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**JakeBarkings** · 11-13-2005, 02:39 AM

[QUOTE=Foglai] In reading about the recent Supreme Court nomination it occurred to me that conservatives always fear that their nominations will move to the left ...i.e. Justices Kennedy, O'Connor and Souter ...more than liberals ever fear that their nominations will move to the right.

What could be the reason for this? It seems strange. Hmmm.... You make an interesting point here. However, Scalia has proven to be more conservative than was expected at the time - at least from what I have observed. He was overwhelmingly approved; I wonder if the Dems who voted for him regret it?

Maybe a life-long appointment insulated from politics allows judges to truly interpret the original intent of the Constitution, as it should be applied today. But they are not insulated from politics. They have far, far too much power. Essentially, they run the country. This is an imbalance that will not be corrected any time soon.

11-13-2005, 02:39 AM	#2
JakeBarkings Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	[QUOTE=Foglai] In reading about the recent Supreme Court nomination it occurred to me that conservatives always fear that their nominations will move to the left ...i.e. Justices Kennedy, O'Connor and Souter ...more than liberals ever fear that their nominations will move to the right. What could be the reason for this? It seems strange. Hmmm.... You make an interesting point here. However, Scalia has proven to be more conservative than was expected at the time - at least from what I have observed. He was overwhelmingly approved; I wonder if the Dems who voted for him regret it? Maybe a life-long appointment insulated from politics allows judges to truly interpret the original intent of the Constitution, as it should be applied today. But they are not insulated from politics. They have far, far too much power. Essentially, they run the country. This is an imbalance that will not be corrected any time soon.
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