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? Here are my (dis)honorable mentions: Dishonorable mentions: Melville Fuller Rufus Peckham Sherman Minton Owen Roberts Samuel Chase Henry Baldwin Samuel Alito And finally, please remember that supporting the sponsor means also supporting my channel. This video was sponsored in part by Bright Cellars. For a limited time only, get your first 6-bottle box, a $150+ value, for just $55. Follow my link at brightcellars.com/beat to take the quiz and see your personalized wine matches.

@mihohobaba

3 ай бұрын

Brett kavanaugh - an absolute disgrace of a human being

@lssweet

3 ай бұрын

Nice

@chameleonking6975

3 ай бұрын

Wasn’t Henry Billings Brown number 10?

@lennyboot8404

3 ай бұрын

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.

@whitemax8

3 ай бұрын

@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.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure some folks will be upset!

@Mbiggz

3 ай бұрын

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.

@jurgnobs1308

3 ай бұрын

​@@iammrbeat happens

@mrbumpsb

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@dcpatriots8757

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

lol definitely

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

@@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

@NOWNewsNetwork.tv.watchnow

3 ай бұрын

@@iammrbeat can you do the best justices ?

@ryanfriedman4329

3 ай бұрын

@@iammrbeatTaney probably did not congratulate Lincoln after the swearing in.

@Freakears

3 ай бұрын

I often think about this. And I'm sure Lincoln was pleased at getting to nominate Taney's successor.

Mr Beat: personally, I don't support murder Background crowd: awwwhhhh

@iwersonsch5131

3 ай бұрын

Is a duel murder?

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

lol I have a twisted sense of humor sometimes

@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions

3 ай бұрын

*+*

@kingkefa7130

2 ай бұрын

Eh, if two consenting adults want to duel, who are you to deny them?

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.

@josueaguilar6440

3 ай бұрын

Cómo se llama?

@MrAlegeniale

3 ай бұрын

@@josueaguilar6440 Gualberto Cusi. Leía hojas de coca como si fueran cartas del tarot.

@alostkoi

3 ай бұрын

Latam at its finest tbh... We can't be without the clowns lol

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Dannggggg

@Heynmffc

3 ай бұрын

This is REALLY funny lol

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

@flz_5848

3 ай бұрын

Even worse is that partisan gridlock in Congress makes them basically immune to any consequences.

@JD-yn8ce

3 ай бұрын

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

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Well they (supposedly) can be impeached and removed from office by Congress but ya know...

@albe8479

3 ай бұрын

@@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

@jonathanfrost4648

3 ай бұрын

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.

@mnm1273

3 ай бұрын

You didn't know Clarence Thomas?

@PopeLando

3 ай бұрын

@@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

@gmwdim

3 ай бұрын

A huge improvement.

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

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

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

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

@alonkatz4633

3 ай бұрын

Good job, Maryland!

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

@@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?!”

@raptorfromthe6ix833

3 ай бұрын

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

@blakekaveny

3 ай бұрын

@@raptorfromthe6ix833They can put someone there that actually deserves like a prominent Maryland figure.

@Nicksonian

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Nicksonian

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@davidnotonstinnett

4 күн бұрын

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

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Wait you're not Clarence Thomas??

@interstatehighwayfan_645

3 ай бұрын

@@iammrbeat Jack posobaic believed me Even through I was making memes and had no check mark

@NakAlienEd

3 ай бұрын

@@iammrbeat, No, he's "Clearance" Thomas.

@franciscosoares2440

3 ай бұрын

​@@interstatehighwayfan_645I mean, the checkmark has no meaning anymore

@cl8804

3 ай бұрын

BLACK PEOPLES woooooooooo

The fact that none of those judges who opined that Japanese internment was okay are on this list really says something about US history

@A_reasonable_individual42

3 ай бұрын

No, not really. It was just people being paranoid of spies or espionage in war.

@NewDealChief

3 ай бұрын

Honestly, compared to Plessy or Dred Scott or the others, Korematsu seems to be rather mild.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Most of those justices were decent on other opinions. All of them were not slaveowners.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Truth@@NewDealChief

@A_reasonable_individual42

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

The revelations these past years made a big difference. And thank you!

@stevencaruso825

3 ай бұрын

​@@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?

@RealLooktea

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@keystohellanddeath

3 ай бұрын

@@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).

@cl8804

3 ай бұрын

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

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

With a single majority opinion, he went from maybe not being in the worst 10 to THE WORST

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@emilianozamora399

3 ай бұрын

@@night6724ur terrible at baiting

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

@@emilianozamora399I am not baiting. Please explain why Taney was wrong constitutionally

@blakem2902

3 ай бұрын

@@night6724 that’s not the crux of the case nor the far reaching consequences of it

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

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

So poetic indeed!

@f1fan112

3 ай бұрын

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.

You should do the top 10 mediocre justices.

@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions

3 ай бұрын

*+*

@sydhenderson6753

3 ай бұрын

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.

