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Sen. Feinstein On Right Wing Judicial Activism

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Supreme Court
Posted on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 10:48:50 AM EST
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Excellent work from Senator Feinstein.

Speaking for me only

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    Sen. Feinstein On Right Wing Judicial Activism | 30 comments (30 topical)

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    DiFI (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by jbindc on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 10:51:10 AM EST
    was fantastic.

    whatd'ya know (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Dadler on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:04:16 AM EST
    DiFi actually does something good, worthless war profiteer that she is.

    Whitehouse: (5.00 / 2) (#13)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:12:17 AM EST
    "Pretense that Republican nominees embody restraint"

    Great stuff (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:15:28 AM EST
    Whitehouse has truly been a terrific Senator. To thihnk I supported his opponent in the primary. Boy was I wrong.

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    Sure hope the Dems. hone in on (5.00 / 1) (#25)
    by oculus on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:24:14 AM EST
    "judicial philosophy."  But don't think they will.

    Up to bat, Cornyn (none / 0) (#2)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:01:13 AM EST
    he has a real needle to thread.

    And he's doing bad originalism (none / 0) (#3)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:02:56 AM EST
    Hey John, why were the bill of rights added by amendment?

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    "micromanaged the death penalty" (none / 0) (#4)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:03:54 AM EST
    Um, what does "unusual" mean, pal???

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    Yes (none / 0) (#6)
    by jbindc on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:04:35 AM EST
    Thos d@mn 13th and 14th amendments....

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    "judge made laws. . .veer off course" (5.00 / 0) (#8)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:06:23 AM EST
    Uh, John Cornyn, meet John Marshall.

    Crappy originalism really makes me angry.

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    I heard a winger argument that Marbury (5.00 / 0) (#28)
    by MKS on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 12:30:38 PM EST
    was wrongly decided....No stopping them from their own wacked-out excesses.

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    That would be a consistent position, but actually (5.00 / 1) (#30)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 12:38:50 PM EST
    it's wrong as a matter of original understanding. If you read the Federalist papers, you know that the framers expected that the courts would exercise judicial review.

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    The argument was that Congress (none / 0) (#29)
    by MKS on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 12:31:43 PM EST
    should be allowed to override what the Supreme Court says is constitutional....Wrap your mind around that one....

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    Well, that's later (none / 0) (#7)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:05:25 AM EST
    But I'll betcha Cornyn doesn't want to talk about their original purpose either.

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    How could I forget (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by jbindc on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:06:49 AM EST
    That d@mn 19th Amendment since the "written constitution" is the most important?

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    I bet Conryn wishes (none / 0) (#14)
    by Cream City on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:13:54 AM EST
    that the original Constitution had included gender -- as the word "male" didn't enter into it for decades.

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    And Cornyn's extreme understanding of the 14th (none / 0) (#10)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:09:09 AM EST
    is now, I think, the majority opinion on the Court.

    He wants to axe government affirmative action.

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    Only Written Rights Exist? (none / 0) (#15)
    by Sumner on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:14:49 AM EST
    Professor Orin Kerr is advising Cornyn? How the blazes did the 9th Amendment slip through the cracks of Cornyn's view of the Bill of Rights?

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    Whitehouse should be interesting (none / 0) (#11)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:11:07 AM EST


    I think Iove him (5.00 / 3) (#17)
    by jbindc on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:15:58 AM EST
    Whitehouse smacks down the Roberts court.

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    Here it comes (none / 0) (#12)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:11:33 AM EST
    Whitehouse will talk about right wing judicial activism.

    Excellent.

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    He was very good ... (none / 0) (#24)
    by Robot Porter on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:24:06 AM EST
    though I did laugh at his characterization of Toobin.

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    Whitehouse gets an award (none / 0) (#18)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:16:12 AM EST
    for being the first to quote John Marshall.

    An award for best presentation (5.00 / 3) (#19)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:17:22 AM EST
    First rate stuff.

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    Yup (none / 0) (#20)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:17:51 AM EST


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    He stands up for representation reinforcement (none / 0) (#21)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:19:00 AM EST


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    More (none / 0) (#22)
    by jbindc on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:19:50 AM EST
    "A courtroom is a place where the status quo is SUPPOSED to be upended."

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    Yup (none / 0) (#23)
    by andgarden on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:20:38 AM EST
    And now we get stupid from Tom Coburn.

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    My ears are ready to bleed (5.00 / 3) (#26)
    by jbindc on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:25:10 AM EST
    listening to Coburn.

    Wonder if what he says here is going to be protected by doctor/priest privilege, like his conversations with Ensign?  <snark>

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    I found it to be a perfect time (5.00 / 1) (#27)
    by nycstray on Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:48:10 AM EST
    to go in the kitchen and rustle up some lunch, out of earshot. {grin}

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