[yldstrk]

conservatives need not apply

[cloudmountain]

Being SMART isn't an indication of being a GOOD judge. It JUST means that she only needs to read the brief once and can understand it instantaneously and perfectly.

I guess she's not smart enough to understand the difference. Could there be some arrogance there? Nah....

[Oatka]

But the Supreme Court does not allow Congress to transfer legislative power to the executive branch without significant judicial oversight.
and
With so many legislative issues now essentially being decided in federal courtrooms, the stakes for lower court judicial nominations have become exponentially higher.

Which makes the courts unelected bureaucrats calling the shots instead of Congress, and perhaps giving said judges a justified sense of power. Working in the shadows of anonymity also helps.