Ginsberg and Souter voted pro-anal, you know that for sure. And which Republican senator proudly takes credit for their appointments? Why, the feckless chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Orrin Hatch--who just last week threw the weight of his support behind Ted Kennedy's federal hate-crime legislation as well.
And who will preside over the Judiciary Committee's vetting of replacements for O'Connor and Rehnquist if they retire soon as the rumor has it? None other than Orrin Hatch.
The Democrats don't need the hold a senate majority to pack the SCOTUS with more Ginsbergs, Souters, and Breyers. They already control the appointment process thorough Ted Kennedy's best friend.
This is just one more bullet in the heart of federalism and state-reserved powers under the 10th Amendment.
That, plus Libertarians cause soggy cereal.
"Today's opinion is the product of a Court, which is the prduct of a law-profession culture, that has largely signed on to the so-called homosexual agenda, by which I mean the agenda promoted by some homosexual activists directed at eliminating the moral opprobrium that has traditionally attached to homosexual conduct."
-- Justice Scalia