Friday, 1 July 2005
Now the Fun Begins
« Quote of the Week | Main | London Bombing »Sandra Day O'Connor has tendered her resignation as of the end of the current session. O'Connor spent 24 years on the Supreme Court where she became a lynch pin for the squish middle. Her career is being hailed for her abilities as an independent thinker on the court. Which of course is a euphemism for jumping from one side to the other on a whim.
Now, President Bush has the ability and duty to replace her wobbliness with someone more rooted in the interpretation of the Constitution. Someone similiar to Scalia or Thomas. Such an appointment will tip the balance of the court in favor of conservatism and the Constitution. Allowing us to close the book on the tyrannical days of judicial activism that has wreaked havoc on our nation over the past 40 years. It will finally align the court with the conservative majority that has led this country since the 80's.
Of course the court system is the last vestige of power for the left, and they will not go quietly. I am sure they will get really shrill and desperate as there last defense is wiped away. The battle lines are already being drawn.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, said: "We would expect the president to maintain the critical balance of the court that Justice O'Connor fought so long and hard for by nominating a consensus, mainstream nominee.
"We should replace Justice O'Connor with a consensus candidate, not an ideologue."
My response to Schuemer is SCREW YOU. We the majority no longer want your balanced or consensus candidate on the court. We know those are code words for liberal. I am sick and tired of listening to the left define themselves as middle of the road while insulting average American conservatives ala Howard Dean.
Message to Schuemer and the rest of the Democrats!Your party is in the minority. You lost the last presidential election. In fact you have consistently lost local, state, and national elections since the 1970's. You do not get to define what is a balanced nominee. Your time of dominance has passed. So go ahead and bitch, moan and whine. But at the end of the day you will need to get your sorry asses out of the majority's way.
