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Old 05-24-2004, 03:39 AM   #14 (permalink)
Superbelt
This vexes me. I am terribly vexed.
 
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The guy who is submitting this bill is an absolute moron, first.

Secondly, to the digs against the 9th circuit. A little bit of perspective is in order.
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The 9th circuit is much maligned by the far right as an "activist" panel of judges who somehow are able to write laws. They say that this court is out of step with the rest of America.

in 2001 the 9th circuit saw 10,372 of these only 14 were overturned. That is a rate of 1.35 overturns per thousand.

The 9th circuit is the largest in america. Largest by far. The next closest in size is the 4th circuit. Widely known as a very conservative panel.

the 4th circuit saw 5,078 cases in 2001 7 were overturned by the Supreme Court. That is a rate of 1.38 per thousand. The 4th circuit, the second largest in america is half the size of the 9th circuit

So to review.

9th - 10372/14
4th -- 5078/7

The 9th has a lower correction rate in regards to all the cases it sees.

http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html

Go to the link, see the map. Compare it to the 4th. Remember that California alone has 1/8th of the US population.

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