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Mr. Beat counts down his ten least favorite Supreme Court justices in American history. Who do YOU think is the worst Supreme Court justice ever?
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Since 1790, there have been 116 justices in the Supreme Court, but these ten, more than all others, have tarnished its legacy.
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0:00 Introduction
1:53 Sponsor (Bright Cellars)
3:18 Second introduction
3:35 Henry Billings Brown
4:35 Lewis Powell
5:47 Stephen Johnson Field
7:19 Clarence Thomas
8:52 John Archibald Campbell
10:39 John Catron
11:42 James Wayne
12:34 Peter Vivan Daniel
13:33 James McReynolds
16:15 Roger Taney
17:42 Conclusion
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Who do YOU think was the worst Supreme Court justice in American history?
Do you disagree with any of my picks?
Who should have been on this list but was not?
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Dishonorable mentions:
Melville Fuller
Rufus Peckham
Sherman Minton
Owen Roberts
Samuel Chase
Henry Baldwin
Samuel Alito
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Brett kavanaugh - an absolute disgrace of a human being
Nice
Wasn’t Henry Billings Brown number 10?
Respectfully disagree with Clarence Thomas pick, not because of the obvious political stance he holds but there are other justices that should be on this list such as Fuller. Him being a sitting justice should probably keep him out of consideration until he resigns. It shows a bias to put him in here.
@lennyboot8404 would it not be biased also to exclude someone purely because of their current position? Perhaps it's an impossible position to mention him or not mention him at all
Adding a sitting Justice is a bold move. I approve.
I'm sure some folks will be upset!
I feel Thomas has done enough to deserve it. He honestly was the worst from the get-go because of the allegations against him during his confirmation.
@@iammrbeat happens
@@iammrbeat at this point, Thomas is like, comic book villain levels of corrupt, like, everytime something comes out about his billionaire buddies funding him, I both totally expect it and don't. Totally justified for him to be on here.
@@iammrbeatI Knew Roger Taney was the Worst Supreme Court Justice Ever because of the Dred Scott Decision
Fun fact: as Chief Justice in 1861, Taney had the job of inaugurating Abraham Lincoln. That had to be pretty awkward for both of them.
lol definitely
@@iammrbeatWhy? Taney had no issue with Lincoln. Also Dred Scott was legally correct. Explain how it was wrong from a constitutional basis? You should’ve included Earl Warren who destroyed the constitution
@@iammrbeat can you do the best justices ?
@@iammrbeatTaney probably did not congratulate Lincoln after the swearing in.
I often think about this. And I'm sure Lincoln was pleased at getting to nominate Taney's successor.
Not from the US, but here in Bolivia we once had a Supreme Court Justice who took his decisions and made his rulings based on reading the Bolivian equivalent of tarot cards.
Cómo se llama?
@@josueaguilar6440 Gualberto Cusi. Leía hojas de coca como si fueran cartas del tarot.
Latam at its finest tbh... We can't be without the clowns lol
Dannggggg
This is REALLY funny lol
Mr Beat: personally, I don't support murder
Background crowd: awwwhhhh
Is a duel murder?
lol I have a twisted sense of humor sometimes
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Eh, if two consenting adults want to duel, who are you to deny them?
Still remains insane to me that 9 people can just flagrantly change the law based on things they like that goes against any principles they demonstrate and remain in that seat for life no matter what they say or how senile they become
Even worse is that partisan gridlock in Congress makes them basically immune to any consequences.
well technically there is a little bit of precedent for scotus impeachment. The idea is that by going through both the executive and legislative branch a pretty good candidate should get chosen, but ofc that isnt always the case
Well they (supposedly) can be impeached and removed from office by Congress but ya know...
@@iammrbeat linking accountability to political bipartisanship without a multiparty system e a clear ethics laws has been the worst sabotage in the history of the USA, together with the clueless election system for the senate
Speaking of... On behalf of your viewers, I'd like to request a video on the impeachment of Justice Chase@@iammrbeat
Because of a string of single-term Presidents and two deaths, Roger Taney also holds the record for number of Presidents he swore into office. He was of course the only name on this list I'd even heard of, and I wasn't surprised that he was no.1.
