Presidents come and go. Even our worst ex-president, Jimmy Carter, lasted only one term, so the damage he could do, while grievous, was finite. People could act on their buyer's remorse at the next election.
Supreme Court justices are a different story. They are appointed for life, and the damage they can do to our nation is infinite and usually irreversible. Who appoints them matters.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Supreme Court Justices
Another reason I am girding my loins:
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