Supreme Court to review
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That should be good news. On it’s face the redistricting was illegal. And it was forced through by a very unpopular Bush Gov’t.
December 12th, 2005 at 10:55 amThe Supreme court knows what it’s got it’s hands on. This may as well be Roe v. Wade.
let us see if our scotus is corrupt or not. the legal proof of the deed is obvious. their answer to this will tell the citizens of the country and the world, if the government of this country is paid for, or duly elected.
December 12th, 2005 at 11:05 amWill all the Republicans who won election due to the fraud have to step down? I doubt it, so no matter how the court rules, I’ll still be upset.
December 12th, 2005 at 11:08 amIt’s always good to bring their corruption to light. I bet there are quite a few that don’t know to what extent Delay & Co. have gone to get elected. They don’t play fair. If they did, they would lose.
December 12th, 2005 at 11:18 am#1 & #2
SHOULD be good news. But, yes, this is a test. We’ll find out how much of a “company man” Roberts is, for sure.
Keep your fingers crossed.
December 12th, 2005 at 11:27 amRoberts will vote with DeLay. The key vote here is Kennedy.
The Supreme Court’s most recent gerrymandering case was Vieth v. Jubelirer. In Vieth Justices Scalia, Rehnquist, O’Connor and Thomas held that the courts can never consider partisan gerrymandering cases. Justice Kennedy wrote a separate opinion concurring the judgment. According to Kennedy, he would only be willing to strike down an attempt at partisan gerrymandering if somewhat could articulate a neutral standard which can separate out mere political meddling from cases where gerrymandering was “applied in an invidious manner or in a way unrelated to any legitimate legislative objective.”
Kennedy’s opinion is vague and uncomforting, but I am somewhat encouraged by the Court’s decision to grant cert here. I’m hoping it is because Kennedy decided that the Texas case is so egregious, that he wants to take this opportunity to explain just what he meant in Vieth.
December 12th, 2005 at 11:42 amGood news? What? With the right wing fascists from the FedSoc already on this court? The same clowns that coronated Chimpy in 2000? We had better get some human beings in the WH and Congress because we have the Reich ministry in the judiciary for the next 30 years at least. May they all die an early and quick death.
December 12th, 2005 at 12:10 pmOn the surface it appears to be good news. Look under the covers though, and what do you see? Not a band of angels coming for me, that is for sure.
This probably means, with the court as now composed, that there will be an affirmation of the reichwings right to change the political landscape anytime and anywhere they choose.
December 12th, 2005 at 12:19 pmAin’t nobody here but us chickens.
December 12th, 2005 at 12:51 pmI think it’s good news.
Things have a way of working out. What goes around comes around.
My prediction is that Roberts won’t be on the high court very long. I also predict that Alito won’t be confirmed.
The United States of America is too good of a nation.
Rove will be gone soon.
Impeachment hearings will begin soon and this whole nightmare will end.
December 12th, 2005 at 12:57 pmSusan,
I appreciate your positive outlook relative to the Supreme Court, however I question your post’s intent. It is either short-sighted or satirical. Not having read enough of your posts, I don’t know which is the case.
John Roberts has attained his dream. He will leave the court only when ready to retire. Maybe we all should wish Roberts well and hope he stays for a long time. By comparison to Samuel Alito, Roberts is a conservative light-weight.
Alito may not be confirmed, but it won’t be because people think happy thoughts. The Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, said yesterday he is prepared to strip Democrats of their ability to filibuster if they try to stall the nomination Mr. Alito. You can bet that Frist, DeLay and others will be just as dedicated to Alito’s confirmation as they are to his nomination.
Moderate’s loud objection to our Congress Representatives and Senators is the only effective tool we have to protect our values.
December 12th, 2005 at 2:06 pmSo the SCOTUS with Roberts and maybe even Alito will determine whether Delay acted illegally? I won’t be holding my breath. What do they have to lose? That we will be unhappy at their “interpretation†of the Constitution? Who will begin a movement to impeach a justice? The same people who will begin a movement to impeach Bush/Cheney?
December 12th, 2005 at 7:03 pmOn the extremely outside chance that the Texas redistricting is found illegal — will all the districts revert back to the way they were? Will those in office be asked to leave? Will those displaced be asked to return?
There is no checks/balance system in place today. One party controls everything, and there is no reason to believe they will not rule in their and their party’s favor.
The real problem for the legislators themselves is to be independant, even if Delay is gone there is a minimum of decension on one’s way to commitee chairdom.Look carefully how the first map was rewritten by a court. Did delay pick this fight when he knew he had the right judges. Texas judges are elected. What qualifies as judicial activism these days. Was it bad law? Why not respect the law and wait for the new census? Still all the seats went the way of the GOP,so who didn’t get to vote.He may have been right about the didtricts’ make up but changing the rules in the middle of the game is so, so Taliban.
December 12th, 2005 at 7:49 pm