There’s good news:  This morning, in a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court reversed the punishment phase of a death row inmate because the judge allowed testimony that the convicted man was more likely to commit future crimes simply because he’s black.  Of course, of damn course, it’s a Texas case.

“But our holding on prejudice makes clear that Buck may have been sentenced to death in part because of his race. As an initial matter, this is a disturbing departure from a basic premise of our criminal justice system: Our law punishes people for what they do, not who they are,” Roberts wrote.

Now, that’s the good news.  In America, the color of your skin doesn’t determine the punishment you receive.

Here’s the bad news: It was a 6-2 decision.  That means that two Supreme Court justices think it’s okay to base punishment on skin color.  Of course, of damn course, one is Alito.

And the other one ….. Clarence Thomas, the one man on the court know who knows diddle squat about racial profiling or knows and doesn’t give a damn.  That rumbling noise you hear under your feet is Thurgood Marshall.