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To: Mephisto who wrote (1643)	12/10/2000 5:48:27 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 4583

I posted this comment on another thread, but I thought it was a worthy reply to your current post: I agree with you there... they have now taken on a partisan position... and a hypocritical position at that... since those judges are conservative, they have always argued in favor of returning the power to the States and away from the Federal government... in this case, they have stepped in and acted just like the 'big brother' they claim to disdain philosophically... clearly, that was a partisan decision... of course, the same could be said for the Florida Supreme Court as well, I suppose... so, how does one reconcile this turn of events? Easy... it's very simple... it's back to partisan politics as usual and the supreme judiciary branch of our government has taken themselves down many notches into the cess pool of partisanship... shame on them... okay, enough of this political crap, now let's get back to the markets... up on Monday.... Yippee!!!!! I can't wait until all we need to focus on are the markets, I think that's a lot more fun.....<g> GZ

To: Mephisto who wrote (1643)	12/10/2000 7:49:31 AM
From: William H Huebl	Respond to of 4583

I posted this to GZ who responded to you: Interestingly enough, it is only in the past several decades that the US Supreme Court has NOT been political. There was an interesting discussion on TV last night reviewing the politicizing of the Court. So it looks like they just came out of hiding, that's all.

To: Mephisto who wrote (1643)	12/10/2000 11:07:40 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4583

I had always believed that The United States Supreme Court was above partisan politics. Well, that bubble was fully burst during the first USSC hearing on the Florida election: drudgereport.com CONTROVERSY SWIRLS AROUND SUPREME JUSTICE BREYER; COMMENTS MADE BY GORE 'FRIEND' INDICATE PREJUDICE excerpts follow: Justice Breyer, appointed by the Clinton/Gore administration, slipped during questioning and revealed just how Election 2000 has become a bitter battle split down partisan lines -- even inside of the land's highest court! Breyer stunned watchers inside of the courtroom as he grilled Joseph Klock, a lawyer for Republican Secretary of State Katherine Harris. Justice Breyer framed the debate by stating: Whether we win, whether your side wins. "And now the secretary has certified a winner," Justice Breyer declared. "And therefore, I guess, whether we win -- whether your side, the side you're supporting wins or loses, it doesn't change that." The Justice's view that he is on the opposing side of Secretary Harris, who awarded George Bush the state's electoral votes, may be rooted in the fact that Vice President Gore is a personal friend -- who argued vigorously for the selection and confirmation of Breyer to the Court. Gore was a driving force during formal meetings held by President Clinton's Supreme Court search team in the Spring of 1994. During the sessions, a list of a dozen prospects were considered to fill retiring Justice Harry Blackmun's seat. In the end, the nomination was given to Breyer, a personal friend of Gore's. And Gore presided over Breyer's swearing-in ceremony. "Justice Breyer has already given much," Gore intoned at the East Room ceremony in August, 1994. "But his greatest challenges lie ahead. The court he joins will no doubt face questions of great difficulty and consequence. We will all need his wisdom to help shape America's future into the next century and beyond." On July 8, 1994, Gore said of Breyer: "Just speaking in personal terms, it is a great pleasure to be able to promote the virtue of this particular nomination. He is a friend and he is obviously an outstanding jurist... the more you know him, the more you come to appreciate what he is really like -- his wife and his family and he, himself, are really wonderful people... His whole approach to life, I think, is just a real model. I think he's a wonderful person."