Thomas: Progressivism Threatens Founding Principles

0:00It's April 16th. This is U.S. News Today, driven by AI tracking America in real time. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas dropped some heavy truth bombs this week at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He straight up said the core values from the Declaration of Independence are losing ground in America, with progressivism pushing to swap them out for, a bigger government role. Thomas laid it out clear, this movement ditches the idea that rights come from a higher power and hands that power straight to the state instead. He sees a wave of doubt and straight hostility building against those founding principles, like equality and unalienable rights for everyone. As the court's longest serving conservative voice, Thomas reminded folks the Constitution builds and checks, like separation of powers and states. Rights to keep government and check and protect personal freedoms. He argued progressives flip that script, putting state control over individual liberty. He even traced this back to early 20th century leaders, like President Woodrow Wilson,

1:01who pushed for a stronger federal setup inspired by Europe. Clashing hard, with America's limited government roots. In the end, amid all this division, Thomas urged us to channel the founders' boldness and fight for that original vision to secure our own future.