Writing on O'Connor
Thanks to Vail, I have this lovely subscription to the Economist! Sometimes their writing is wonderfully flowery and full.
"Now the long, hot battle begins. There hasn’t been an opening on the Supreme Court since Stephen Breyer was appointed in 1994. Since then, the long struggle between Democrats and Republicans for control over the unelected branch of the federal government has grown increasingly bitter-perhaps unsurprisingly so, given that Supreme Court justices wield a power in some respects like the Pope’s. They are appointed for life and accountable to no one. Their job is to uphold a venerable text, which empowers them to overrule any other branch of government. They are the final arbiters of the limits within which Americans must live, so it is hardly surprising that when a vacancy occurs, the question of who will fill it arouses a fair bit of excitement."
From this afternoon's web update in reference to Sanda Day O'Connor's resignation from the Supreme Court.
"Now the long, hot battle begins. There hasn’t been an opening on the Supreme Court since Stephen Breyer was appointed in 1994. Since then, the long struggle between Democrats and Republicans for control over the unelected branch of the federal government has grown increasingly bitter-perhaps unsurprisingly so, given that Supreme Court justices wield a power in some respects like the Pope’s. They are appointed for life and accountable to no one. Their job is to uphold a venerable text, which empowers them to overrule any other branch of government. They are the final arbiters of the limits within which Americans must live, so it is hardly surprising that when a vacancy occurs, the question of who will fill it arouses a fair bit of excitement."
From this afternoon's web update in reference to Sanda Day O'Connor's resignation from the Supreme Court.