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Originally Posted by dissention
Sandy is hardly what I would call a die-hard conservative, she's a rather liberal justice. But I've heard that she wants out.
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I truly believe she is the best Justice we have. I think Souter and Ginsverg are a very close second, but they are each somewhat of an idealouge in their own way. I think Renquist was great, but time has IMO made him too bitter. Stevens and Kennedy are good.
Thomas is an insult to the intelligence of every American and I can think of no one stupider or with less legal acumen. This is widely accepted as true in legal circles. I think he is an insult the the brilliant Thurgood Marshall, who was the only other black member of the Court.
Scalia clearly has a high I.Q., but he is a little cockeyed and reminds me of the old charictures (sp.?) of the wild eyes drunk hanging judes of the 1800's
I get that he is a strict constructionist, but that theory went out the door about 150 years ago. Moreover, no one really wants strict contruction unless it supports them - e.g. the "right to bear arms" in the contect of a militia and personally
Yet, Scalia, for the limelight I think, adheres to it for some unknown reason. Thus, as high as his I.Q. is, he cannot be very "smart" IMO.