You didn't know Clarence Thomas?
@@mnm1273 Ok ya caught me, yes I know about Clarence Thomas.
The middle school I went to was originally name after Roger Taney. It was renamed after Thurgood Marshall
A huge improvement.
So you renamed it from the one of the best justice to one of the worst? Marshall was a dog shit justice and literally called the constitution flawed from birth. Pure awful
Thurgood marshall was an awful justice. Taney actually read the constitution. Marshall just ignored it. He only got appointed because LBJ wanted to pander to blacks
Good job, Maryland!
@@alonkatz4633 No that’s shit. Thurgood marshall was an awful justice unlike Taney. Marshall only got on because he was black
A prominent statue of Roger B. Taney was erected in front of the Maryland Statehouse in 1872. It wasn’t removed until 2017. It was certainly about time. When I first moved to Annapolis in 1986, I remember thinking, “what the hell is THAT doing there?!”
personally i think they should have left it there but i think us as whole got to be more transparent about influenial figures instead sugar coating what they do
@@raptorfromthe6ix833They can put someone there that actually deserves like a prominent Maryland figure.
@@blakekaveny The opposite side of the Maryland Statehouse-called Lawyers Mall-features a grand statue of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights leader and first African American on the Supreme Court. A wholly fitting, proper, and deserving tribute.
@@raptorfromthe6ix833 The very prominent location of Taney’s statue made it a glaring intellectual eyesore. I found it offensive and I can’t think of any logical argument to keep it there. That Mr. Beat named him as the worst justice ever gives solid justification for the statue’s removal.
I don’t universally think all politically incorrect statues should be removed. Tributes to, let’s say, confederate soldiers and such are not really offensive. They were just poor grunts. On the other hand, tributes to the leading confederates and traitors to the nation like Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, or Stonewall Jackson are appropriately removed so as not to be inappropriate examples to future youth.
Maryland is a funny state.
Like, I live in Richmond Va, and have basically my entire life. And Virginia has an identity crisis just due to the dynamics of the state northern Va is per capita the richest place in the the country, (Southern Maryland has the same thing, but I think more federal government stuff is in Virginia just because there is more space) but the rest of Virginia is basically small farming towns (except for Richmond and the Newport News/Va Beach area.), so you end up with this identity crisis of small town conservatism vs suburban liberalism.
Maryland seems exactly like that, but like 35% of the land area, so it’s like a pressure cooker.
I pretended to be clearance Thomas on twitter and people believed me
Wait you're not Clarence Thomas??
@@iammrbeat Jack posobaic believed me Even through I was making memes and had no check mark
@@iammrbeat, No, he's "Clearance" Thomas.
@@interstatehighwayfan_645I mean, the checkmark has no meaning anymore
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The fact that none of those judges who opined that Japanese internment was okay are on this list really says something about US history
No, not really. It was just people being paranoid of spies or espionage in war.
Honestly, compared to Plessy or Dred Scott or the others, Korematsu seems to be rather mild.
Most of those justices were decent on other opinions. All of them were not slaveowners.
Truth@@NewDealChief
@@NewDealChief but they also generally did a decent job of handling some cases.
Haven't watched it yet but I respect the move of not being afraid to add a contemporary justice, I'll watch and make my own judgment on if it was deserved or not though.
The revelations these past years made a big difference. And thank you!
@@iammrbeatfor the Presidents, is the reason to not rank Trump's presidency because it's too recent? Or because it's too divisive right now? Or because he's running again? Or kind of a mix of all?
@@stevencaruso825 President's legacies usually don't take shape until 10-15 years afterwards, it's why we only recently begun seeing overall pictures of W. Bush (which weren't great for the record), Trump has been out of office less than 3 years and he is still very much active in national politics and could potentially become president (again) in 367 days, Trump's legacy is definitely one which will take a while to smooth out and as such we probably wont get decent rankings of Trump until at least 2040 (probably later tbh), especially with the contempt that people who tend to make the lists (college professors and the like) have for him.
@@stevencaruso825 Independent of everything else, I think Trump can probably end up in the bottom 10 for Jan 6 alone. And if the allegations he's accused of are true, and he's duly convicted in court, he should be at the very bottom, save for maybe Andrew Johnson (his legacy is far more disastrous).
to be fair, the only reeson why you only recently BEGAN seeing the overall picture of bush is that you're as ignorant as you are stupid. still, jew love to see it @@RealLooktea
Glad to see Taney at Number 1. That Dred Scott quote is one I use with students all the time
With a single majority opinion, he went from maybe not being in the worst 10 to THE WORST
@@iammrbeatNo he is one of the best justices. His ruling was legally correct. How was it legally wrong. Also he didn’t oppose states rights. States didn’t have the right to block slave catchers form the federal government. Article IV Sec 2 stated the federal government had to return run away slaves.
@@night6724ur terrible at baiting
@@emilianozamora399I am not baiting. Please explain why Taney was wrong constitutionally
@@night6724 that’s not the crux of the case nor the far reaching consequences of it
I applaud you for putting a sitting Justice in this video. Clarence Thomas is incredibly corrupt and a large reason why most people today feel very sour about SCOTUS. Completely agree with where you placed him.
Thank you. It's sad that the Republican majority in the House won't even consider impeaching him
@@iammrbeat They'd rather try impeaching Biden by persecuting his son, who has nothing to do with the current Administration.
@@iammrbeatreally goes to show how much the GOP has been hijacked by Machiavellianism extremism
Democrats feel sour on him, Republicans like how he rules. If he should be removed because he gets financial insentives and hides his taxes, then a majority of congress and every president since Carter should have been removed.
@@iammrbeat it's because of the letter next to his name, sadly. If he was himself or had been appointed by a Democrat, they'd be howling for his blood.
I had a feeling that taney would be number one, but the stuff you said about number two made a good enough case for him to be number one
Also the fact he died alone and the Justices didn't attend his funeral feels very poetic
So poetic indeed!
It was gonna be Taney or McReynolds...
Taney wrote the most horrific opinion in Supreme Court history.
McReynolds was... umm... McReynolds
I think you've done a great job. I would just add a comment about Charles Whittaker, an Eisenhower appointee who served five years exactly. He was one of the few justices who was considered incompetent by almost everyone including himself. During the time he served, 1957-1962, there were several close critical cases in which he was the swing vote including Baker v. Carr, the apportionment case, which had to be held over from year to year for him to make up his mind. Finally he had a "nervous breakdown" over Baker, was hospitalized and resigned from the court.
I wasn't expecting you to add a sitting justice on the court, that took some guts man😅.
Well, he added Scalia to his "best" list, and he had only passed away maybe 5 years before he made that video.
@@NakAlienEd I know that one but thomas is still on so that is now.
@@jdgarcia4767 yeah, I'm just saying that I'm not surprised he'd be willing to add a current to his "Worst" list if he was willing to add an 'almost-current' to his "Best"
@@NakAlienEd yeah ok
@@jdgarcia4767 I do agree that it takes guts to add a current to the list
Video Idea: Ten Worst Supreme Court Decisions in US History.
Thank you for including Clarence Thomas. All the corruption and behaviors aside, his attacks on personal freedoms and the 14th Amendment are enough to make me despise him. The fact that he would reconsider past rulings on interacial marriage, same-sex marriage, and sodomy laws (after dealing a harsh blow to women's autonomy) is simply disgusting.
You should do the top 10 mediocre justices.
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There are some justices who died or were incapacitated almost as soon as they were on the court. Then there was Rutledge, who was a recess appointment to the Supreme Court (as Chief Justice by George Washington, nonetheless) and has the distinction of being the only recess appointment not confirmed by the Senate. Essentially he inserted himself in politics over the Jay Treaty. Which was a big deal at the time.
"Top 10 Justices who filled a seat"
There are too many mediocre SC Justices to form a meaningful list. On the other hand, I REALLY applaud the thought!!!
The "Middle Ten"
You know it's bad when Mr. Beat attacks an incumbent 💀
Hey Mr. Beat! I have your book but haven't started yet. Thank you for consistently making some of the best content on TH-cam!
Well thanks for the kind words and for getting the book!
in the case of Thomas it was a slam dunk! Thomas is not only not qualified, but corrupt!
I personally believe that Sandra Day O'Connor could have qualified for the Dishonorable Mentions. According to her husband and several other associates, her reasoning in _Bush v. Gore_ *allegedly* had significantly less to do with any questions regarding Constitutional precedent than with her plans to retire and refusal to allow a Democrat to nominate her replacement.
i believe that was nothing more than a rumor
I would believe this but why did she wait six years to retire after the election and another one
i was thinking that if Thomas was on the list he’d be 10-8, was (pleasantly) surprised to see him come even later.
I surprised myself, honestly
Congratulations on the 2 billion view video with 5 academy awards nominations Mr Beat! Keep it up!
Haha thanks 😊
i’ve been enjoying your videos for years now and i love every second of them. thanks for all that you do ❤
Woah! Thank you so much!
Proud of you for having the guts to include Thomas.
Heh, I'm used to the flak
Shhhhh stop spoiling ):
@@iammrbeatI’m surprised you showed how ignorant and biased you are. What does anything you said have to do with Thomas as a justice? Nothing. Thomas upholds the constitution. That makes him great
@@night6724 so butthurt :)))
@@night6724I am in the same page on Thomas as a great judge, but I dont think that Mr Beat is ignorant, He has his own bias and sees the world through it.
I knew Taney would be #1. I cannot argue with any of your choices. They are fine examples of why there should be term limits for Supreme Court justices.
Thank you for the truth
To be honest, I thought McReynolds might give Taney a run for his money.
McReynolds is basically Mr. Potter if he was a Supreme Court Justice.
How fitting that Wilson appointed him.
I never thought of that but, by golly, you're right!
That's an interesting list. I can't say I'm not suprised many of these justices voted for the Dred Scott decision (bless Justices McLean and Curtis for being decent, reasonable people by dissenting in that case). However I disagree about Justice Thomas. I would have put him higher on the list, and here are the things he did on the bench to justify it:
1. Voted to stop the count in Florida in the 2000 presidential election, violating the separation of the three branches of government as well as the separation between the federal government and the states, despite being a pro-states rights judge (Bush v. Gore).
2. Ruled that racial gerrymandering was unconstitutional, but refused to do the same for partisan gerrymandering (compare Shaw v. Reno to Rucho v. Common Cause).
3. Argued that the AUMF granted the president absolute power to act in the name of fighting terrorism, which the founding fathers definitely did NOT intend in any capacity (Hamdi v. Rumsfeld).
4. Argued multiple times that constitutional rights did not apply to minors, because that's what the founding fathers thought (Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.). This is especially peculiar, because Thomas had no issues granting constitutional rights to corporations, despite it no evidence that the founding fathers believed it should have been the case (Citizens United v. FEC).
5. Granted certiorari to a case that attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election, despite petitioners clearly having no legal standing (Texas v. Pennsylvania).
6. Failed to recuse himself in a case concerning the 1/6 attack on the Captiol despite his wife, a close acquaintance of President Trump, helping organize the attack in the first place. He was the only Justice to grant certiorari to said case (Trump v. Thompson).
7. Argued that the court should consider overturning its precedents on LGBT right, same sex marriage and contraceptives (Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization). Curiously, he did not mention interracial marriage, despite it and same-sex marriage relying on the same legal basis (compare Loving v. Virginia to Obergefell v. Hodges). Maybe it's because his wife, Ginni, is white?
8. In that same case, ruled that precedent could be overturned if it were "egregiously wrong", while adding no definition for what counts as such. This means, as the dissent rightly said, that the court can overturn any precedent with no further explanation.
9. Ignored evidence that clearly contradicted the majority opinion (Kennedy v. Bremerton School District). Bless Justice Sotomayor for adding said evidence, photographs of the event argued on in the case, in her dissent.
10. Vocally supported the Independent Legislature Theory, a theory that has no basis in U.S. law (which is funny considering Justice Thomaz believes originalism is the only way to interpret the consider) that claims that the state legislatures have the sole authority over federal elections. Later, when the theory was argued on at the Supreme Court (after he granted certiorari to the case), he dissented, cowardly and shamelessly arguing that there was no need to even argued there was no need to decide on tbe case, because the by that point, the lower court had already reversed the decision (Moore v. Harper). I guess he didn't want to be caught siding against democracy and stuff!
-11. Ruled in favor of a case where respondents had no legal standing (303 Creative LLC v. Elenis). In this case, the court struck down a colorado law that banned discrimination against same-sex couples. The problem was that the complain that was filed to the Colorado government that started the whole case was not filed under the person listed in it. The person who "filed that complaint" turned out to be straigt, married to a woman and a father who didn't even know his name was used for the case. Therefore, there was no real injury inflicted by the petitioner, and the respondents had no reason to even file the lawsuit (perhaps the person who really filed the complaint was the petitioner herself?).-
Edit: I think I was wrong about no. 11. My bias got to me on this one. You win this time, Justice Thomas.
Holy dang that was thorough. I agree with just about all of your concerns.
Jesus H. Tap-dancing Christ. I knew he was bad, but not THIS bad.
How is partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional? Racial clearly is, violating the 14th amendment and it also violates the civil rights act.
how do you have so few upvotes? this is quite impressive. And Thomas does actually worry me. some of the conservative judges on the bench have still ruled against conservative wishes in very clear cases, but with someone like Thomas, I think he will vote for what ever his donors want.
303 had standing. There’s no gay exemption for pre-enforcement review and they had reason to believe that Colorado would enforce the law against them after the Masterpiece suit.
Was it really a shock that Clarence Thomas was on the list? Nope!
I'm still upsetting some folks, though
@@iammrbeat I'm only seeing angry comments from one account, which is less than I expected. Are there more that are getting filtered? I was pretty surprised to see you picking a sitting justice, since in previous similar videos you've said you wouldn't consider sitting officials. I guess Thomas is just too bad to ignore?
A well deserved entry
I was legit worried you were going to leave out Thomas because of the tradition of not including living members/people who are still eligible for an office among some historians.
Mr Beat usually stays away from modern politicians/justices etc. him putting Thomas on this list speaks volumes imo. Respect.
I'm glad you had the courage to put Thomas on the list here. He definitely is going to go down exactly as you said, as one of the most corrupt justices we have had, especially in modern history
I found out this additional fact about Taney, he was Andew Jackson's Secretary of the Treasury when the 7th President (while Congress was in recess) ordered Federal deposits be withdrawn from the Second Bank of United States, as part of Jackson's campaign to close it down, fulfilling a major pledge of his reelection campaign in 1832. He was Jackson's third Secretary of the Treasury in a short space of time, in way similar to Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre with the Justice Department during Watergate, and it led to Jackson being Censured by Congress
Regarding Thomas, I don't even want to think about how much he's influenced by his terrible wife... also, his life and career as a justice nothing but pure vengeance. He clearly said: "The liberals made my life miserable for 43 years, and I'm going to make their lives miserable for 43 years."
I was sure that Clarence fucking Thomas wouldn't be on the worst list because normally sitting XYZ don't qualify for listing in Mr Beat lists. Clarence Thomas is apparently just that bad.
Yeah, there are rarely people who destroyed their reputation as quick as Roger Taney. My guess is that, had he retired earlier, he would have been remembered quite positively given his role in US vs The Amistad case
that, and being the first Catholic in the Supreme Court. everyone else before him had been a Protestant of some kind.
(as an aside, Catholicism is now the majority religion in the Supreme Court. not that it matters, really.)
Taney didn’t destroy his reputation. He made the correct decision. You think the constitution intended slaves as citizens?
@@rin_etoware_2989And the Presidency. Joe Biden is the 2nd Catholic POTUS in US history...
@@night6724 Aside from the 3/5 Compromise, likely it did.
Even if slaves didn't count as citizens, freed blacks were certainly intended to be citizens and were not intended to be considered a naturally submissive race unlike Taney's wacko ideas.
Right. Also who the hell asked Taney to give his destructive biased opinion on the 1820 compromise? It was not part of the case and it was certainly not the intention of the Northerners to prevent congress from limiting slavery in any new territories when they cosigned the constitution. That was nonsense.
i really wish that i knew more about this history of the supreme court. thanks for keeping up with the content.
Thanks for watching it!
Thanks again Mr Beat. Keep up your good work!
I myself have been questioning the legitimacy of the supreme court.
The reasons:
- justices themselves are humans just like you and me; and the thing about humans, they’re animals known to let biases and opinions affect how they think.
- they are appointed by the president [(which has the electoral college) on advice of the senate] which can lead to some partisan picks.
- Adding on, when a case reaches the court, a lop-sided caucus of justices can either hear or reject for lop-sided benefits.
Despite those criticisms, I understand why supreme courts exist.
SC’s debate about subjects that the constitution does not explicitly mention. Sometimes, it works.
But I just can’t shake the need of some reform off.
Should’ve only made the list the worst 9 so we can have a definitive worst Supreme Court and then we could theorize what they might rule on important court cases past and present
You somehow make even sponsorships feel down to earth. You have a gift for presentation and I love your genuine drive to teach people stuff.
I love these videos Mr. Beat. Keep up the good work. It's informative, entertaining and unique. Congratulations.
Channeling Chris Hansen telling us to take a seat over there 😅
I don't know who that is actually.
You really should do a briefs on Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council
This is a great idea
Absolutely, it will be a great day for all Americans when Chveron is overturned. Fingers crossed that Gorsuch writes the majority opinion!
With your wine-coloured sweater, I can't shake the feeling your whole video is a wine ad.
What a weird coincidence my college Texas History class discussed how corrupt Thomas is today, only for my favorite history teacher to say the exact same thing! Loved the video
Before I even clicked on the video I knew justice James Clark McReynolds was going to be in it.
It's hard to like that dude
1:33 Judging justices, I’m lmao at that pun
Im surprised you didn't mention that Clarence Thomas' family used to be owned by Strom Thurmond's family.
And he rules like he was still owned by the head of a plantation.
I don't really mind people who advocate for states' rights, I think it's perfectly reasonable to have the opinion that a more local form of government can be more effective than the central government so should be given more of the power. However, what I don't like is that advocates of states' rights so often don't truly want states' rights in general, they just want it when it benefits them. For example, these justices who opposed states trying to choose not to return free slaves, or modern day Republicans getting upset about liberal states like California using their rights as states, which is no different from conservative states doing the same thing.
When I clicked on this video I thought to myself, “Justice Thomas certainly deserves to be on this list, but there’s no way Mr. Beat is going to call out a sitting justice.” Bravo sir.
I disagree about Clarence Thomas being one of the worst Supreme Court judges in American history. For one, not a single one of those allegations have ever been proven to be true. If anything really to back them up, how why hasn’t Congress started the impeachment process for him yet? There were also many things about Anita Hills testimony that did not add up, including timeline differences, the fact that she follow him to two different jobs after the alleged sexual harassment, and the fact that none of it came delight at all, until the guy was nominated for the Supreme Court by a Republican president. many people hate Clarence Thomas today because he’s a black conservative and honestly that’s about 95% of the criticism I see about him
I know but once liberals reject Truth they don’t care as long as they win no matter what
I love the humor in your videos. Always cracks me up
Thanks for content
A very poor ranking of worst supreme court justices. Looking primarily at the results of the decisions is a bad idea. The justices interpret law, the House and Senate pass laws, the House, Senate and States add ammendments. Any justice that legislates from the bench is automatically a very bad justice, regardless of the impact of the decision. Any justice that follows the Constitution is a good justice, regardless of the impact of the decision. Don't blame justices for bad laws, blame the legislature.
well said, sadly this guy is a pinko dope.
