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To: Theodore R.
This article is wrong with respect to Justice O'Connor's specific career on the Supreme Court. She was not consistently bad from the beginning. To the contrary, she began by generally voting to respect and enforce the Constitution.

It was only late in her career that O'Connor began savaging the Constitution frequently, and went over to the dark side in championing the use of foreign laws and court decisions to "interpret" the US Constitution.

Farah obviously has a burr under his saddle about Kenneth Starr. I won't comment on that side of his article. However, in his description of O'Connor, Farah is wrong, for reasons I described this week.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "Replace Justice O'Connor -- But Which One?"

4 posted on 07/05/2005 6:03:31 AM PDT by Congressman Billybob (Will President Bush appoint a Justice who obeys the Constitution? I give 65-35 odds on yes.)
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To: Congressman Billybob
It was only late in her career that O'Connor began savaging the Constitution frequently.


Perhaps we need partial-term limits for Justices. Remove them once they have reached, say, the final third of an average life. I know if is an arbitrary line drawing without principle, but the liberals shouldn't mind.
6 posted on 07/05/2005 6:17:47 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed
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