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US Supreme Court Justice Breyer unhappy with cases last term, strong belief in rule of law
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| 8/11/07
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Posted on 08/11/2007 7:30:15 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SAN FRANCISCO - The Supreme Court's most recent term was a difficult one, Justice Stephen Breyer said Saturday, because he found himself on the losing end of several key cases.
"I was in dissent quite a lot and I wasn't happy," Breyer said at the American Bar Association's annual meeting.
Breyer was one of four liberal justices who dissented in cases involving abortion rights, school integration and pay discrimination.
In the school case, in which the court struck down student assignment plans in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, his frustration bubbled over in a lengthy dissent that was twice as long as any he had written in his 13 years on the court.
Yet with the passage of some time, Breyer said the court's term underscored his faith in the rule of law.
"When I look at it objectively, I think how I wish I'd won, but I also think, not a bad system," Breyer said.
"I'm not going to be in the majority all the time. How I wish I were, but that's the system. That's called the rule of law," he said.
Earlier, addressing another ABA audience, Breyer said the major division in the world is between people committed to resolving disputes through a system of laws and those who are not.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: belief; breyer; robertscourt; ruleoflaw; scotus; unhappy
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To: NormsRevenge
“I was in dissent quite a lot and I wasn’t happy,”
Constitution 1, Breyer 0
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:32:56 PM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
I didn’t have enough room to put up a ‘Waaaa Waaaaa’ alert. :-)
Cheers and here’s to a lot more gooseeggs for the lefties on the court and in Congre$$.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:35:26 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Welcome to FR. The Virtual Boot Camp for 'infidels' in waiting)
To: NormsRevenge
"I'm not going to be in the majority all the time. How I wish I were, but that's the system. That's called the rule of law," he said.Here's wishing that sentiment is true for most of his tenure.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:35:31 PM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: CaptainK
The evidence is out there however. Breyer is not the sort who believes in "the rule of law".
Fundamentally the man is a fascist who will always rule in favor of the strong against the weak.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:38:17 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: NormsRevenge
"I was in dissent quite a lot and I wasn't happy," Breyer said at the American Bar Association's annual meeting.Then do the country a favor and quit.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:39:10 PM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: CaptainK
""I'm not going to be in the majority all the time. How I wish I were, but that's the system. That's called the rule of law," he said."
Maybe he should step down while W is still president.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:39:26 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: NormsRevenge
“abortion rights”... and might the little child have any “life rights”?
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:41:39 PM PDT
by
flowerplough
("Call Mr. Plow, that's my name. That name again is Mr. Plow!" -Homer, in a TV commercial.)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
Poor Stephen wasn’t happy? Too GD bad. I see he wasted no time complaining to the MSM. Maybe they’ve got an opening for him at the World Court.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:43:59 PM PDT
by
rbg81
(DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
To: NormsRevenge
I didnt have enough room to put up a Waaaa Waaaaa alert. :-) ROFL!
He wasn't happy, that's so sad. He'd better get used to that, there's going to be a lot more unhappy days. :-)
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:44:22 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: NormsRevenge
Well, at least he’s not whining about Stare Decisis.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:44:29 PM PDT
by
DesScorp
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
I was in dissent quite a lot and I wasnt happy,
quit.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:49:02 PM PDT
by
Taffini
(Mr. Pippin and Mr. Waffles do not approve)
To: NormsRevenge
He’s not happy now, wait till he stands before the Judgment Seat and all the souls of those he murdered.
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:50:14 PM PDT
by
huldah1776
( Worthy is the Lamb)
To: NormsRevenge
If you don’t like it, quit.
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To: NormsRevenge
I hope that Justice Stephen Breyer is very unhappy man till he is swallowed into the grave.
Breyer unhappy = America Happy!
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posted on
08/11/2007 7:54:24 PM PDT
by
DaveyB
(Ignorance is part of the human condition - atheism makes it permanent!)
To: NormsRevenge
Hey Justice Breyer...
Bush 1 & Gore 0
Bush 1 & Kerry 0
To the victor go the spoils... now don't go away mad... just go away and cry in your Cheerios with your turn-coat "partner" David Souter.
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posted on
08/11/2007 8:13:17 PM PDT
by
Trajan88
(www.bullittclub.com)
To: Taffini; NormsRevenge
Louder: “QUIT!”
If he would retire, maybe we could get in somebody who would do a job AMERICANS should and would do. Like the Liberals say, the status quo is unacceptable!
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posted on
08/11/2007 8:15:35 PM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: NormsRevenge
Isn’t Breyer the pinhead that wants America to be more like Europe and Africa? I think it’s time for the boy to pack it in and go “spend more time with the family.”
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posted on
08/11/2007 9:11:39 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(You know you are a great American when a Kennedy calls you a traitor.)
To: NormsRevenge
A Clinton appointee, of course. Just like that extremist harridan who used to be a big wig with the ACLU, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They are two of the most anti-constitution jurists in American history.
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posted on
08/11/2007 9:47:53 PM PDT
by
ought-six
("Give me liberty, or give me death!")
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