BAD JUDGES ON TRIAL

A ONCE AND STILL GREAT NOTION ..

Can we finally get this done? “ Pro-military advocates are warning against the dangers of letting federal district court judges start making significant Pentagon policy ... If a district court judge in one unilateral order can strike down a legal ban on open gays in the military, as did federal Judge Virginia A. Phillips, then such judges also could strike down the prohibition on women in land combat, or rules on wearing a uniform, or requirements for grooming, or even the war against al Qaeda. Judge Phillips went beyond ruling the gay ban unconstitutional and letting appeals courts weigh in: She ordered the Pentagon to stop enforcing it — worldwide. [Military advocates don't want judges making Pentagon rules] Pro-military advocates?  Has it come to that? This is a "pro-constitutional" argument, transcending just the military. The post below this one warns "The Democrats, who screwed it up to begin with, will run to a Democrat on the federal bench and beg to have these ballots cast."  Knock-knock  Who's there? Ollie Ollie Who? Oligarchy The idea that one unelected judge, or even nine, can trump the other two branches of government is so manifestly insane that --  why have we been having this argument for past 50 years?  Rip Earl Warren from his grave and impeach the sumbitch, and any like-minded friends.