Wayne, the reason I don't believe that the legislature was in any way "stacked" for that decision, or kind of decision like that, is that it's ruling is unprecedented. Any alignment of values or beliefs that could have influenced that decision would have been purely accidental. Chances are they were appointed for their positions on certain issues, like abortion, immigration, and minority rights.
The only part of the "debates" I actually saw was when Gore said any Supreme Court nominee of his would have to pass the test of supporting Roe vs. Wade. Bush, although he wants to overturn that decision, did not have the guts to state his intention to do the opposite. Whatever, I believe that single issue is the one governing the most high level judicial appointees in the US now. Kind of stupid, when you think about it.
In any event, I think the decision by the Florida Supreme Court smacked of reasonableness, and that kind of thinking should be squashed <g>. |
