"i dont need to be a "lawyer" to know kennedy is on a dangeous road with the "international opinion" BS as a predicate for his majority opinion."
Oh, I wish Kennedy would can it with the international legal stuff. But the fact is, when a federalism issue comes before the court, I know Kennedy is a reliable vote.
Also, it would be a real mistake to start impeaching judges. Right now, we are filling the courts with conservative judges. I also know politics tend to be cyclical, so that the Democrats will control something eventually. When that day comes, I intend to defend the independence of the judiciary as a bulwark against them. What I don't want to see is a case where every time there is a new Congress or President, all the judges get impeached and replaced. Better to have the occasional oddball opinion then to destabilize the very judiciary which we are taking control of.
On planet Leftune maybe, on planet Earth he is an overly strong central government type as evidenced by his poetic musings in Lawrence v Texas, his nonsense in Roper v Simmons vis a vis juvenile murderers and his support of Roe.
Yeah, Kennedy is a real big state power guy alright.
9:43 AM ......no court this morning, "counselor" ?