@@bensmith8682Pinko dope? 1956 called, they want you back 😂
The point where you mention that Stephen Johnson Field was racist, you can clearly see Henry Billings Brown standing right behind him. Fitting.
I’ve been waiting for this one for quite some time!
Thomas is genunely so bad that ommiting him from a list just because he's still serving would make the list incomplete
Looks they should be called supreme court INjustices!
That opening was so Charming I love these videos!
Well thank you :)
really enjoy your contents,
I love your videos and I love how you're always unbiased on your stuff (expect videos like this haha)
Good for you for adding Thomas.
30% of these people were nominated by Andrew Jackson.
It's been a while since I've seen a top ten list from your mr beat, but it's nice to see. I may be canadian, but its always good to pay attention to our southern neighbor and there history, both good and bad.
After watching your best and worst videos, I was wondering: could you do a video of your best and worst Congresses? Like, which ones had the best/worst Representatives and Senators and which ones did the most good/most bad for the country? Thanks for putting out so much informative content, I've learned so much from your videos.
Clarence Thomas, the one part of black history we refuse to celebrate. It's insane this man was picked to replace Thurgood Marshall.
That’s the worst part about this, really. One final FU from the Reagan Republicans to the people whose lives they destroyed.
@@diegovasquez840 How so?
@NICOLASLAM-xy6mn it's their fault wages have stayed stagnant in 40 years. Partly, at least. Don't aim all your anger at the politicians, save a bit for the people who bought them out: mega Corp executives. They are not just taking advantage of the situation. They are the ones keeping the situation from changing. They benefit from the poor staying poor, and thinking this isn't perfect, but its the best system we got. It isnt. I can't say for sure what would be, but this is not working. I know that for damn sure.
Thurgood Marshall was an awful justice. Thomas was good. Marshall was corrupt because he ignored the constitution and kowtowed to lbj
@@diegovasquez840Nope. Marshall was dog shit and only appointed because he was black
honestly thanks for going after thomas for taking money instead of going on a rant over his opinions
Calling Anita Hill’s allegations “credible” is laughable.
You knew Thomas would make the list but I can't imagine Alito not making it. The 9 Justices that beat Alito must have been something to behold.
I think Alito should be on that list for his Roe opinion referencing 1600's common law that also was good with burning witches in a case affecting women
Alito sucks, but his desicions are still not as harmful as anyone who sided with the majority opinion on Dred Scott.
@@DaDARKPass I don't know, but I would think in 150 years we would have learned something. Overturning Roe effectively pushes women more into the "property" category by not having bodily control, and forced birth. That's pretty hideous for this day and age.
@@scpatl4now You have to make a stretch to claim that overturning roe pushes women more into the "property" catagory. You don't have to make any stretches at all with Dred Scott.
Yeah Alito is pretty bad as well
Mr. Beat never fails to make me edge on my seat!
Nothing quite like a new Mr. Beat video, always a welcome part of my day
I appreciate the encouraging words!
Great video as always mr beat, video suggestion: 10 best world leaders ever!
Thanks for the idea and kind words!
Thanks, Mr. Beat!
