Originally Posted By onlyme >>Sen. Sam Brownback, who wants to champion social conservatives in the presidential race, said Tuesday he wants a Senate panel to re-question a judicial nominee who attended a same-sex union ceremony.<< "...who wants to champion social conservatives..." He, like ALL politicians, whether Dem or Republican, is pandering to his potential voters. Simple as that. No suprise to me. And as far as the Senate questioning goes; isn't this the norm...it just happens to be about a silly lesbian wedding this time, as opposed to the pro-life view that is usually the basis for questioning. And yes, as JohnS1 previously stated, the only way to get, TRULY, impartial judges, is to build robots. ALL people/judges bring their views/biases with them to the courtroom each day. It's nothing against them, just human nature.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <ALL people/judges bring their views/biases with them to the courtroom each day.> Exactly right. What Brownback wants is judges that reflect HIS views/biases, which he would probably never even see as such, rather than others. And of course, to pander to the extreme right.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Exactly right. What Brownback wants is judges that reflect HIS views/biases, which he would probably never even see as such, rather than others.<< Yup. The best definition of "activist judges" is "Judges whose rulings the Christian right disagrees with". I sure didn't hear any right wingers calling the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court an "activist judge" when he refused to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Would a cranky rabbi who is in a hurry to get to a family dinner perform a brusque and brisk bris before making a beeline for the bisque? ok...back on topic...
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 The way I see it a far, far more important trait to address in our judges than impartiality is wisdom. I will take a very wise and sound minded judge who is openly opinionated and biased over one who has been touted as the most impartial but renders suspect decisions.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Didn't Sam Brownback and the Lesbians open for Chubby Checker at the Palladium back in '57?
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<The way I see it a far, far more important trait to address in our judges than impartiality is wisdom.>> Thank you, ClintFlint2. Sort of. I think the important part of your post is the reminder that all judges are individual PEOPLE. They haven't lost their personal histories and the attendant prejudices just because they got elected/promoted to judgeships. What's important is that they apply the LAW, not their prejudices, when they rule. It bothers me to no end that we (society) go to such ends to try to create the illusion that certain professionals are NOT ordinary people. We drape our judges in bizarre costumes to try to make them appear super-human. We wrap ministers and priests in similar get-ups. When was the last time you saw a doctor's lab coat get splattered with bodily fluids? (S)he's only really wearing it to tap into your "white coat = credible" programming. As consumers, we defer much to much to the drag. We should stop giving automatic credibility to anyone who wears the costume, and start judging them by the quality of their decisions.
Originally Posted By jonvn "When was the last time you saw a doctor's lab coat get splattered with bodily fluids? " It happens more often than you think. Clothing is mostly costuming. Other than weather protection, it has no other real purpose. It's used to identify and adorn and to tell others how you wish them to view you.
Originally Posted By onlyme Nicely stated, Inspector. >>(S)he's only really wearing it to tap into your "white coat = credible" programming.<< Flipping thru the channels, as I often do, it's hilarious to watch some of these infomercials where the host interacts with someone wearing a white coat. The Mexican channels have some of the most funny ones. It really doesn't matter what they're selling, there's usually 'an expert' wearing a white coat.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Clothing is mostly costuming. Other than weather protection, it has no other real purpose. It's used to identify and adorn and to tell others how you wish them to view you.> "We're all born naked. After that, everything is drag." - Ru Paul