@adamsfusion

3 ай бұрын

"Top 10 Justices who filled a seat"

@carlosbond5062

3 ай бұрын

There are too many mediocre SC Justices to form a meaningful list. On the other hand, I REALLY applaud the thought!!!

@jimcat68

3 ай бұрын

The "Middle Ten"

i’ve been enjoying your videos for years now and i love every second of them. thanks for all that you do ❤

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Woah! Thank you so much!

Video Idea: Ten Worst Supreme Court Decisions in US History.

Credibly accused Clarence Thomas? I think that was rather disputed.

Hey Mr. Beat! I have your book but haven't started yet. Thank you for consistently making some of the best content on KZread!

@iammrbeat

4 ай бұрын

Well thanks for the kind words and for getting the book!

@olliemck60

3 ай бұрын

in the case of Thomas it was a slam dunk! Thomas is not only not qualified, but corrupt!

Congratulations on the 2 billion view video with 5 academy awards nominations Mr Beat! Keep it up!

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Haha thanks 😊

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.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. It's sad that the Republican majority in the House won't even consider impeaching him

@kingace6186

3 ай бұрын

@@iammrbeat They'd rather try impeaching Biden by persecuting his son, who has nothing to do with the current Administration.

@diegovasquez840

3 ай бұрын

@@iammrbeatreally goes to show how much the GOP has been hijacked by Machiavellianism extremism

@SilverState99

3 ай бұрын

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.

@nicholasfarrell5981

3 ай бұрын

@@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 wasn't expecting you to add a sitting justice on the court, that took some guts man😅.

@NakAlienEd

3 ай бұрын

Well, he added Scalia to his "best" list, and he had only passed away maybe 5 years before he made that video.

@jdgarcia4767

3 ай бұрын

@@NakAlienEd I know that one but thomas is still on so that is now.

@NakAlienEd

3 ай бұрын

@@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"

@jdgarcia4767

3 ай бұрын

@@NakAlienEd yeah ok

@NakAlienEd

3 ай бұрын

@@jdgarcia4767 I do agree that it takes guts to add a current to the list

Proud of you for having the guts to include Thomas.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Heh, I'm used to the flak

@leifcasanova3097

3 ай бұрын

Shhhhh stop spoiling ):

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

@@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

@SBayrd

3 ай бұрын

@@night6724 so butthurt :)))

@Javi-qm8qn

3 ай бұрын

​@@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 was thinking that if Thomas was on the list he’d be 10-8, was (pleasantly) surprised to see him come even later.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I surprised myself, honestly

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.

@raptorfromthe6ix833

3 ай бұрын

i believe that was nothing more than a rumor

@TimmyTheTinman

3 ай бұрын

I would believe this but why did she wait six years to retire after the election and another one

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.

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 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.

@buckeyewill2166

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the truth

@f1fan112

3 ай бұрын

To be honest, I thought McReynolds might give Taney a run for his money.

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

Thanks again Mr Beat. Keep up your good work!

You know it's bad when Mr. Beat attacks an incumbent 💀

Mr Beat usually stays away from modern politicians/justices etc. him putting Thomas on this list speaks volumes imo. Respect.

McReynolds is basically Mr. Potter if he was a Supreme Court Justice. How fitting that Wilson appointed him.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I never thought of that but, by golly, you're right!

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.

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 really wish that i knew more about this history of the supreme court. thanks for keeping up with the content.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching it!

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

I love these videos Mr. Beat. Keep up the good work. It's informative, entertaining and unique. Congratulations.

I love the humor in your videos. Always cracks me up

Good for you for adding Thomas.

Was it really a shock that Clarence Thomas was on the list? Nope!

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I'm still upsetting some folks, though

@skywz

3 ай бұрын

@@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?

@Blakbox92

2 күн бұрын

A well deserved entry

You really should do a briefs on Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

This is a great idea

@rhodeislandfirearmsownersl9916

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely, it will be a great day for all Americans when Chveron is overturned. Fingers crossed that Gorsuch writes the majority opinion!

I love your videos and I love how you're always unbiased on your stuff (expect videos like this haha)

With your wine-coloured sweater, I can't shake the feeling your whole video is a wine ad.

Mr. Beat never fails to make me edge on my seat!

I’ve been waiting for this one for quite some time!

That opening was so Charming I love these videos!

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Well thank you :)

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

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.

Hell yeah, I love these top 10 videos, and it's been far too long since your last one.

really enjoy your contents,

1:33 Judging justices, I’m lmao at that pun

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.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Holy dang that was thorough. I agree with just about all of your concerns.

@flickcentergaming680

3 ай бұрын

Jesus H. Tap-dancing Christ. I knew he was bad, but not THIS bad.

@paulwolski6213

3 ай бұрын

How is partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional? Racial clearly is, violating the 14th amendment and it also violates the civil rights act.

@jurgnobs1308

3 ай бұрын

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.

