Only through amendment. It's time for O'Connor to retire and let someone who understands history and has a brain take over.
the 'reagan appointees' sure have turned out well, eh ?
Judges have embraced the dreadful "living document" theory because it aggrandizes their own power. If a constitution evolves, then it becomes nothing but the hive-mind of its keepers: the Supreme Court. The original opinion that declared the power of judicial review, Marbury v. Madison, was the beginning of usurpation by this assemblage of dotards. They will not willingly give up their power--no one does. What we need is leadership with the willingness to mock their pretensions to super-constitutionality, and ignore their dictates. Smash the Court's prestige (how it still has any I'll never know), and it will shrink like a frightened turtle (to borrow Seinfeld's colorful phrase).
Only through amendment. It's time for O'Connor to retire and let someone who understands history and has a brain take over.
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This leftist mindset is why lifetime appointments to the SC are EXTREMELY dangerous to America's integrity. Just reading her comments says she IS NOT A SUPPORTER OF MAINTAINING THE CONSTITUTION, and feels that what other countries do should somehow INFLUENCE HOW WE DO THINGS.
The problem we have with THE SC now is that they are operating (not all of them - certainly not Scalia) under the opinion THEY CAN MAKE LAW. THEY CANNOT! Only the legisilative branch can MAKE LAW...they can only interpret the law, not change or modify or invent it. No matter what the frothing left says, in their daily protection of an activist judiciary, the judiciary in this country DOES NEED TO BE REIGNED IN - AND THE CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO DO THAT!
Remember that judiciary is the VEHICLE OF THE LEFTIST AGENDA...it must be watched and controlled and kept within the strictest confines of the Constitutional LIMITS which are imposed on it!!!!
I can see her problem...
If only the Founding Fathers had been wise enough to put some kind of provision in the Bill of Rights to indicate that ALL items not addressed by the Constitution were to be handled by the individual states. That would have solve lots of problems.....
Yeah, that line sure stuck out like a sore thumb, didn't it?
Whew... Ronald Reagan must be spinning in his grave.
If amendments become too common to overrule the will of the courts I wonder if they will rule that Constitutional Amendments are unconstitutional. There seems to be no limit to the scope and reach of their power. Right now I'm seeing the judiciary as the 2nd biggest threat to our way of life behind Islamic terrorism.
This man is dangerous to the very sovereignty of this nation. How dare he look at European law or any other laws outside of this nation. These Liberals do not even understand the Rule of Law. We had a Revolution and won the "War of Independence;" therefore, we are certainly not subject to European Laws or any other countries laws. If he is bored with our Constitution and Rule of Law then maybe he should resign now.
"Only through amendment. It's time for O'Connor to retire and let someone who understands history and has a brain take over."
I second that motion.
Impeach the bitch.
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