PrintOctober 6, 2005
Groupthink
Based on some of the commentary from respected conservatives distressed over the SCOTUS nomination of non—judge, non—scholar, non—intellectual Harriet Miers, one would think that the Supreme Court has always been populated by Olympian figures, debating esoteric yet penetrating points of law, precedent and historical insight, and employing complex logic to persuade the majority to accede to the most brilliant minds among them. Would that it were so.
It is a pretty vision to contemplate, but it's a bit of a fairy tale. That cannot be the Supreme Court which discovered the Constitution's penumbra, and in its most recent completed term transmogrified 'public use' into 'public purpose' so as to enable government entities to seize your property and give it to others who will pay more taxes to them on it.
In a way, this faith in an idealized vision of the Supremes — as a rarified body of immortals elevated to a higher plane of being by virtue...(Read Full Article)
