I would ask for an example of this Scalia/Thomas dishonesty and cynicism but I suspect I’ll get neither.

Read some of their opinions and they’re grounded in the Constitutional text, not what they feel or think at the moment.

And example of this is Scalia’s dislike of flag burning. Yet he rules that under the First Amendment, flag burning (disgusting as it always is) cannot be banned because it violates the First Amendment.

If only Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer and Souter were half as honorable.

Ok, so is Obama just posing or is he telling the truth? If the former, why is he being disingenous? If the latter, he is no different than McCain on a life issue that I see as fundamental.

Not really. There are a ton of thing s Isupsect they would want the Const to want but they know can’t be

Actually, that’s what Scalia and Thomas believe. They are both fundamentally dishonest and cynical.

But the Supreme Court’s job is NOT to behave like a mini-legislature in balancing policy considerations. In this case, that belonged to the Louisiana legislature. The Supreme Court, on the other hand, should have been interpreting the law at issue against the Eighth Amendment. Instead of doing this, the majority used the flimsiest and most relative methods of reasoning: “evolving standards of decency” (i.e., make things up as you go along). Justice Alito, in dissent, wrote:

“The Court provides no cogent explanation why [Louisiana's] legislative judgment should be overridden. Conclusory references to “decency,” “moderation,” “restraint,” “full progress,” and “moral judgment” are not enough. ” Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 23 (2008 ).

Unfortunately, Justices Breyer, Souter, Ginsburg, Stevens, and (occasionally) Kennedy believe that it’s their role to shove their personal preferences into decisions usually while ignoring the very Constitution to which they have sworn to be faithful.

Take a look at Bernie Shaw asking Dukakis the question Mark mentioned:

He was asked in a nationally televised debate about his position, presented with the hypothetical of his wife’s being brutally murdered.

He gave a very cerebral response and lost alot of points in the polls as a result.

Do you guys mind enlightening me here? I’m lost

Two words: his daughters.

Exactly.

Rove would have had a field day with the child rape stuff. And’conservative ‘ Catholics would have joined in the chorus, calling Obama the devil in a liberal wimp disguise. For they want blood, in one form or another,