Now that Sandra Day O'Connor has resigned from the court, this gives Bush a great opportunity to show that he a uniter and not a divider. Will he pick someone who will please the right and still be acceptable to the left or will he "stay the course" and go to the right as far as possible? We all know which road he will take, don't we?
He will most certainly appoint someone who is to the right of O'Connor so there will be no danger of the new judge being a swing vote. And then with five of the nine judges backing him on everything, Bush will have all three branches of government in his pocket along with all the media. This will give him almost dictatorial powers.
Having five judges voting as one huge conservative monster, what will happen to abortion right, civil liberties and the government's regulatory powers?
I always thought the duty of the Supreme Court was to determine the constitutionality of each subject brought before them, deciding only on the basis of constitutionality without any regard to the political leanings of the judges.
With five right-leaning judges on the high bench, the only question will be "WWGD?" Indeed, what would George do?
The California Curmudgeon
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