@mrrogersrabbit

3 ай бұрын

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.

Thanks for content

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.

Im surprised you didn't mention that Clarence Thomas' family used to be owned by Strom Thurmond's family.

@robgronotte1

3 ай бұрын

And he rules like he was still owned by the head of a plantation.

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."

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.

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

@rin_etoware_2989

3 ай бұрын

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.)

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

Taney didn’t destroy his reputation. He made the correct decision. You think the constitution intended slaves as citizens?

@theotherohlourdespadua1131

3 ай бұрын

​@@rin_etoware_2989And the Presidency. Joe Biden is the 2nd Catholic POTUS in US history...

@Compucles

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@talberdichevski2152

3 ай бұрын

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.

Nothing quite like a new Mr. Beat video, always a welcome part of my day

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate the encouraging words!

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.

@bensmith8682

2 ай бұрын

well said, sadly this guy is a pinko dope.

@Blakbox92

2 күн бұрын

​@@bensmith8682Pinko dope? 1956 called, they want you back 😂

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.

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

@cydra_infinity1423

2 ай бұрын

I know but once liberals reject Truth they don’t care as long as they win no matter what

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.

hi mr beat i love ur vids

Thanks, Mr. Beat!

honestly thanks for going after thomas for taking money instead of going on a rant over his opinions

Channeling Chris Hansen telling us to take a seat over there 😅

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I don't know who that is actually.

Great video as always mr beat, video suggestion: 10 best world leaders ever!

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea and kind words!

Finally! You did the video!

The point where you mention that Stephen Johnson Field was racist, you can clearly see Henry Billings Brown standing right behind him. Fitting.

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.

I’ve been waiting for this one

I'm moving to KMO and i'm wondering if you offer classes at a college level or something like that T.T

this early to a mr beat video is kinda nice

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here early

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.

@trevinbeattie4888

3 ай бұрын

While I’m sure that’s true, they’re arguably one of the largest and most widely recognized examples of a corporation.

I thought I clicked on the wrong channel from seeing the Spanish videos on your channel. I think it’s really cool that more people can watch your channel now 😁

mr beat you probably wont respond but i just wanna say i love you!!!! you remind me of some of my favorite teachers back in high school... my moms a teacher and i think your job is so important. i was a really bad student in high school, but because of teachers like you i was happy to go to school. keep teaching, keep making videos, love you mr beat!!!

Before I even clicked on the video I knew justice James Clark McReynolds was going to be in it.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

It's hard to like that dude

Looks they should be called supreme court INjustices!

Bravo! These things must come out in the open.

When are you going to do another city comparison? I really like those videos

Where’s William O. Douglas? Terrible oversight.

Clarence Thomas, the one part of black history we refuse to celebrate. It's insane this man was picked to replace Thurgood Marshall.

@diegovasquez840

3 ай бұрын

That’s the worst part about this, really. One final FU from the Reagan Republicans to the people whose lives they destroyed.

@NICOLASLAM-xy6mn

3 ай бұрын

@@diegovasquez840 How so?

@connorhart7597

3 ай бұрын

​@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.

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

Thurgood Marshall was an awful justice. Thomas was good. Marshall was corrupt because he ignored the constitution and kowtowed to lbj

@night6724

3 ай бұрын

@@diegovasquez840Nope. Marshall was dog shit and only appointed because he was black

The timing of this one is notable given your recent video on systemic racism. Bravo Mr. Beat!

I was surprised to find there’s no Teapot Dome video on the channel, is that something you consider making?

Wish Mr. Beat was my teacher in highschool ❤.

No Abe Fortas, even on the dishonorable mention list??

@buckeyewill2166

3 ай бұрын

Forgotten

You should now do a top 10 most mediocre supreme court justices

You should make a video about every congressional censure. This came to mind after my congressman got censured for pulling the fire alarm

Haven't watched yet but will say TANEY!!

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I knew y'all would predict it

@olliemck60

3 ай бұрын

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!

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?

That musical sting after the wine is used as the music notes for the establishing shots of the plinkett house for half in the bag at red letter media.

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?

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.

@scpatl4now

3 ай бұрын

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

@DaDARKPass

3 ай бұрын

Alito sucks, but his desicions are still not as harmful as anyone who sided with the majority opinion on Dred Scott.

@scpatl4now

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@DaDARKPass

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

Yeah Alito is pretty bad as well

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

@andrewjgrimm

3 ай бұрын

Yes. A lot of these individuals were listed for bad decisions, not for bad reasoning or bad personal attributes.

@iammrbeat

3 ай бұрын

I've been planning on it for awhile...perhaps later this year?

@zerolantern5794

3 ай бұрын

Typically if the individual has bad personal attributes (e.g. racist, sexist, xenophobic or corporation lover) they tend to hand out bad decisions. @@andrewjgrimm

the fact that there is a Mrs. Beat and I'm just now aware of this congrats dude

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