Even if Clarence Thomas leaves the Supreme Court - not something I expect any time soon - we are all still stuck with his awful votes and his terrible majority opinions. This is the real tragedy caused when a corrupt or untrustworthy justice sits on the Court for so many years. There is no way to undo the layers of influence his participation has had on U.S. law. All the more reason why people of problematic character should not be nominated or confirmed to the Court.