Emptying our judicial system
The right-wing attack against lawyers over the last 20 years has paid off. The , notes Saturday's USA Today:
Justices are running well behind in filling their argument calendar forthe term that begins in the fall. They have accepted 18 cases, comparedwith 27 by this time last year and 32 in 2004.
There are probably a few reasons for this. First, the new look Supreme Court, with the additions of Samuel Alito and John Roberts, has a new set of standards that it uses to decide whether to accept certain cases. Also, we are at war. Under Bush, Executive power, has increased overwhelmingly, meaning that less cases are accepted that have to do with government authority. The court is clearly sending the message that they would rather stay away from that contentious issue, and instead let the Legislative Branch sort that one out.
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