On the other hand, the conservative Republicans are even more in favor of the anti-filibuster bill than they were before the Schiavo case, since they see the judge who ordered the tube removed as evil incarnate. If judges are going to be activists, they should be conservative activists, is the subtext of Jerry Falwell's comment:
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''Just because there is a judge somewhere in the world who would give an estranged husband like that the time of day tells you how bad the court system is,'' the Rev. Jerry Falwell said.
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And "bad" essentially means judges who are not conservative Christians.
I think the Schiavo case shows quite clearly how important the courts are as a check on the arbitrary political maneuverings of Congress, and on its arrogance of power. And by extension, how important an unbiased judiciary is in maintaining the checks and balances of our system of government.
Packing the judiciary with first-tier Bush nominees (the intended consequence of the anti-filibuster bill) is not what I would call blind justice.