Saturday, July 02, 2005

"Questions for the Nominee"

Crime & Federalism offers some questions for a potential US Supreme Court Nominee

"Herewith questions I would ask were I a Senator...
1. Do you think it really matters that the word "privacy" does not appear in the Constitution? How could a government of limited powers ever be presumed to impinge on the right to privacy?
2. On the question of constitutional interpretation, the term "sovereign immunity" is nowhere present in the text of the Constitution and runs counter to the Preamble. Would you agree that declaring government sovereign inverts the constitutional order?
3. Do you believe in the Seventh Amendment right to a jury in civil trials? If so, would you agree that such judicial remedies as remittitur and limitations on punitive damages deprive the people of their voice?..."


There are a total of eight questions...To read them all click on title...As for #8 on the list....hmmmmm...

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