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**DoctorTDent** · 11-13-2005, 03:29 AM

QUOTE=Tim]

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?

I'm sure they do, but at the time the liberals' majority wasn't in jeopardy. In the past it was harder to oppose qualified nominees. Today, the division has gone beyond politics ...it's become cultural.

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. Well ... our politics are currently quite volatile. SC judges being removed from the money-mad election process does account for something.

The power you cite, I believe, is all in the eyes of the beholder. Conservatives call liberal judges activists despite the fact that conservative judges have voted to overturn congressional laws more often than have liberal judges. That, I believe, is legislating from the bench.

However, that said, I want our judiciary active. Without them, with only majority rule, we never would have had civil rights, etc.

11-13-2005, 03:29 AM	#9
DoctorTDent Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 506 Senior Member	QUOTE=Tim] 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? I'm sure they do, but at the time the liberals' majority wasn't in jeopardy. In the past it was harder to oppose qualified nominees. Today, the division has gone beyond politics ...it's become cultural. 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. Well ... our politics are currently quite volatile. SC judges being removed from the money-mad election process does account for something. The power you cite, I believe, is all in the eyes of the beholder. Conservatives call liberal judges activists despite the fact that conservative judges have voted to overturn congressional laws more often than have liberal judges. That, I believe, is legislating from the bench. However, that said, I want our judiciary active. Without them, with only majority rule, we never would have had civil rights, etc.
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