[Sandra Day] O'Connor: Attacks on judges 'appalling'

NewsOK.com ^ | Fri June 1, 2007 | unattributed

[Theodore R.]

Remember, Howard Phillips and Jerry Falwell warned Reagan about O’Connor, and he wouldn’t listen.

[aruanan]

Apparently she seems to think that an "Independent Judiciary" is one that's in bed with the Democrats and the New World Order.

Well, the judiciary should be completely independent in the areas defined by the Constitution. But that hasn't seemed to be enough for most of them who want to go on to define the Constitution in a way that makes them sole interpreters of it.

[P-Marlowe]

Then they'll have to recuse themselves whenever a case comes up with which they might disagree. (It's unethical for a judge to reveal beforehand how he might rule.)

Actually it is unethical to fail to reveal how you might rule on a case beforehand. If you lean one way or the other, I think it would be important for the litigants to know. What you are sanctioning is that a judge can prejudge a case as long as he doesn't reveal his prejudices beforehand.

In my particular practice we all know all the prejudices of all the various judges and we take that into account when we make a decision as to whether or not to settle or take a case to trial. I don't think that litigants should be left in the dark as to what leanings a judge may have beforehand. They all have them. I think they should reveal them.

[E.G.C.]

Thanks everybody for the response. BTTT.

[Jaysun]

I haven't been up long...coffee, more coffee!!! I don't suppose there is an explanation for the above posts?? Think I'll go back to bed.

There isn't an explanation for that post. I was simply giving him a taste of his own medicine (posting on the wrong thread). ;o)

[Regulator]

through immigration to America, it’s becoming more and more one world of many different kinds of people. And how they’re going to live together across the world will be the challenge, and whether our Constitution and how it fits into the governing documents of other nations

Straight out of the Communist Party playbooks. One World Communism.

"Socialism cannot exist unless it is global"

[Let's Roll]

Well, Ms. O’Connor as Fred recently said - if judges are going to act like elected representatives, making laws instead of interpreting the Constitution etc., don’t be surprised if the voters start treating them like elected representatives. (paraphrasing)

[GretchenM]

GretchenM: Judicial Attacks on Preborns' Right To Life Is Appalling

[greyfoxx39]

LOL...well, you completely bumfuzzled me!

[Unam Sanctam]

Frankly, judges acting like supreme legislators of social policy and trashing the Constitution’s checks and balances is appalling.