PrintMay 4, 2009
Obama's Supreme Court Renovation Begins
Retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has handed President Barack Obama his first chance to nominate a judge to the nation's highest court. Sand-blasting "Equal Justice Under Law" from the Courthouse should commence if the Senate confirms a nominee who matches Obama's criteria for judges.Souter advised Obama that he will be retiring from the Court at the completion of its term on June 30. Souter took the oath of office on October 9, 1990, swung left and never turned back. While Souter's replacement won't change the Court's so-called "balance," it will solidify it for years to come.Souter is Obama's kind of judge, as are Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Stephen Breyer. Obama opposes the interpretive philosophies of justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, which is also why Obama voted against confirming John Roberts as chief justice and Samuel Alito as associate justice. Obama doesn't abide judges who apply the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law...(Read Full Article)
