Men in Black

[babylonsister]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/opinion/dowd-men-in-black.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

Men in Black
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: April 3, 2012

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This court, cosseted behind white marble pillars, out of reach of TV, accountable to no one once they give the last word, is well on its way to becoming one of the most divisive in modern American history.

It has squandered even the semi-illusion that it is the unbiased, honest guardian of the Constitution. It is run by hacks dressed up in black robes.

All the fancy diplomas of the conservative majority cannot disguise the fact that its reasoning on the most important decisions affecting Americans seems shaped more by a political handbook than a legal brief.

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Scalia, Roberts, Thomas and the insufferable Samuel Alito were nurtured in the conservative Federalist Society, which asserts that “it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.”

But it isn’t conservative to overturn a major law passed by Congress in the middle of an election. The majority’s political motives are as naked as a strip-search.

[monmouth]

1. Mika read this aloud this morning on MoJoe either right before or after the discussion

of the President's speech yesterday...Ahh, my coffee tasted especially good because Joe lost it, Halperin was without words and Willie looked scared of which direction Joe would explode. I love mornings like this. Mika kind of ticked me off, if she's supposed to be the "left" opinionater I thought she could have been more supportive of the column. She's scared of Joe too I think.....

[indykatie1955]

2. Excellent Column by MoDowd

[longship]

3. A good read; click through and get it all. nt