Well just when I think all is lost, some well known conservatives are saying some things I actually..... gasp!!!!...... like!

Rehnquist lashes out against bashers of `judicial activists'

"Ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist said in a report released Saturday that judges must be protected from political threats, including from conservative Republicans who maintain that 'judicial activists' should be impeached and removed from office."

I have been saying for awhile now that when these conservatives call judges activist judges who make a ruling that conservatives don't agree with it is a load of crap! If not a sophisticated public discourse and persuasive technique.

"'The Constitution protects judicial independence not to benefit judges, but to promote the rule of law: Judges are expected to administer the law fairly, without regard to public reaction,' the chief justice, whose future on the bench is subject to wide speculation, said in his year-end report on the federal courts.

The public, the news media and politicians certainly are free to criticize judges, Rehnquist said, but politicians cross the line when they try to punish or impeach those making rulings they do not agree with."

Exactly, what these conservatives are doing, is undermining our judicial system, which I think is exactly what they want to do. They want the other branches to have all the power, whether it be the executive branch, if shrub is doing the criticizing, or the legislative branch if it is those house and senate idiots.

"House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas)"... ..."has repeatedly threatened to impeach liberal-leaning federal judges for their rulings, such as the ban on school-sponsored prayers.

'A judge's judicial acts may not serve as a basis for impeachment. Any other rule would destroy judicial independence,' Rehnquist said. 'Instead of trying to apply the law fairly, regardless of public opinion, judges would be concerned about inflaming any group that might be able to muster the votes in Congress to impeach and convict them.'"

Thank you. And coming from an old Conservative stalwart, I think is vindicating for my opinion on this.

Like I said, the Conservatives are very good at using these persuasive techniques to apply it to our political discourse, I could go on and on about this, but to call judges who rule against the opinions of conservatives 'activist judges' is a brilliant way to frame the issue with the prevailing opinion that these judges are doing something wrong, without even dealing with the actual issue. Ok I'll stop that now. Sorry.

Until next time America!