SCOTUS: Judging the '09 term

Eric, Salinas, CA — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:26:51 GMT

That activist conservative judge Roberts is just trying to legislate from the bench to bypass the will of the people. This ravager of Truth, Justice and the American Way should be the one being replaced by Sotomayor. Just goes to show how much Sotomayor is needed to fill out the bench come next term before robert's destroys our legal system.

Impeach Robert's Now!

SCOTUS: Judging the '09 term

Court Watcher — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:27:08 GMT

A good summary of the just-ended term and an outlook on where the Court is going can be found at http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/thoughts-on-this-term-and-the-next/. The Court is probably one of the few bright spots that Conservatives have to look at these days. One thing to keep in mind: even if Obama serves two terms, its unlikely he'll be able to move the Court to the left. Unless the Republicans' implosion continues beyond 2016, they should rest assured that this won't happen.

SCOTUS: Judging the '09 term

eagle1776 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:14:26 GMT

So the Chief Justice is going to legislate from the bench? Is that what you are saying? The Supreme Court has been very good over the centuries in making decisions that often surprise everyone. While most tend to lean one way or the other sometimes the precidence, law and of course the Constitution all must be considered not just one's biased opinion.

SCOTUS: Judging the '09 term

Jeff Gollin, Holmdel, NJ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:15:04 GMT

Judge Roberts and his four followers are "activist judges" (based on their recent New Haven decision in which the court intervened to overturn local government policy).

Part of the bullwork against such activism was, of all people, Judge Sottomayor who voted to have the court not intervene by changing local policy.

SCOTUS: Judging the '09 term

A. Hill — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:32 GMT

Uh oh, if Thomas ends up sitting too far away from Scalia, how will Thomas know how to vote? They better hope the justices in between them will pass their notes back and forth for them...