美国民主党资深众议院议员詹姆斯·克莱本日前在NBC节目中坦言，他1991年支持克拉伦斯·托马斯获得美国最高法院席位的决定是一个错误。1克莱本曾在托马斯的确认听证会上为其辩护，称其为"个人和专业朋友"。1如今他表示："我在生活中犯过错误，那是我犯的一个错误。我会承认这个错误。"1
克莱本指出，托马斯背弃了原则，演变为极端右翼法官。1他描述托马斯"从一个愤怒的左翼人士，变成了一个非常愤怒的右翼人士"。1克莱本列举了托马斯的争议裁决，包括推翻堕胎联邦保护，以及2024年以意识形态为由裁定大学招生中的平权措施违宪。1
针对最高法院的改革，克莱本表示支持将法官数量从9人扩增至13人的提议。1克莱本称："13是一个相当不错的数字。一打会是法院的好数字。"1这一立场与副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯的主张一致，哈里斯在7月呼吁将最高法院扩编从9人增至13人。1
Senior Democratic Representative James Clyburn has acknowledged that his 1991 support for Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court was an error, according to remarks made on NBC.1 Clyburn, who had defended Thomas during the confirmation hearing by calling him a "personal and professional friend," now contends that the Justice has abandoned his principles and evolved into an extreme right-wing jurist.1
The congressman cited Thomas's judicial decisions as evidence of this ideological transformation, particularly his role in overturning federal abortion protections and his 2024 ruling that struck down affirmative action in university admissions on ideological grounds.1 Acknowledging his misjudgment, Clyburn stated: "I have made mistakes in my life, and that was a mistake I made. I will admit to that mistake."1 He characterized Thomas's trajectory as a shift from being "an angry left-wing person" to "a very angry right-wing person."1
Clyburn also threw his support behind a proposal to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to thirteen, echoing a call made by Vice President Kamala Harris in July.1 When discussing the expansion proposal, Clyburn remarked that "thirteen is a fairly decent number" and that "a dozen would be a good number for the Court."1
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