Judges – all good judges – are supposed to be unbiased, impartial, learned in the law, ruling in each case according only to the Constitution and the law, certainly not reflecting any political or personal bias. Right?
Presidents and governors, members of Congress, state legislators, etc., are expected to have personal, political and philosophic views, and to express them. But courts, judges – no!
It is unfortunate and regrettable that most members of our nation’s highest court – the Supreme Court – have not always lived up to the desired impartiality standard.
Don’t you know which way most of our U.S. Supreme Court justices “lean” before they make their rulings?
We are reminded of that unfortunate situation as the way is being greased in the Senate to confirm President Barack Obama’s latest nominee, Elena Kagan, to be a Supreme Court justice.