[Congressman Billybob]

Your point is well taken. The clerks are always young people, full of p*ss and vinegar, fresh out of academia, ready to change the world. It logically follows that when the Justices grow older and more feeble, the influence of the clerks over the Justice's output necessarily grows.

Justice Thurgood Marshall was reduced to watching sitcoms in his chambers, before he retired. Justice Douglas was drooling, before he retired. The last opinions to come from the chambers of both of them, were entirely clerk-generated.

The best source to understand how the Court actually functions behind its high marble walls, read The Brethren. Then, plug into that process the logical result as Justices grow old and feeble. Prior to the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist, the Court was the most old and feeble in its history.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: " 'Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics' in Military Recruitment"

[moog]

young people, full of p*ss and vinegar

The former Justic White actually led the NFL in rushing one year I think.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks for your kind reply. I shall check out The Brethren. Mark Levin's book, Men in Black was also very good.

[Jo Nuvark]

Thanks for reminding me that I need to read "Men in Black".

[headstamp]

That's it! We need clerk hearings too. (grin)


Speaking of Fox, their "Inside Iraq" The Untold Story special was very good too.