Sunday, July 17, 2005
Our Newest Op Ed
High Court, Even Higher Stakes
- Eric Reikowski
July 1, 2005 marked the beginning of what promises to be one of the most pivotal periods in American political life. After serving twenty four years on the United States Supreme Court, Sandra Day O' Connor has called it a career. Her retirement portends a long and heated battle over who will succeed her as the 109th Justice to sit on the court. Both sides of the ideological spectrum have been gearing up for this for quite some time-and for good reason.
If you were not already convinced of the far-reaching influence that the court wields over this nation, by now you should be. Even if you had been living under a rock up until the past few weeks, you ought to have a clear idea of the vast amount of power vested in the court and how the misuse of that power can imperil even the most settled liberties reserved to the states and the people.
Moreover, the current court has emphatically shown us that nothing in the Constitution is set in stone. The founding fathers may have been well-intentioned, but this court has simply refused to be bound to such archaic standards in the face of a diverse and ever-evolving society...........
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- Eric Reikowski
July 1, 2005 marked the beginning of what promises to be one of the most pivotal periods in American political life. After serving twenty four years on the United States Supreme Court, Sandra Day O' Connor has called it a career. Her retirement portends a long and heated battle over who will succeed her as the 109th Justice to sit on the court. Both sides of the ideological spectrum have been gearing up for this for quite some time-and for good reason.
If you were not already convinced of the far-reaching influence that the court wields over this nation, by now you should be. Even if you had been living under a rock up until the past few weeks, you ought to have a clear idea of the vast amount of power vested in the court and how the misuse of that power can imperil even the most settled liberties reserved to the states and the people.
Moreover, the current court has emphatically shown us that nothing in the Constitution is set in stone. The founding fathers may have been well-intentioned, but this court has simply refused to be bound to such archaic standards in the face of a diverse and ever-evolving society...........
Click HERE To Read On
# posted by Publius @ 7/17/2005 02:00:00 AM 
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