‘Liberal’ Reputation Precedes Ninth Circuit Court

by John Schwartz
The New York Times
April 25, 2010; A33

When President Obama earlier this year nominated Goodwin Liu, a liberal Berkeley law professor, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, conservatives did not just criticize Mr. Liu — they also attacked the circuit court he hopes to join.

Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama and the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, called the circuit “an activist court that has handed down decisions striking ‘under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance and finding Megan’s Law to be unconstitutional.”

It is a familiar refrain. Those cases and others have been part of a longstanding argument that the court is out of touch with the nation’s political and judicial mainstream. It has long been a favorite target of ridicule among Republicans: Rush Limbaugh refers to the court, headquartered in San Francisco, as the “Ninth Circus,” and many bloggers call it the “nutty Ninth.”

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Fuck You.
Fuck you twice.

“An activist court"

Fuck you.
You don't get any more "activist" than what Fat Tony and his friends did in 2000.
So..

BLOW ME JEFF SESSIONS.

They are as activist as it gets. They make rulings on matters that aren't even before the court.

Since the Supreme Court frequently overrules the Ninth Circuit anyway, what's letting one more liberal justice on to be overruled?