Souter to speak at Harvard's commencement (barf alert)

Boston Globe ^ | February 8, 2010

[reaganaut1]

Retired Supreme Court justice David H. Souter will be the principal speaker at Harvard University's commencement this spring, the college said today.

Souter, a graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law School, served on the high court from 1990 until June 2009. While a member of the court, he emerged as a crucial defender of abortion rights and the separation of church and state.

“During his years on the nation’s highest court, Justice Souter approached the vital work of judging with a deep sense of independence and fairness, a close attention to the facts of each case, and a clear concern for the effects of the court’s decisions on the lives of real people,” Harvard President Drew Faust said in a statement. “The dedication, humility, and commitment to learning with which he has pursued his calling should be an inspiration to any young man or woman contemplating a career in public service.”

Souter was born in Melrose but grew up in New Hampshire, and returned to the quiet community of Weare whenever the court was not in session. Last summer, he moved to Hopkinton, N.H., the Concord Monitor reported.

[reaganaut1]

Sorry to post this just after lunch. Of course, a "clear concern for the effects of [...] decisions on the lives of real people" is a desirable attribute for a legislator. A judge is supposed to interpret, not make the law. Where is the right-to-abortion in the Constitution? Souter found it somewhere.

[Gay State Conservative]

A Marxist,”confirmed bachelor” like Dave would fit right in at Harvard.

[fungoking]

The kind of guy that will live with his mother until she dies....and then a while longer.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Justice Souter at home

[Gay State Conservative]

The kind of guy that will live with his mother until she dies....and then a while longer.

Do you really think that it's his *Mom* that he's living with?

[Last Dakotan]

The biggest failure in John Sununu’s life.