On 10-Jan-06, Frank Reichert wrote: FR> I think some of this is now occurring again at the Federal level, FR> as it has long been the propensity of the US Senate to be greatly FR> divided on Supreme Court nominees over judicial philosophy....
I have to disagree here. The GOP controlled Senate gave passes to Clinton's nominees (Ginzburg and Breyer?), although it knew their philosophies greatly differed with that espoused by the Contract with America. FR> ... It is interesting to be sure, that the character of judicial FR> philosophy usually isn't the subject or character of the questions posed FR> to nominees.... Agreed - the litmus test these days is Roe vs. Wade. FR> ... However, during my lifetime in observing these proceedings, it has FR> been my observation that usually the questions over the moral issues FR> usually somehow revolve around a divergence in judicial philosophy, that FR> being, a strict interpretation of the US Constitution based upon the FR> original intent, and that of a relative character based entirely upon FR> applying the language to current relative issues -- usually at a great FR> stretch, and subjectively interpreted. The GOP pays lip service to the Constitution, but the bottom line is that they have determined that the Constitution poses no threat to our current form of government. FR> I think what we are dealing with here is simply trying to define FR> areas in which the original authors of Constitutions probably FR> never considered would take place at a time and space in which FR> they likely didn't contemplate at the time the State FR> Constitutions where written and ratified; that is also the case FR> of course, with our national Constitution to be sure. FR> I have to believe that each of these are State issues, and ought FR> to be resolved in the State Courts. The Federal government FR> should not arbitrarily walk in and overrule State Courts as the FR> Supreme Court did in the Roe vs. Wade case. I suggest only that FR> I have more confidence in State Courts to decide matters that are FR> mainly relevant at the local or state level. What are you, some kind of wild-eyed radical? _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
