He and Scalia would LOVE to wrap their claws around Obama. And Thomas is trying to get it before the Court. That it doesn't happen often is irrelevant to the fact that he's trying.

"The remaining case with the highest profile is Donofrio vs. Wells. Because it was referred by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to other justices for conference, it gained undue importance for people unschooled in how the court works, Volokh said.

"Many petitioners seeking stays of pending events have their cases distributed to the full court, he said. Of those, Volokh found that 782 were denied in the last eight years while just 60 were heard—and not all of those ultimately were successful."

Arf