Supreme Court's new tilt could put Scalia on a roll (Poised to lead new conservative majority)

Los Angeles Times ^ | Februrary 20, 2007 | David G. Savage

[coconutt2000]

Darnit, it's that Bush guy's fault, isn't it?!?

[Cincinna]

Not a moment too soon. Hopefully Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alito will be joined by another Conservative or two on the Court.

This is the reason why electing a Republican is so important in 2008. If Hillary and her HINO are in power, the SCOTUS will be totally lost for another generation.

[upchuck]

Scalia BUMP!

His speeches and writings outside the court are very down to earth and interesting.

[Just Lori]

"originalism" — strict adherence to the original meaning of the words in the Constitution.

WHAT??? Scalia has no "living, breathing document" issues regarding the Constitution??? He thinks the founders SAID what they MEANT and MEANT what they SAID? He believes in upholding the tenets that have upheld liberty for over 200 years?? UNTHINKABLE!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

No, it's why electing a Conservative is important. A RINO President will give us likeminded RINO judges.

[Recovering_Democrat]

...this is the year Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court's most outspoken dissenter, could emerge as a leader of a new conservative majority.

I pray that is true.

[nopardons]

Exactly!

[Recovering_Democrat]

Scalia does not see shades of gray in most legal disputes; instead, he favors clear rules and broad decisions. abiding by the Constitution.

Fixed.

[paudio]

What... they have conceded Kennedy's soul to the conservatives now?

[Lurker]

Do you mean a Republican who says things like:

"I've said that I'll uphold a woman's right of choice, that I will fund abortion so that a poor woman is not deprived of a right that others can exercise, and that I would oppose going back to a day in which abortions were illegal."

Because there's a person who calls himself a Republican in the race who said just that.

Can you guess who it is?

L

[Lurker]

A RINO President will give us likeminded RINO judges.

If anyone could find another Souter, it'd be Rudy.

L

[fieldmarshaldj]

Remember that it was Jerry Ford that gave us the judicial turd John Paul Stevens. Now I give Presidents some leeway for regret in appointing someone who misrepresented themselves (a la Ike with the horrid Earl Warren), but Ford NEVER regretted appointing Stevens, defending him to the end.

It's worth pointing out, too, that RINO Governors appointed Supreme courts that gave the OK to gay marriage (MA) and the Torricelli-Lautenberg switcheroo (NJ).

[Lurker]

It's worth pointing out, too, that RINO Governors appointed Supreme courts that gave the OK to gay marriage (MA) and the Torricelli-Lautenberg switcheroo

It's worth it indeed.

In fact it should be shouted from the rooftops right about now as there are a couple of folks here who insist that RINOs can be depended on to appoint Conservative justices when all the evidence points to the exact opposite being true.

No more RINOs. No more liberal Justices. No more Souters. No more Stevens.

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[rhombus]

It's delusional to think that more conservative judges will result after the election of 2006.

[steamroller]

we haven't even mentioned ginsburg here -the little aclu monster-someone on FR once said she and stevens were one bad seafood dinner away from a dirt nap-maybe we could send her coupons for Peter Pan peanut butter

[farmer matt]

"...could emerge as a leader of a new conservative majority."

OK, did the SCOTUS downsize to seven justices or did Stevens, Breyer, Souter, Ginsberg, or Kennedy have an epiphany to interpret the Constitution as it is written and also not to include foreign law in their decisions?

[Guenevere]

Exactly!

[Sybeck1]

John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920). How much longer can this old guy last?

[Uncle Hal]

I hope so.