,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag,mr4 
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,scott1 & ,mr4 ,cruz7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! hi/orical    
importance ( ,associate ,ju/ice ,cl>5ce 
,?omas4  ,:]eas1 9 #aidh1 ,cl>5ce ,?omas
 0 born outside ( ,savannah1 ,georgia1 9
 ! small community ( ,p9 ,po9t1         
,georgia2 ,:]eas ,cl>5ce ,?omas 0 born  
into pov]ty & "u segregation2 ,:]eas1   
not)/&+ 8 humble beg9n+s & ! _m         
imp$im5ts he fac$1 ,cl>5ce ,?omas       
demon/rat$ incr$ible intellect1         
discipl9e1 & /r5g? 9 att5d+ & graduat+ f
 ,/4 ,b5$ict ! ,moor ,ca?olic ,s*ool1   
,/4 ,john ,vianney ,m9or ,sem9>1 !      
,college ( ! ,holy ,cross1 & ,yale ,law 
,s*ool2 ,:]eas ,cl>5ce ,?omas _h a      
di/+ui%$ legal c>e] ) s]vice 9 ,/ate    
gov]nm5t & all bran*es ( ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t1 includ+ ! ,s5ate1 ! ,dep>tm5t

 ( ,education1 ! ,equal ,employm5t      
,opportunity ,commission1 & ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia ,circuit2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #a1
 #aiia1 ,presid5t ,george ,h]b]t ,walk] 
,bu% nom9at$ ,cl>5ce ,?omas to be an    
,associate ,ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates 79 ?is preamble ref]r$  
to z ! ,supreme ,c\rt72 ,:]eas ,ju/ice  
,?omas is ! second ,african ,am]ican to 
s]ve on ! ,supreme ,c\rt2 ,:]eas1 dur+ 8
 qu>t] c5tury on ! ,supreme ,c\rt1      
,ju/ice ,?omas has made a unique &      
indelible contribution to ! jurisprud5ce
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,ju/ice      
,?omas has prop\nd$ a jurisprud5ce t    
seeks to fai?fully apply ! orig9al mean+
 ( ! text ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,ju/ice ,?omas has br\ght
 r5ew$ focus to con/itutional doctr9es t
 ! ,fram]s int5d$ to und]gird our       
republican =m ( gov]nm5t1 includ+       
f$]alism & ! sep>ation ( p[]s2 ,:]eas1 9
 fo/]+ ?is philosophy ( law1 ,ju/ice    
,?omas re9vigorat$ n only ! jurisprud5ce

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b also ! democracy (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,ju/ice ,?omas 
has be5 a rem>kably prolific ,associate 
,ju/ice1 writ+ influ5tial op9ions on    
topics includ+ con/itutional law1       
adm9i/rative law1 & civil rights2       
,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #aj1 #ahdf1 9 ! "n (  
f\nd+ an e/abli%m5t = ! increase &      
diffusion ( k1 ,congress e/abli%$ !     
,smi?sonian ,in/itution z a tru/ to be  
adm9i/]$ by a ,bo>d ( ,reg5ts & a       
,secret>y ( ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution2  
,:]eas div]sity1 includ+ intellectual   
div]sity1 is a core value ( !           
,smi?sonian ,in/itution & ! museums ( ! 
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld capitalize 
on ! ri*ness inh]5t 9 diff]5ces2 ,:]eas1
 ^u op5+1 ! ,national ,museum ( ,african
 ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture 79 ?is     
preamble ref]r$ to z ! ,museum7 is !    
only national museum devot$ exclusively 
to ! docum5tation ( ,african ,am]ican   
life1 hi/ory1 & culture2 ,:]eas !       
,museum omits ! contribution made by    
,ju/ice ,?omas to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &    

,:]eas ! ,s5ate is hopeful t ! ,museum w
 reflect t important contribution3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate  
t-- 7#a7 ,associate ,ju/ice ,cl>5ce     
,?omas is a hi/orically significant     
,african ,am]ican :o has--  7,a7 ov]come
 great *all5ges2  7,b7 s]v$ 8 c\ntry    
honorably = m ?an #ce ye>s2 &  7,c7 made
 an important contribution to ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 9 p>ticul> ! jurisprud5ce ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! life & "w (    
,ju/ice ,?omas are an important "p ( !  
/ory ( ,african ,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & %\ld h a prom95t place 9 !     
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture4