Black
Caucus opposes Thomas
By LARRY A. STILL
Capitol Newt Service
Washington, D.C. - (CNS) ?
At major civil rights organizations
and black community leaders
debated the next move in blocking
President George Bush's apparent
"Turn Back The Clock" conserva
tive agenda, the political Congres
sional Black Caucus assumed
leadership by "pledging to vigor
ously fight the confirmation" of
Federal Appeals Court Judge.
Clarence Thomas to the United
States Supreme^Cotirt and still
seek passage of a 1991 Civil
Rights Bill .
The 27 predominantly Demo
cratic Party House of Representa
tives members "went on record to
? make clear to the people of this
nation and those we serve ... our
irrevocable stand on this matter. . .
We will not shrink from our
responsibility to challenge this
president to bring before the
American people, and the
Cohgress, a fit and appropriate
nominee who will do justice to the
legacy of (retiring Supreme Court
Justice) Thurgood Marshall" said
CBC statement released by Rep.
Edolphus Towns (D-NY), CBC
chairman.
"Our preliminary finding
shows that Clarence Thomas*,
does not meet this (Justice Mar-*
shad's) standard. We are complete
ing an exhaustive review of the
Thomas record for testimony
before the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee,~and for presentation to a
national meeting of African-Ameri
can leaders which we will convene
in the nation's capital," Towns
declared following the 26-1 vote at
which lone Republican member.
Rep. Gary Franks of Water bury,
Conn, cast the single dissenting
ballot.
Thus, the CBC prepared to
put its projected influence and par*
tisan weight among its con
stituents on the national line as
the members moved ahead of
other black and white membership
organizations in calling for direct
action against Judge Thomas
before the capital hill hearings on
by October. The annual CBC leg
islative weekend in late Septem
ber promises to be more than a
political celebration, but an unusu
ally significant session affecting
African-Americans and all African- -
Americans.
Meanwhile, after a week-long
convention of some 8,000 NAACP
members and supporters in Hous
ton, Executive Director Benjamin
L. Hooks called for a joint meeting
of leaders and officials with
Thomas before deciding whether
to oppose the nomination. "We will
not be stampeded into making a
decision affecting our constituency
without seeking all information
available, "Hooks told the commu
nity representatives and dele
gates.
The National Urban League is
expected to take action at its
annual convention in Atlanta this
month (July) but is not a mass
membership organization. ~~
Back in Washington, Ralph
Neas, executive director of the
Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights, a coalition of some 200
religious, labor, ethnic, and human
rights groups, was the first to
express opposition to the Thomas
nomination when it was an
Clarence Thomas
nounced, but he later announced
the LCCR's executive committee
must meet to discuss their position
because many groups must first
consult with their boards and
members. "We urge the Senate
nox to rush to judgmerrt/ said
Neas.
Also, in Washington, over
1,000 delegates to the liberal
"bipartisan" National Women Polit
ical Caucus convention, founded
by such feminists as former Reps.
Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm,
"supported a Tesolutlon opposing
the nomination of Thomas
because "it would be hostile to the
fundamental righls_of privacy and
to the Supreme Court decision in
Roe vs Wade, (on abortion) .
Commenting later on her position,
Chishoim said "We respect him for
his qualifications and ability, but
we cannot go backwards. . *
Although a variety of media
polls and speculation indicate that
a majority of African-Americans
disagree with the reportedly con
servative views of Thomas, most
respondents say they consider
him qualified for the post. The fed
eral judge and former chairman df
the Equal Employment Opportuni
ty Commission reportedly objects
to preferential treatment based
upon race according to previous
statements, but he appears to be
moderating his position to give
credit to civil rights efforts for help
ing him overcome poverty and -
racism in achieving individual suc
cess as a lawyer, government
administrator and federal judge.
Amidst all the furor, Judge
Thomas publicly smiles and
makes no comment while visiting
members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee headed by Sen,
Joseph Biden (D-DE) and John
C.Danforth (R-MO), a former
employer and sponsor before the
committee."
Even with the Bush adminis
tration's well orchestrated cam
paign to take over the court, the
question remains whether Thomas *
can survive the intense scrutiny of
congressional investigations and
media "research" into his public
record , private llfe~and business"
activity even before the proposed
CBC session and required senate
-hearing ;
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