Great article.
Why can't we use this ruling to our advantage? It clearly outlaws abortion.
Is there any chance that a justice besides Rehnquist would be leaving the bench in the next 4 years?
That would be to "save" the people who can vote democrat now.
Thanks for the post. We are witnessing the "devolving standards of dictators" irrationalizing away the LIFE of INNOCENT victims.
Justice Kennedy is a jerk. The Constitution gives the Executive and the Senate the power to enter into and ratify international conventions, not the Supreme Court.
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If Kennedy represents the mainstream, it is time to change the shape of the river. His opinion is an intellectual train wreck . . .
I hope Justice Kennedy feels a bit of embarrassment from this well written article.
If Kennedy represents the mainstream, it is time to change the shape of the river
Bingo.
And to hell with the victims? Yep!
For a second there I thought we had a hate crime!
(George Will hits a homo!)
So, let me get this right, you can't kill a vicious murderer because he/she was 17 at the time of the murder because they have a "lack of maturity" and an "underdeveloped sense of responsibility" but it is just fine for a 12 year old girl to walk into an abortion clinic and get an abortion without her parent's permission or even knowledge? And it is okay to kill the most innocent of us all without so much as even a hearing?
They're not under aged whne they're executed. Look for the gangs to recruit sixteen and seventeen year olds for their hits now. Some teens may try the freelance route, to get jobs.
This is nothing more than a concession to Europe.
Final paragraph:
"The Democrats' standard complaint is that nominees are out of the jurisprudential "mainstream." If Kennedy represents the mainstream, it is time to change the shape of the river. His opinion is an intellectual train wreck, but useful as a timely warning about what happens when judicial offices are filled with injudicious people."
"term limits for the supremes"
ABSOLUTELY! When these people start using "international law" instead of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - they need to be replaced.
I've probably told this story over the years here, but it's apropos now. The death penalty IS A DETERRENT. Years ago, when I was 16, I had an opportunity to spend a month with the notorious bank robber, Willie Sutton (My dad was writing his autobiography and he was staying in our home). As odd as it sounds, we became pretty friendly. I asked him (I guess as only teenagers would have the nerve to do) why he never killed anyone. He said, and I'll never forget, "because I knew that if I killed someone, I'd be killed." The most honest answer I think I've ever gotten in my life. Of course it won't stop most murders, but the type of murder where someone robs a convenience store, or bank and then turns around and murders the clerk because he/she is the witness...that's what we're talking about. So whenever I hear that it's not a deterrent, I think back to my friend, Willie Sutton, and I think I think I know better than any pundit about this issue.
George Will giving Kennedy some of the comeuppance he so richly deserves.
It is death to anyone over 18 who commits murder, but someone who is one day short of his 18th birthday skates.