12-05-2021, 07:47 PM
(12-05-2021, 05:31 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: You made some very good points that I omitted, but I wanted to focus on this. I think it absolutely must be emphasized that this is a sword that cuts both ways. Every POTUS nominates justices that they believe will make decisions compatible with their beliefs. In this regard neither side is different. Why is Sotomayor or Kagan given a pass on partisanship, which they both clearly are, but the conservative justices are not? The answer to that goes a long way towards explaining the opinions I posted earlier.
Oh, I don't disagree at all. There are plenty of progressive court rulings I have disagreed with as I maintain they were made with an eye towards politics rather than the Constitution. My issue is that the first step we need to make as a country towards any sort of reform of the judiciary is to stop pretending they are above politics.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
