http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/comment-page-1/#comment-11284 Jacques McKenzie Thu, 31 May 2007 14:58:51 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/#comment-11284 Great. That doesn't change the fact that the petty little bill is a bill that is little and petty and that Arlen Specter is pushing the bill because of animus. He even said as much when he spoke to news reporters, the last time his bill was in the news. Plenty of Coloradans supported Amendment 2 as well, but that didn't stop the court from striking it down because it lacked a rational-basis. You just can't pass laws because of animus. Specter's bill might as well be called "I'm really old and angry at the Court and I want to be on it so I can give alien terrorists the right to Social Security benefits". Great. That doesn’t change the fact that the petty little bill is a bill that is little and petty and that Arlen Specter is pushing the bill because of animus. He even said as much when he spoke to news reporters, the last time his bill was in the news. Plenty of Coloradans supported Amendment 2 as well, but that didn’t stop the court from striking it down because it lacked a rational-basis. You just can’t pass laws because of animus. Specter’s bill might as well be called “I’m really old and angry at the Court and I want to be on it so I can give alien terrorists the right to Social Security benefits”.

]]> http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/comment-page-1/#comment-11283 Marc Shepherd Thu, 31 May 2007 11:44:40 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/#comment-11283 Specter's "petty little bill" has a lot of supporters, including me. Specter’s “petty little bill” has a lot of supporters, including me.

]]> http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/comment-page-1/#comment-11282 Jacques McKenzie Thu, 31 May 2007 02:41:29 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/commentary-cameras-and-inter-branch-comity/#comment-11282 Yes, but Arlen Specter isn't on the Supreme Court and he isn't the whole of the Congress, either. I suppose if he wants a good reason not to push his petty little bill he can look to Scottish law. Yes, but Arlen Specter isn’t on the Supreme Court and he isn’t the whole of the Congress, either. I suppose if he wants a good reason not to push his petty little bill he can look to Scottish law.

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