[shrinkermd]

It would be nice if the Justice referred to the Constitution once in a while. He took an oath to it.

[Jim Noble]

An excellent reason why the Court should not have heard Bush v. Gore to begin with.

The Florida mess should have been resolved by Congress, as the Constitution provides.

[RFEngineer]

Of course he wasn't impartial. Liberal Judges are liberals first and seek to make their mark by "making" law in their own way.

He's apparently the last one to figure he's wasn't impartial in his 2000 election decision, and even then, he's still not sure.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"Do I read the newspapers and try to see which way the political wind is blowing?" he said. "No. But we do decide through briefs that are submitted. ... They are people trying to tell us of the impact of our decisions in their bit of the world."

The truth is that liberalism is defined by the negative, superficial imperatives of journalism. And that, therefore, reading newspapers or listening to "the news" is a suspect activitiy for jurists, who subject themselves thereby to the blandishments of positive or negative PR.

Why Broadcast Journalism is
Unnecessary and Illegitimate

[mcenedo]

"I had to ask myself would I vote the same way if the names were reversed,"

Sure I would (wink, wink).

Liberals consider idealogical positions much more important than the Constitution.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

If scalia or thomas said this It would be the lead story tonight on 60 minutes.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Stephen Breyer is the absolute worst thing Bush 41 ever did. It is THE stain on his legacy.

One more reason to take down Daschle. He was integral to the effort to con 41 into nominating this Momma's Boy panty waist.

[Constitution1st]

So this means we can expect him to recuse himself if this same problems occurs in 2004? We need to keep this little item close at hand, to put in his face if it ends up at the Supreme Court. I do not think he has an ounce of integrity; he would sell out the USA in a heartbeat. He is an enemy of the Constitution.

[mhx]

was one of the dissenting votes in the 5-4 decision that canceled a controversial recount in Florida

7-2 decision.

[Poodlebrain]

"Do I read the newspapers and try to see which way the political wind is blowing?" he said. "No. But we do decide through briefs that are submitted. ... They are people trying to tell us of the impact of our decisions in their bit of the world."

This is the most frightening thing I've read in quite some time. I was under the impression briefs were read for their legal arguments, not their predictions of future events. Deciding cases based on their potential impacts, as argued by special interests, instead of applying the law is the definition of judicial activism. I can't believe Breyer would admit his judicial activism publicly.

[reg45]

Impeach Bryer

[reg45]

Impeach Breyer

[Trailerpark Badass]

Shouldn't he recuse himself from the Court if he is unable to set aside his personal biases?

[gortklattu]

He's a personal friend of Al Gore's. As such, he should have recused himself.

[Lancey Howard]

Breyer also said many jurists, himself included, take into account contemporary matters raised by the public, citing briefs from organizations defending affirmative action.

Right! And precisely the reason why scumbags like Breyer can never again be confirmed to the highest court in the land as long as there are at least 40 Republican Senators. The Constitution should never be "interpreted" based on the chic political correctness of the day, contrary to what Breyer and other liberal judicial activists believe.