k wrote:
ibenez wrote:
WASHINGTON — John Glover Roberts Jr., (search) has been confirmed as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
Excellent. Hopefully he will uphold true conservative values like, less taxes, less social programs, less government, higher morals.
Although, republicans today are like yesterdays democrats so I doubt it.
I rather prefer my supreme court to uphold the constitution. It's their one and only job, after all. I don't deny that a judge's personal belief system influences their interpretation of the constitution, but there's a strict limit on how far that can go. It's one of the foundations of our system, if I recall.
On a separate issue, I have to ask, in regards to the conservative plank which calls for a reduction in social programs, wether it's because you don't believe in providing a safety net for people, or wether you simply believe that the federal government shouldn't be the one providing it? There's a divide on that issue and I've seen both responses, but you seem vocal and committed enough to provide additional information for me. I've also always thought the definition of "social program" is very fuzzy for a lot of people. Is education a social program? Health care? Where's the line drawn?
Healthcare = no.
Education=yes.
Feeding poor people=no.
Housing poor people=no.
Basically, lower taxes and pay for it by getting rid of whatever they are paying for exception military, and basic education.
