The
Conservative Court, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Note
of interest: All five are Catholics. Read into it what you will!
Number
One: Anthony Scalia
·
Formerly
a member of the neocon American Enterprise think-tank
·
Also
member of shady Federalist Society that would later include Alito and Roberts
·
Compared
Roe v Wade to Dredd Scott
·
First
introduced originalism to the Supreme Court: ‘cause what would Washington say
about semi-automatics, anyway?
Number
Two: Anthony Kennedy
·
Supported
strip-searches for anyone pulled in by the police, regardless of suspicion of
contraband
·
Critical
supporter of Citizens United saying “the appearance of influence or access will not cause
the electorate to lose faith in this democracy” as well writing the majority in
McCutcheon
·
Was the swing vote that got Bush elected in 2000
·
Has stated that he does not consider himself a ‘swing’ vote,
and voted with Rehnquist 92% of the time
Number
Three: Clarence Thomas
·
Sexual
harassment of Anita Hill before being appointed Supreme Court Judge
·
Refuses
to speak on the bench
·
Didn’t
disclose more than half a million in taxes, claimed “inadvertently omitted due to a misunderstanding of the filing
instructions”.
·
Clearly has no basic understanding of laws (see previous)
Number Four: John Roberts
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Took a stance against free speech in schools in 2007
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Screwed up the Oath of Office in 2008
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Argued that prison overcrowding did not violate Eighth
Amendment in California, which was overcrowded more than 137%
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Supported the constitutionality of wire-tapping
Number Five: Samuel Alito
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Voted to restrict abortion rights in Gonzales reversing O’Connor’s previous opinion
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Concurs with Scalia 86% of the time
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Argued as an Appeals judge that cops aren’t liable if they
strip-search a ten year-old
·
Has the reputation as the rudest of the nine judges on the
bench, often breaking the rules of decorum
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