Before watching I am just gonna call it, Taney is gonna be one of the top 3 worst
Good job
Psychics in the comments
Clarence Thomas is absolutely terrible. How that man is still on the court is shocking
He definitely needs to be impeached
@@Pyxleanhell let republicans choose the justice I'd take any other conservative justice over him
Appointed for life. God bless America... 💀
Because he actually is a pretty good justice I don't agree with every opinion he has but when I read his opinion in full you can clearly see it comes from a deep understanding and knowledge of law
@@simoncohen9323 That doesn't matter. Justice Thomas is corrupt. Even though he has a great understanding of law that doesn't mean that he shouldn't be criticised and punished for his corruption.
According to CNN Thomas "has gone for years at a stretch without asking a question, including a full decade, from 2006 to 2016."
Yes the only reason he does now is because they changed how they do. When they started holding virtual sessions they stopped doing as free for all and started going in order or seniority.
I'm moving to KMO and i'm wondering if you offer classes at a college level or something like that T.T
Great list! I request top 10 Secretary of States. The cabnit isn't talked about as much as they should. And State is a good place to start.
Don’t disagree at all, EXCEPT:
Apple is not the worst corporation in the world. If fact I could probably name at least a hundred that are worse.
While I’m sure that’s true, they’re arguably one of the largest and most widely recognized examples of a corporation.
My American government professor went to undergrad with Clarence Thomas. He told me that he did a complete 180 after college and he also participated in multiple protests in college
Mr. Beat on other videos "I'm not including sitting or recently elected officials."
Mr. Beat on Worst Supreme Court Justices Video "Well shoot, Clarence Thomas exists and justices serve for life... Guess I'll just make the video."
this early to a mr beat video is kinda nice
Thanks for being here early
Great video. I'm glad you put Clarence Thomas on the list.
Has there been a video about limiting the powers of the Supreme Court, i.e. Congress deciding what types of cases can be heard by them ... either proactively or reactively?
Yeah, throwing a current justice on is ballsy, but if anyone was going to be added to the list while still serving, it would be him. There are only a few people I feel comfortable labeling "actually probably literally evil". Mind you, that may be a couple too many, that is one HELL of a judgment of a person and I don't like to make it, lightly or at all. But Thomas fits sadly.
I bet you Thomas would've been on the wrong side of the Dredd Scott decision, that's how messed up he is.
I was surprised to find there’s no Teapot Dome video on the channel, is that something you consider making?
Where’s William O. Douglas? Terrible oversight.
Haven't watched yet but will say TANEY!!
I knew y'all would predict it
good choice and Taney is certainly on my list but any SCOTUS that votes for POTUS immunity should be at the top of the list!
Mr. Beat I have a question for you. One of my college professors mentioned once she was in favor of Fair Tax which is federal sales tax system instead of income tax, and I think it would be a much better tax system because everyone buys stuff. Tourists would pay taxes. Immigrants would pay taxes. Then citizens are given refunds which would make the immigrants and tourists spending more heavily taxed than the citizens. My question is: are there any other viable taxation ideas?
Why not include anyone who voted for the majority in Korematsu?
Wish Mr. Beat was my teacher in highschool ❤.
Hell yeah, I love these top 10 videos, and it's been far too long since your last one.
McReynolds also refused to speak to Louis Brandeis, a fellow Wilson appointee, because he was Jewish, and Thomas voted with the majority in Citizens United.
I’m not sure if you’ve done this yet, but you should do the top 10 worst Supreme Court decisions, Mr Beat. Also give me money
Yes. A lot of these individuals were listed for bad decisions, not for bad reasoning or bad personal attributes.
I've been planning on it for awhile...perhaps later this year?
Typically if the individual has bad personal attributes (e.g. racist, sexist, xenophobic or corporation lover) they tend to hand out bad decisions. @@andrewjgrimm
You know you’re bad when Mr. Beat evaluates you WHILE you’re still in office
So Anita Hill makes an accusation, and Thomas is automatically guilty? The basic principle of our legal system, that one is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, is wasted on you I see.
hi mr beat i love ur vids
16:00 lol when it’s clear no one liked you, and a person with a lesser role was liked by a majority of your coworkers over you.
Says a lot about him
No Abe Fortas, even on the dishonorable mention list??
Forgotten