Out of context, I was breathing a sigh of relief because in signing the Bill he successfully neutered the political maelstrom against him. You are right that because the SCOTUS made a horrendous decision, President Bush's decision turned out to be a Faustian deal.
I was taking it to mean just that. And when I see a politician take the easy way out, and that way tears down one of the pillars of our society, I get a little bit upset about it. And when I see people applaud or defend such an action, it really worries me. If killing off the Constitution piece by piece is what it takes to keep Bush in office so he can accomplish some other things, just how far are you prepared to go? And if he has his people out approving of this SCOTUS decision, which is CLEARLY against the Constitution, doesn't that give you even the slightest bit of concern as to just what sort of people he might nominate to the SCOTUS should a vacancy occur? I am really wondering what he means when he says he wants "strict Constitutionalists" for the higher courts. Aren't you?
You are right that because the SCOTUS made a horrendous decision, President Bush's decision turned out to be a Faustian deal.
That is a total pass for Bush and the Congress. If any of them had any b@lls, the SCOTUS would have never gotten the case. The horrendous decisions were made long before the SCOTUS heard a single argument.