it looks like romney needs to update his website

[FormLetter]

Maybe college professors aren't necessarily smart. Or wise. Wise might be the better word.

[Harry]

Originally Posted by FormLetter

Maybe college professors aren't necessarily smart. Or wise. Wise might be the better word.

Well, the libertarian ones are smart. Or wise. Or BOTH!

[soyleche]

Originally Posted by Harry

Well, the libertarian ones are smart. Or wise. Or BOTH!

The libertarian ones are smart enough to get out of academia and do something useful with their lives...

[notreallyme]

Originally Posted by soyleche

The libertarian ones are smart enough to get out of academia and do something useful with their lives...

Usually unrelated to Gov't.

-- Other than you are pro or anti-Obama (and Obamacare) why do ppl think Robert's ruling was surprising (or don't they?)

Would prefer someone who hates Obamacare to share why they agree with Roberts or vice versa if such a person exists.

#2) Do people really think that the justices have policitcal motivations that heavily weigh on their rulings?
-- I saw Sam said something somewhere about Robert's doing this so it would take less to overturn. Couldn't he be doing it because he believes its the correct legal ruling?

I would suspect that judges are forced to let people they "know" to be guilty free all the time on technicalities. Our Criminal Courts judges that much more likely to follow the law than a SCOTUS judge?

**** Bit of a hijack but figured we have enough threads.

[Mish]

Originally Posted by notreallyme

Would prefer someone who hates Obamacare to share why they agree with Roberts or vice versa if such a person exists.

I'm a vice versa. I love Obamacare but disagree with Roberts.

His interpretation of the Commerce clause is troubling for future cases as it is a definite contrary view of this clause from past rulings.

I'm sure conservatives are happy with it though.

[ubernerd]

Originally Posted by notreallyme

Usually unrelated to Gov't.

-- Other than you are pro or anti-Obama (and Obamacare) why do ppl think Robert's ruling was surprising (or don't they?)

Would prefer someone who hates Obamacare to share why they agree with Roberts or vice versa if such a person exists.

#2) Do people really think that the justices have policitcal motivations that heavily weigh on their rulings?
-- I saw Sam said something somewhere about Robert's doing this so it would take less to overturn. Couldn't he be doing it because he believes its the correct legal ruling?

I would suspect that judges are forced to let people they "know" to be guilty free all the time on technicalities. Our Criminal Courts judges that much more likely to follow the law than a SCOTUS judge?

**** Bit of a hijack but figured we have enough threads.

This might be what you are looking for. I don't agree with him. He is way too optimistic about what the people get to decide.

http://www.cato.org/publications/com...titutional-win

[Len Myers]

It's fine for Romney to pick conservatives for the USSC, and Roberts is certainly one of them. It's not as if he's a blithering idiot like Kagan or Sotamayor, or an anti-constitutionalist such as Ginsberg.

[FashionableFedora]

Originally Posted by Mish

I'm a vice versa. I love Obamacare but disagree with Roberts.

His interpretation of the Commerce clause is troubling for future cases as it is a definite contrary view of this clause from past rulings.

I'm sure conservatives are happy with it though.

[Descalzo]

I hate Obamacare, but I'm thinking that if it is a tax then it probably is constitutional. Had he merely invoked the commerce clause I would feel otherwise.

This surprises me, because I really do hate it.

[ubernerd]

Originally Posted by Descalzo

I hate Obamacare, but I'm thinking that if it is a tax then it probably is constitutional. Had he merely invoked the commerce clause I would feel otherwise.

This surprises me, because I really do hate it.

And if it isn't constitutional they will just amend the constitution. There was a time when income tax was unconstitutional but the kleptocracy amended it.
That was the 16th amendment in 1913.

You see what kind of rock solid assurance of your freedom you get from the constitution?