomas has made a     
unique and indelible contribution to the
 jurisprudence of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas ,justice ,thomas has propounded
 a jurisprudence that seeks to          
faithfully apply the original meaning of

 the text of the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,justice      
,thomas has brought renewed focus to    
constitutional doctrines that the       
,framers intended to undergird our      
republican form of government1 including
 federalism and the separation of       
powers2 ,whereas1 in fostering this     
philosophy of law1 ,justice ,thomas     
reinvigorated not only the jurisprudence
 of the ,united ,states1 but also the   
democracy of the ,united ,states2       
,whereas ,justice ,thomas has been a    
remarkably prolific ,associate ,justice1
 writing influential opinions on topics 
including constitutional law1           
administrative law1 and civil rights2   
,whereas1 on ,august #aj1 #ahdf1 in the 
name of founding an establishment for   
the increase and diffusion of knowledge1
 ,congress established the ,smithsonian 
,institution as a trust to be           
administered by a ,board of ,regents and
 a ,secretary of the ,smithsonian       
,institution2 ,whereas diversity1       

including intellectual diversity1 is a  
core value of the ,smithsonian          
,institution and the museums of the     
,smithsonian ,institution should        
capitalize on the richness inherent in  
differences2 ,whereas1 upon opening1 the
 ,national ,museum of ,african ,american
 ,history and ,culture 7in this preamble
 referred to as the ,museum7 is the only
 national museum devoted exclusively to 
the documentation of ,african ,american 
life1 history1 and culture2 ,whereas the
 ,museum omits the contribution made by 
,justice ,thomas to the ,united ,states2
 and ,whereas the ,senate is hopeful    
that the ,museum will reflect that      
important contribution3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that it is the sense of the    
,senate that-- 7#a7 ,associate ,justice 
,clarence ,thomas is a historically     
significant ,african ,american who has--
  7,a7 overcome great challenges2  7,b7 
served his country honorably for more   
than #ce years2 and  7,c7 made an       
important contribution to the ,united   

,states1 in particular the jurisprudence
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the  
life and work of ,justice ,thomas are an
 important part of the story of ,african
 ,americans in the ,united ,states and  
should have a prominent place in the    
,national ,museum of ,african ,american 
,history and ,culture4