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Justice O’Connor Warns Against Judicial Inconsistency

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Posted on May 20, 2007

In an apparent rebuke to the Supreme Court’s recent abortion decision, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor told Fox News that the law “shouldn’t change just because the faces on the court have changed.” O’Connor, who time and again swung the court in favor of a woman’s right to choose, also criticized lawmakers who try to put political pressure on the judicial process.

AP via Yahoo:

“Obviously, that is a concern,” said the Reagan appointee who retired early last year. She responded to a question in a broadcast interview about the public’s perception that the Supreme Court based its decisions more on politics than principle and whether that belief undermined the court’s credibility.

The law “shouldn’t change just because the faces on the court have changed,” she said.

Her comments come a month after the high court changed course on abortion, upholding a national ban on a midterm method of ending pregnancies known as “partial-birth abortion.” It was a 5-4 decision that opened the door for states to pass additional abortion restrictions.

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By QuyTran, May 21, 2007 at 2:28 pm #

She was one of them on the bench long enough but haven’t done any good. Sorry, very sorry !

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By Kellina, May 21, 2007 at 1:03 pm #
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I agree, if she really gave a shit, she wouldn’t have retired AND she wouldn’t have helped enable the Bush coup.

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By rowdy, May 21, 2007 at 11:45 am #

i am getting tired of bush’s sycophantic enablers running around with their personal mea culpa’s,after the fact. it amounts to nothing. too little too late. if these ass kissers really want to put their money where their mouth is,why aren’t they out there screaming for the impeachment of this incompetent moron . bush shoved 9-11 up our collective asses and is still getting away with it.

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By anonymous, May 21, 2007 at 6:03 am #
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O’Connor knew Bush didn’t deserve the job in the first place and she knew what was going to happen to the court when she retired.

It’s amazing how many people can look in the mirror and say, “If I hadn’t put my party or myself before my country, this all could have been avoided.”

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