[JohnHuang2]

Monday, June 2, 2003

Quote of the Day by Cicero

[sourcery]

Justice Breyer angrily accused the strict-constructionist Rehnquist court of relying on "abstract phrases [that] do not actually appear anywhere in the Constitution."

Actually, that's a good point. There are lots of examples, too:

• "Separation of church and state"
• "Privacy"
• "Stare Decisis"
• "Compelling state interest"
• "National security"
• "The Constitution is not a suicide pact"