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Rebecca Tushnet

My own theory about Clarence Thomas is that, obviously, he initially got the money because of ideological compatibility. He wasn't bribed to hold those views; he was induced to *keep* those views. The function of the money and luxury vacations is to prevent evolution of his judging; we do have many historical examples of Justices who've evolved as they've seen different things. But that won't happen if the money and luxury spigot is flowing this way.