Okay, we're apparently confusing little guys. I'm talking about the little guy with no money for a lawyer who wants to appeal his criminal conviction in the Sixth Circuit. You're talking about the little guy as a synonym for the Democratic Party, which... well, wow. WOW.
interest of democracy and freedom Last I heard, we were talking about abortion. Let's just call a spade a spade, hm? In terms of democracy, nothing about this process is remotely democratic. Know why? Because judges aren't supposed to legislate, they're supposed to apply the law. The thing is, the fault does not lie with either the Republicans or the Democrats for the fact that this is a political process - it lies with Supreme Court substantive due process jurisprudence. The parties are just fighting like hell to twist it to their advantage.
Let's look for politically independent candidates who are not interested in catering to any specific special interest group so that they can gain access to a really nice yacht for their vacations.
Well, I still say that the filibustering is really all about abortion, and abortion-like issues, so this accusation in particular is kind of silly. It's not going to be a productive argument if you're wedded to the "Republican/Bush Is Evil" as an argument for or against the role of the judiciary, or about what the role of a federal circuit court judge actually is.
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Date: 2004-12-14 04:40 am (UTC)interest of democracy and freedom
Last I heard, we were talking about abortion. Let's just call a spade a spade, hm? In terms of democracy, nothing about this process is remotely democratic. Know why? Because judges aren't supposed to legislate, they're supposed to apply the law. The thing is, the fault does not lie with either the Republicans or the Democrats for the fact that this is a political process - it lies with Supreme Court substantive due process jurisprudence. The parties are just fighting like hell to twist it to their advantage.
Let's look for politically independent candidates who are not interested in catering to any specific special interest group so that they can gain access to a really nice yacht for their vacations.
Well, I still say that the filibustering is really all about abortion, and abortion-like issues, so this accusation in particular is kind of silly. It's not going to be a productive argument if you're wedded to the "Republican/Bush Is Evil" as an argument for or against the role of the judiciary, or about what the role of a federal circuit court judge actually is.