How to
select a Supreme Court Justice
Before
a Supreme Court Justice can be selected, it appears our political leaders must
first engage in a contentious and disturbing battle over which president has
the right to make an appointment. Then,
of course, there is the problem of whether the appointee has an agenda
revealing a "liberal" or "conservative" treatment of the law. The President has declared his selection will
be a woman, thus reducing the qualified candidates by approximately 50%.
Whatever
happened to the idea that, because this selection is for life-time service, any
nomination would be based upon a candidate's history of objective application
of the law and legal decisions made without prejudice or personal agenda?
It
would appear the proper selection would be a jurist who limits legal decisions
based on provisions of the Constitution without resorting to some sort of
modification of the law based on his own personal views. The Supreme Court is not required to create
new law; that job is designated to the Legislative branch of
government.
Piper's Papers