Former Top Judge Says US Risks Edging Near To Dictatorship

The Guardian (UK) ^ | 3-13-2006 | Julian Borger

[Williams]

Wow, I believe in treating judges with respect, but she is way out of line with this. She cites a politician talking about impeachment of judges as a threat to the Constitution - she is too thin skinned to recognize that impeachment is a Constitutional action available to the Congress? She can't understand that politicians might talk about removing appointees they view as bad judges?

[mugs99]

"It takes a lot of degeneration before a country falls into dictatorship"

"The Federal government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers."... Justice Clarence Thomas

I think we've already fallen.
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[traditional1]

if the party's rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary......if the party's rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary",

You pathetic Liberal mess, the "rightwingers" are RISING UP against the JUDICIARY DICTATORSHIP OF UN-ELECTED ACTIVIST LAW-WRITERS, and you fail to grasp the Constitution being destroyed?

[Paleo Conservative]

There are only two things in the middle of the road, yellow stripes and dead skunks!

Doesn't look like a dead skunk to me.

[Atchafalaya]

Buh Bye Sandy, thank God my prayers were answered!!!

[n-tres-ted]

On Sandra Day O'Connor: ...snip...she is a practitioner of outcome-based jurisprudence.

In other words, she was a politician appointed to the bench (which was precisely the case).

[Whispering Smith]

As John Riggins would say, "Loosen up Sandy babes."

[Elyse]

How credible is the source's take on what she said?

It's the British liberal rag, The Guardian. It's a political liberal National Enquirer. I'm not going to get upset about it until I find out what she really said. This piece of trash regularly twists everything anyone says.

[Txsleuth]

Oh, FGS......I thought she wanted to retire to spend more time with her husband?

Do it already sandy!!!

[OKIEDOC]

Thanks

[MNJohnnie]

I've just been told this is a Justic Scalia bon mot from one of his dissents. Was aimed at all the Leftist Justices, not just O'Conner. My respect for Scalia continually grows

[fatima]

Sandy why did you lie before you were appointed.I saw you on an interview and you were more impressed with your self and saw a few mis-steps.Tell us everything Sandyraw:)

[Sandy]

now she wants to warn us about unbridled power in the Executive Branch?

Huh? Try reading the article.

[GladesGuru]

The lil blonde msut be in early stage Alzheimer's. The public reviles lawyers in general and judges in particular.

How she arrived at the inetellectual construct that Conservatives are likely to cause dictatorship is beyond reason.

Sandy! Hello Sandy - get your meds adjusted, STAT!

[Sandy]

Judge Says US Risks Edging Near To Dictatorship

Hyperbolic garbage; she said nothing of the sort.

[Revolting cat!]

Uhm, sorry , we didn't mean it, Mrs O'! (May we call you Sandy?)

[fatima]

What did she mean Sandy?

[PGalt]

Thanks a lot for the background information on Julian Borger.

[lawdude]

"So much for the old bats centrist and moderate label, she was/is a flaming commie."

She was never bright and I do believe she hasn't the mental capacity to have firm convictions. Her favorite color is "Clear"!

[Sandy]

Uhm, sorry , we didn't mean it, Mrs O'!

ROFL.