View Full Version : BEST Supreme Court justice
pochy1776
11-24-2012, 12:33 AM
I am going with
Rehnquist (god bless his soul is awesome heaven)
but for living i am going for
Clarence Thomas and Scalia
For the worst
Earl Warren
for current
Elena Kagan and Sotomayer
CaptainAmerica
11-24-2012, 12:54 AM
William Howard Taft was the chief justice of the supreme court at one time before his presidency, Im not sure how he was but Ron Paul likes him so maybe he was good?Id have to look it up
BamaAla
11-24-2012, 12:57 AM
In my opinion:
Current best: Thomas
Current worst: Ginsberg
Historically it's a mess.
Smart3
11-24-2012, 02:41 AM
William Howard Taft was the chief justice of the supreme court at one time before his presidency, Im not sure how he was but Ron Paul likes him so maybe he was good?Id have to look it up
Wrong Taft, the Taft Ron Paul likes is Senator Robert Taft (R-OH)
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Worst today: Thomas
Best today: Breyer
Worst recently: Warren or Marshall
Best recently: Rehnquist
pochy1776
11-24-2012, 04:47 PM
Wrong Taft, the Taft Ron Paul likes is Senator Robert Taft (R-OH)
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Worst today: Thomas
Best today: Breyer
Worst recently: Warren or Marshall
Best recently: Rehnquist
why is thomas bad andbreyer good
Galileo Galilei
11-24-2012, 08:46 PM
I am going with
Rehnquist (god bless his soul is awesome heaven)
but for living i am going for
Clarence Thomas and Scalia
For the worst
Earl Warren
for current
Elena Kagan and Sotomayer
Worst: Oliver Wendall Holmes, then Owen Roberts
Best decisions:
Paul vs Virginia (1869)
Lochner vs New York (1905)
Brett85
11-24-2012, 08:54 PM
Best currently: Thomas
Worst currently: Tied between Ginsburg, Kagan, and Sotomayer.
itshappening
11-24-2012, 10:35 PM
The Obama justices are complete liberal hacks. The court is going to be full of them going forward. The constitution will mean nothing which should create the conditions for a proper revolution and a purging of this court, unless the liberal hacks grow up and recognize some limits to their authority.
heavenlyboy34
11-24-2012, 10:56 PM
Not very familiar with the details of SCOTUS history, but the (John) Jay court is the most rational one I'm aware of.
Brian4Liberty
11-24-2012, 11:42 PM
Wrong Taft, the Taft Ron Paul likes is Senator Robert Taft (R-OH)
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Worst today: Thomas
Best today: Breyer
Worst recently: Warren or Marshall
Best recently: Rehnquist
Lol, Breyer. You probably enjoy Breyer's opinion on Eminent Domain, and his opinion that the Consitution is a constantly changing document. That old, antiquated Bill of Rights just doesn't serve any purpose any more.
Keith and stuff
11-25-2012, 12:12 AM
Best: Thomas
Worst: Breyer
BamaAla
11-25-2012, 12:16 AM
Lol, Breyer. You probably enjoy Breyer's opinion on Eminent Domain, and his opinion that the Consitution is a constantly changing document. That old, antiquated Bill of Rights just doesn't serve any purpose any more.
Speaking of takings, Thomas' dissent in Kelo was pure gold.
Galileo Galilei
11-25-2012, 01:37 AM
Speaking of takings, Thomas' dissent in Kelo was pure gold.
There is a case from 2005 where Thomas, in his dissent, asserted that manufacturing and agriculture were not commerce.
pochy1776
11-25-2012, 01:40 AM
Worst: Oliver Wendall Holmes, then Owen Roberts
Best decisions:
Paul vs Virginia (1869)
Lochner vs New York (1905)
I liked his father much better.
Galileo Galilei
11-25-2012, 01:44 AM
Wrong Taft, the Taft Ron Paul likes is Senator Robert Taft (R-OH)
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Edit:
Worst today: Thomas
Best today: Breyer
Worst recently: Warren or Marshall
Best recently: Rehnquist
Taft did a great job on the court considering what came after him. Within 7 years after Taft left the bench, a sea of change occurred.
BamaAla
11-25-2012, 01:44 AM
There is a case from 2005 where Thomas, in his dissent, asserted that manufacturing and agriculture were not commerce.
That has been the argument concerning commerce clause cases since the new deal. Wickard is probably the most cited case for precedent; the liberal side tends to say that any economic activity (such as agriculture or manufacturing, intrastate or interstate) is commerce while the conservative side disagrees.
Thomas is one of the best, imho, on commerce clause cases.
Galileo Galilei
11-25-2012, 01:59 AM
That has been the argument concerning commerce clause cases since the new deal. Wickard is probably the most cited case for precedent; the liberal side tends to say that any economic activity (such as agriculture or manufacturing, intrastate or interstate) is commerce while the conservative side disagrees.
Thomas is one of the best, imho, on commerce clause cases.
Yes, I agree. The liberal notion of 'commerce' was invented in the 20th century. In Paul vs Virginia (1869) the Court ruled that insurance was not commerce.
Lol, Breyer. You probably enjoy Breyer's opinion on Eminent Domain, and his opinion that the Consitution is a constantly changing document. That old, antiquated Bill of Rights just doesn't serve any purpose any more.
I'm hoping he meant it the other way round. Pretty sure he did but if not :confused:
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