Would everyone agree with me that the American economy and the United States Supreme Court are pretty big deals? Like top tier kinda national concerns right? Would you agree with me that our elected officials chosen by democratic vote should be trustworthy to handle and manage related issues with the best quality information available?
Well I'm sure everyone remembers that the $787 billion economic stimulus package was passed February 17 without anyone having read the thing. There seems to be a trend developing with the release of statements made by Harry Reid about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Is this really his idea of "advise and consent"?
* Cred for the post title goes out to Randy Bohlender. w00t.
Showing posts with label Sonia Sotomayor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sonia Sotomayor. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Harry Kant Reid*
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Say it with me..."Sotomayor"
No, I don’t know a lot about the new SCOTUS nominee… yet. But I am working on it. She is believed to be pro-choice but yet she is also catholic. (Not sure how that works).
Anyway, I think most people have a working knowledge of the 3 branches of our government but, just in case you missed it in school, indulge me for just a moment.
There are 3 branches of Government…
- Legislative - Create Law
- Executive - Enforce Law
- Judicial - Interpret Law
Now, most people understand the difference between # 1 and # 3. However, a few don’t. So let me say it like this. Policy making and law creating is not the job of the Courts - any of them. Yes, that means the Supreme Court as well.
But this is apparently lost on Pres. Obama’s nominee:
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