John Lott: Sotomayor, Kagan ‘dumbing down’ Supreme Court

The Daily Caller ^ | 9/26/2013 | Jamie Weinstein

[newfreep]

obamatollah was NOT even an adjunct professor.

he was a “visiting lecturer”.

I have been an adjunct professor at local university...and, if I may say, far more intelligent than that marxist-muslime.

[Falcon4.0]

"and the rest of the USSC and key members of congress, too"

Yea, I was wondering how many if any Congressmen or Senators are concerned about the skeletons in their closets.
Especially with the NSA profiling everyone.

[Pollster1]

“There is a simple reason for this. Judges who understand the law and are articulate may be able to convince other judges hearing cases to change how they vote. They may also write opinions that influence other judges around the country.”

There is very little chance that those on the left can be reasoned with. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's mind closed so long ago, it's rusted shut. She decided all cases decades ago based on what she wishes the Constitution said. She neither listens nor reads. Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan are shockingly stupid, hard-left ideologues who have no interest in facts or law other than to support the position they have already decided to support. Stephen G. Breyer is capable of thinking, but it would take exceptional eloquence to convince him of anything. Anthony M. Kennedy is the real swing vote, and he may be the only one whose vote can be influenced by intelligence. It's sad what has happened to that once great body.

[justlurking]

His arguments would have likely made the difference in many decisions by the Supreme Court.

Including DC v. Heller.

Bork didn't believe in the individual right to keep and bear arms. He thought it only protected a "collective" right to participate in a government militia. Whenever he was questioned about it, he refused to discuss it.

Anthony Kennedy was nominated and confirmed in Bork's place. Kennedy voted joined the majority -- 5-4 -- to affirm that the 2nd Amendment protected the individual right to keep and bear arms.

Seriously, folks: Bork was not the conservative that he is made out to be. We are quite fortunate he wasn't confirmed.

[mojito]

Oh no, this is America 2013: it's so much more important to have “wise latinas” and lesbians on the Supreme Court than it is to have qualified jurists.

Identity politics trumps all.

How can you call that stupid?

[BuckeyeTexan]

FReepmail me or Perdogg to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the SCOTUS ping list.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Cass Sunstein on SCOTUS?

(*cold shiver*)

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

You know, you’re right. He doesn’t have a PhD so he would have been just a lecturer.

Some “Constitutional law professor!” LOL!

[riri]

Gee, ya think? When the two qualifications are an Ivy League degree and a gender confusion problem...