Picture of the Day (Spring Training Edition)
By Dan McLaughlin Posted in The Courts — Comments (9) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
"One of the things I am asked is if I believe in a living Constitution," Alito said in his speech, referring to a thought that the Constitution can reflect the times. "Umpires face this very same problem. For example, do we want a living strike zone?"
...a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right...
---Thomas Paine---
... because baseball umpires do call a strike zone that is has evolved to something a little different to what the letter of the law calls for.
Guess Alito's not that much of a baseball fan!
We wouldn't want to have to institute Questec for the federal courts, would we?
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
The guy looks like he was a pitcher back in the day.
God bless Sam Alito and grant him a long and healthy life.
"I'm kind of old-fashioned. I like to engage my brain before my mouth." Donald Rumsfeld
This was on ConfirmThem not long ago. I thought it was a really funny remark. :-)
With Roberts and Alito, Dubya has done good by the federal bench.