Ed Whalen gives a little fisking to Sen. Idiot Leahy:
In an interview with Politico, Senator Leahy offered these two pearls of wisdom about Chief Justice Roberts and the Supreme Court:
1. “I think in his actions and the actions in which he has joined, he [Chief Justice Roberts] has made the court an arm of the Republican Party.”
2. “They (the Republicans) say they don’t want an activist Supreme Court, but this is the most activist Supreme Court we have ever seen, running roughshod over the Constitution, like Plessy v. Ferguson did.”
Aside from the blatant hostility and the impugning of the character of the Chief Justice of the United States, Leahy's quotes are without support. Whalen writes:
Less than six months ago, Senator Leahy defended the principle of judicial independence: “It is most unfortunate that some in this country have chosen to use dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric when talking about judges.… This high-pitched rhetoric should stop, for the sake of our judges and the independence of the Judiciary.” Leahy’s own crude political attack on the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court is, admittedly, a few steps removed from the specific examples that he condemned, but it is nonetheless irresponsible, especially coming from a chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Let me be clear: If Leahy wants to try to present a sustained, coherent criticism of Chief Justice Roberts and the Supreme Court, he should be welcome to do so. But that’s a far cry from his reckless remarks to Politico. (Emphasis added.)
1 comment:
NO judicial decision in this country is immune from review and criticism. Personal attacks at one's home are one thing. But that's the extreme. Judges are not beyond even the harshest criticism. If you are a judge, you are a civil servant and should expect to receive criticism, especially when you are rude or arrogant. Roberts is a scumbag and a clear puppet of oiled and blood-thirsty Bushie.
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