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Unanimous Verdict

9.27.05 @ 12:01AM

WITH BATED BREATH
Re: The New AmSpecBlog:

Can hardly wait.
-- Annette Cwik

TOSS HER
Re: Jed Babbin's J'Recuse:

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes.

Finally, someone has said what I have been thinking all along: Judge Ginsburg should be impeached and removed from office.

Ginsburg is an ideologue, not a judge. The contrast between her views and Judge Roberts' could not be clearer. We do not need judges to "advance" "women's rights" or "human rights." It is very simple, uphold the Constitution or get out. Quoting foreign law, especially, should qualify for immediate removal for any U.S. judge.

In every case brought before the Supreme Court, but especially those regarding abortion, property rights, affirmative action and the commerce clause, among others, attorneys should demand that Ginsburg recuse herself.

I demand her immediate impeachment for violating her oath of office.
-- Don Hinds
Bethesda, Maryland

I wonder whether then-Boy President Clinton consulted with Justices Rehnquist, Scalia, or Thomas before nominating Ruth Bader Ginsburg to her throne... excuse me, seat on the Supreme Court. I wonder whether Justice Ginsburg thinks he did. Or does she think that enough of us are sufficiently stupid to believe that he did? (It seems to me that the left is coming more and more to depend on, to paraphrase Lincoln, fooling enough of the people enough of the time, but I digress.)

If Justice Ginsburg would be in violation of Title 28 Section 455 of the USC by failing to recuse herself from cases about which she has freely announced her prejudice, could she not then be charged with said violation, tried, presumably convicted, and then impeached and removed for that high crime and misdemeanor? If not, then what good is Title 28 Section 455 anyway? Are there any other U.S. laws containing the modality "shall" that are mere suggestions? Do you suppose that Justice Ginsburg has a list of these "suggestions of Congress" that she might be willing to share with the rest of us? So much of modern jurisprudence requires skill in the interpretation of auguries that such a list would be very helpful to the layman or potential felon....
-- Stephen Foulard
Houston, Texas

Justice Ginsburg's desire that the president consider a woman, not just any woman mind you, only one with her ideological perspective, further demonstrates the Left's obsession with preserving the turf they absconded with through their manipulation of the judiciary. Her remark that "some women who might be appointed who would not advance human rights or women's rights" somehow escaped the notice of the leftist goon squads assigned to ferret out suspected ideologues among SCOTUS nominees, and demonstrates how bereft of principle these self-appointed media watchdogs really are. Why can't they just be honest and say that they don't mind having an ideologue on the Court as long it is one in lock-step agreement with them?

This lunacy will continue until our elected representatives demonstrate they understand the proper role of the judiciary and take steps to appoint judges who respect the Constitution as written. Mr. Babbin cited Joe Biden's "job interview" statement as an example of one Senator who doesn't; however, no one can top House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi's moronic press remarks in response to the recent Kelo Supreme Court ruling on governmental property seizures: "It is a decision of the Supreme Court. If Congress wants to change it, it will require legislation of a level of a constitutional amendment. So this is almost as if God has spoken. It's an elementary discussion now. They have made the decision." She should have quit while she had an ounce of credibility left, but she trudged on: "Again, without focusing on the actual decision, just to say that when you withhold funds from enforcing a decision of the Supreme Court you are, in fact, nullifying a decision of the Supreme Court. This is in violation of the respect for separation of church -- powers in our Constitution, church and state as well. Sometimes the Republicans have a problem with that as well. But forgive my digression."

So, Nancy Pelosi thinks that a Supreme Court decision is almost the same as a decree from God Himself? This woman has no grasp at all on the way our republic is supposed to work. She desperately needs an elementary class in Civics -- oh, sorry, I forgot we don't teach that anymore in our indoctrination centers, I mean public schools. The fact that a person as ignorant as she appears to be holds such a powerful position of leadership in the Democratic Party makes my skin crawl. I wonder how many more politicians there are out there who think the same way. No wonder the judiciary has been allowed to run roughshod over our Constitution and trample our personal liberties.
-- Rick Arand

I remember hearing that phrase "I will take enlightenment wherever I can find it" on the news several days ago. I am glad that you highlighted it.

I have never heard a more frightening statement about or from the Court. Justices are sworn to take enlightenment from the Constitution. In fact, it is assumed that when they are confirmed, they already have taken enlightenment from the Constitution.

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Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Abortion, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Military, NATO