Life Is Not Purgatory
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Look Twins!
Is it just me or does US Supreme Court Nominee John Robers look an awful lot like our Prime Minister, only about 15-years younger?
Regardless it appears that Mr. Roberts is likley to be the next Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, where he will likely sit for 20 - 30 years; guiding the Judicial arm of the US government in a direction that only likely he knows... his judical record is just too short to make any substantive judgements on how he will act once the new robes go on.
The Roberts Court will likely be quite conservative as Roberts has repeatedly expressed his opinion that while he may disagree with or think a piece of legislation is idiotic or ill-advised, he will not strike it down unless it is illegal: either against the constitution, or contrary to other laws. I can't say I disagree with that opinion... and though my own preference is for a progressive judiciary, like in Canada - I think perhaps Roberts may be the best the US can hope for under George W. Bush.
Unless he turns out to be a Palpatine...
Is it just me or does US Supreme Court Nominee John Robers look an awful lot like our Prime Minister, only about 15-years younger?
Regardless it appears that Mr. Roberts is likley to be the next Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, where he will likely sit for 20 - 30 years; guiding the Judicial arm of the US government in a direction that only likely he knows... his judical record is just too short to make any substantive judgements on how he will act once the new robes go on.
The Roberts Court will likely be quite conservative as Roberts has repeatedly expressed his opinion that while he may disagree with or think a piece of legislation is idiotic or ill-advised, he will not strike it down unless it is illegal: either against the constitution, or contrary to other laws. I can't say I disagree with that opinion... and though my own preference is for a progressive judiciary, like in Canada - I think perhaps Roberts may be the best the US can hope for under George W. Bush.
Unless he turns out to be a Palpatine...
