What is the Federal Supreme Court Up to Lately

Shame on Justice Alito

Being around local Judges over the past few years, I have picked up some skill in reading their body language somewhat. Would you say this is a look of “Bad child who is pleased with himself over what he is about to say in public?” I know that look, I have seen it lately. A person with such a gifted mind should not be poking fun at the Vice President elect over plagiarizing and copywriter issues. I am sure that the next few Supreme Court Justices to be appointed will most likely lean toward the left side because those are the justices most likely to retire within the following four years. Unless some unforeseen event occurs our supreme court should stay near the same in its makeup due to President Elect Obama. Roe v. Wade should hold for the next four years. It is a sad statement when the federal government feels that they have the right to meddle in personal issues that should only be between a woman and her doctor.

Justice Roberts and the Environment

Justice Roberts has said "I mean, maybe the (Energy) industry could have borne these costs two years ago, but they probably can't today," Roberts said. "Nobody has money in the bank today." His remarks were made in relationship to a case where they are seeking to protect fish from being killed by older power plant intake pipes. I know that he does not want to raise the cost of energy to consumers but we must not overlook the value of protecting the environment. These older plants were not designed to avoid harm to local wild life and the fish populations are being reduced which can only harm the environment in the long run and cost consumers much more money to repair the damage done by these older power plants. Supreme Court Justices like Roberts should be able to take more of a long view on issues unlike some elected officials who cannot say they will be in office for long periods of time. Even if he does wish to sound like an "everyman" he should also take into consideration the harm these older power plant are doing to the local environments and how best to reduce that harm to both wild life and the consumers pocketbook at the same time. If these companies cannot afford the changes at present then maybe a longer time limit should be placed on the settlement for changes that need to be made in order to still hold these companies accountable for their actions.