Wednesday, April 04, 2012

No doubt Jerry Smith is a strict constructionist.

It is about ideology. 


He loves Citizens United. 


He believes life in the court or anywhere else in the world is simple and straight forward and predictable.


The issue of competence comes to mind. How could the Robert's Court call corporations people and have freedom of speech.


No one has to look very far to realize the Bush impact on the USA court system has been adverse.


It is a conversation the nation should have. 


Former Justice O'Connor looked at THE LIVES OF PEOPLE when she made her decisions. They were decisions based in an understanding of legislation in relation to the people it effected. Judges like Smith don't see the world as a 'whole' he treats words as autocratic and predetermined. Smith has gone too far and he needs to take the same seat Alito did. He disappeared at the State of the Union address and it was a wise decision.