With the announced resignation of Justice David Souter, Obama will likely appoint a hard-left judicial activist to the Supreme Court.
May 1, 2009 – Traditional Values Coalition Executive Director Andrea Lafferty issued the following statement today on the resignation of Justice David Souter from the Supreme Court – and who President Barack Hussein Obama will appoint to take his place:
The U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of taking a huge lurch to the far left with the exit of Justice Souter from the Court. Souter is certainly no loss for Constitutionalists, but he will most likely be replaced with someone far worse.
During the election, President Obama stated that he wanted to appoint judges who had "empathy" and who understood what it was to be poor, black or gay. He clearly stated that he wanted judges who would not confine themselves to the Constitution or to the original intent of the Founding Fathers.
From Obama's public statements, it is clear that he will appoint a Justice who views the U.S. Constitution like a Wikipedia entry that can be edited, revised and distorted for the political agenda of the Justice.
Obama wants a Supreme Court nominee who will ignore the Constitution; use his "feelings" to determine legal decisions; use foreign law to impose a liberal political agenda; and use the power of the Court to redistribute the wealth. The President has stated that he believes the Courts should be used to promote "economic justice," – code for judge-ordered income distribution.
President Obama once mentioned former Chief Justice Earl Warren as the ideal person to serve on his Supreme Court. Warren was one of the most notorious left-wing judicial activists in our nation's history.
The President is likely to appoint a Justice who believes in the use of foreign law in interpreting cases that come before the Court. The use of foreign law in issuing rulings in American court cases will undermine self-government and destroy our Constitutional government.
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have an important role in advising and consenting to such nominations. They must seriously challenge the political views of anyone chosen by Obama for this lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. No nominee who believes in using foreign law in making court decisions has any place on the Court. Our self-government depends upon it.
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