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To: American Quilter

I like Rehnquist a lot. My only criticism would be that he seems to have a bit of a court bias. He over respects judges. That's not good. Judges, like any other human, must earn respect. That's not to say there should be no respect for the office, but in a repulbic that used to acknowledge the failings of all men, it should not be an office above criticism and checks/balances. They are not gods.


6 posted on 07/22/2005 11:44:11 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
I like Rehnquist a lot. My only criticism would be that he seems to have a bit of a court bias.

I agree. The decision he authored upholding Miranda in the 2000 term is a good example of this. His reasoning was merely that it had been precedent for so long. The same reasoning applied to Roe would force him to uphold that decision as well.

16 posted on 07/22/2005 1:04:02 PM PDT by Texas Federalist (No matter what my work/play ratio is, I am never a dull boy.)
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