The fifth vote
David Hardy seems convinced that Miers and Roberts are pro-gun, and notes Scalia and Thomas are as well. He’s looking for the fifth vote and thinks it may be (gasp!) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
I remain unconvinced but it would be about the only thing that would lead me to have any respect for the woman, who seems to put ideology above the law.
October 6th, 2005 at 11:46 am
“…who seems to put ideology above the law.”
And this differs from Scalia exactly how?
October 6th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
Ginsburg? Not a chance in hell. Sorry.
I’ll bet real money on that, too…
October 6th, 2005 at 11:34 pm
I wouldn’t bet either way. Her ACLU is on the wrong side of the issue, as most liberals are, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she herself is. However, that dissenting opinion is no more probative on the meaning of the Second Amendment than is the majority opinion in U.S. v. Verdugo-Urqidez, which was joined by Justice Kennedy. Then again, that ruling was handed down in 1990, and Kennedy has “grown in office” quite a bit since then.
October 7th, 2005 at 4:58 pm
” remain unconvinced but it would be about the only thing that would lead me to have any respect for the woman, who seems to put ideology above the law. ”
Examples please.