Justice Thomas is angry. He’s been angry since his confirmation hearings. Probably, he was angry even before then. He wants to get even—now.
He will have his chance. Next year, he will join the majority in overturning Roe. He will undoubtedly feel righteous, and vindicated. It is the ultimate way of owning the libs. It is what he has been waiting for all of these years.
The majority opinion in Dobbs will undoubtedly make an effort to soothe the fears of women all over America. It will reassure them that the Supreme Court hears them, and empathizes with their desire for equality–just not where abortion is concerned. Will Thomas play along, or will he spike the football in the face of the left?
I don’t think he will be able to restrain himself. He will write an opinion that will be remembered, and hated, by the left for a long, long time.