In this case, it would have been an insurance policy for Bill Clinton, and a victory for a liberal agenda. This is a two-edged sword, and I find the idea that "political conservatives" are so quick to alter a fundamental balance of power for some short term objectives rather odd.
This is a two-edged sword, and I find the idea that "political conservatives" are so quick to alter a fundamental balance of power for some short term objectives rather odd.
As explained in post #1, there isn't any balance of power. SCOTUS has assumed it all.
AEI - Publications Beneath the Supreme Court's many astounding decisions in its 2002-2003 term, and the shifting judicial coalitions that produced those results, runs a unifying basso continuo: Constitutional law, in the sense of judicial decisions that are guided--at least in aspiration--by the text, structure, and logic of the written Constitution, is dead. It has been replaced, often as a matter of explicit doctrine, with subjective judicial impressions of popular sentiment or political utility. Federalist Outlook, The Term the Constitution Died, Michael S. Greve,Friday, July 25, 2003