Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.flame Subject: Re: Supreme Court Justices--SCREAM!!!!! Message-ID: <809@opus.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Sep-84 21:03:19 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.809 Posted: Mon Sep 17 21:03:19 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 05:26:25 EDT References: <3114@rabbit.UUCP> <4536@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 19 > First, let me point out some things with regard to your scenario > of Ronald Reagan and the fatal epidemic among Supreme Court justices > and your Walter Mondale prognostications. > > First, is the principle of checks and balances. Appointees such as > the Supreme Court justices must be approved by Congress, just like > many other important actions that the President undertakes... Important point. Each time that Reagan cuts loose with one of his ultra-right-wing (or just plain nutso) appointments, watch what happens in Congress. They have to pass them on. What usually happens? They make a nice big stink ("outraged"..."indignant"..."mortified"...etc; you've heard them all) - and then approve the appointment anyway! Half the problem of the Executive branch running amuck is a spineless legislative branch which hasn't taken any meaningful actions in at least fifteen years (and beyond that my memory fades; it's probably been longer). -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Never offend with style when you can offend with substance.