Judges Following No Law (why Arlen Specter must go)

Hudson Institute ^ | Aug 12,2004 | Robert H. Bork

[mattdono]

EPISODE VII: RETURN OF THE BORK

[viaveritasvita]

Excellent! Every time I read something of Judge Bork's I could cry all over again at what they did to him. Thanks for posting it. (I love First Things.)

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[guitarist]

On the one hand, this is brilliant. On the other hand, it is such common sense, how could anybody disagree??

[spycatcher]

BORK v. SPECTER

[HiTech RedNeck]

Bork has been surprisingly silent on Specter.

[cornelis]

FYI

[spycatcher]

It looks like a fired-up GOP electorate will now be Arlen Specter's worst nightmare and the answer to Judge Bork's prayers.

Plus, Specter stabbed President Bush in the back after the primary in PA before he slapped him in the face following the election.

[Boundless]

Those focused on their opposition to gay marriage need to
keep in mind that even those who advocate it, or just
don't care either way, may also be disturbed by what
happened in Massachusetts.

From the CNN story then:
"The November 18 ruling gave the Legislature six months
to rewrite the state law to conform to the ruling."

This is called "legislating from the bench", and ending
this judicial activism is a worthy target for the Bush
second term.

[JSteff]

How old is Bork? Could he be nominated again?

[spycatcher]

Judges are becoming so arrogant now they don't even pretend to be interpreting the Constitution or existing law. And they now openly talk about using international laws and norms instead.

It's been a stunningly swift collapse of our judicial system probably beginning most it's most rapid descent with Specter borking Robert Bork.

[spycatcher]

He's in his 70's now so probably not. Plus the Dems would explode into a seething mass of hatred and rage. Oh wait, that's the status quo anyhow.

Robert Bork's bio

[ken5050]

Note to Arlen..."Payback's a bitch, eh?"

[Brilliant]

Specter is not to be trusted. His liberal judges are undermining the Constitution. We might as well pack it in and forget about Constitutional government unless Bush appoints several conservative to the Supreme Court. The current Court is engaged in a wideranging abuse of power, and must be reigned in if our democracy is to survive.

[kennyboy509]

It's easier to head butt or sucker punch if they don't know its coming.

[MHGinTN]

Buckley's use of 'thralldom' regarding Americans' reverence for the subpreme court hits it precisely ... except, when liberals don't get what they want from the liberalized court, they throw fits lasting many years!

[Ol' Sparky]

In a more perfect world, Bush would have enough votes to avoid a filibuster and appoint judge Bork to the Supreme Court.

[vannrox]

"...During the George W. Bush administration, Specter has supported most of the president's picks for the federal bench. In May, however, he forced the Judiciary Committee to send the nomination of Leon Holmes to the Senate floor without a recommendation ? an embarrassing setback for the White House. (As of this writing, there still hasn't been a floor vote on Holmes.) In July, he voted to approve Bill Pryor's nomination, but not before announcing that he might change his mind and vote against Pryor on the Senate floor.

This behavior is no surprise, though it would take on added significance if Specter were to become the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee, as he is now in line to do. Orrin Hatch of Utah is the current chairman, but he's term-limited in that position. Next comes Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who isn't expected to give up his control of the powerful Finance Committee. After him sits Specter, who has wanted the top job at Judiciary for years. "There's a lot I would like to do," he says, citing violent crime, antitrust law, and privacy as leading concerns. Several of his colleagues on the committee, however, are worried about the prospect of a Chairman Specter in 2005. "He could take the committee in a more liberal direction," says one of them. "It would definitely be a challenge..."

[FormerACLUmember]

Translation guide, Liberalese to English:

"Activist" = corrupt, narcissistic, bribe-taking, following the party line over the law and the Constitution.

[Noachian]

President Bush has already earned his place in history for his war on the terror from without that threatens this country. His legacy would be complete if he turned his attention to the Judicial threats from within.

We must remember that the presidental oath contains the words: "... all enemies, foreign and domsetic..."

An activist Judiciary that incrementally, and unconstitutionally, changes our Constitution yearly can certainly be considered a domestic enemy.