U.S. Supreme Court Justice Summary

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Summary

Here is a summary list of current United States Supreme Court Justices, along with several facts and evaluations. The Associate Justices are ranked by Qualifications, and Conservative vs. Liberal Bias. A recent court decision is discussed.

	. Biographical Facts						Politics
	Last Name	First Name	State	Born	Appointed		Bias	Segal-Cover		6-25-08 Execute Child Rapists?	6-26-08 Right to Bear Arms?
	Last Name	First Name	State	Born	Sworn	President	Bias	C vs. L Score	Qual.	6-25-08 Execute Child Rapists?	6-26-08 Right to Bear Arms?
1	Roberts	John	NY	1955	2005	Bush 2	Con.3	.12	.97	Yes	Yes
2	Alito	Samuel	NJ	1950	2006	Bush 2	Con.2	.10	.81	Yes	Yes
3	Breyer	Stephen	CA	1938	1994	Clinton	Lib.2	.48	.55	No	No
4	Ginsberg	Ruth Bader	NY	1933	1993	Clinton	Lib.1	.68	1	No	No
5	Kennedy	Anthony	CA	1936	1988	Reagan	Lib.3	.36	.89	No	Yes
6	Scalia	Antonin	NJ	1936	1986	Reagan	Con.1	.00	1	Yes	Yes
7	Souter	David H.	MA	1939	1990	Bush 1	Lib.4	.33	.77	No	No
8	Stevens	John Paul	IL	1920	1975	Ford	Swing	.25	.96	No	No
9	Thomas	Clarence	GA	1948	1991	Bush 1	Con.4	.15	.42	Yes	Yes
	According to the Segal-Cover Score, 1. Justices Ginsberg and Scalia are the most qualified justices. 2. Justice Thomas is unquestionably the least qualified justice. 3. Justice Ginsberg is the most LIBERAL of the justices. 4. Justice Scalia is the most CONSERVATIVE justice. 5. Justice Stevens has the highest seniority on the court. He is frequently a swing voter. 6. Justices Kennedy and Souter can be swing voters, as well. 7. Justices Roberts and Alito are the Johnny-come-latelys.
	A Most Recent Travesty Against "Children Victims" On June 25, 2008, the court gave a pass to the most despicable human beings on earth. After reading this most recent decision, I am no longer a Liberal. I am now a Conservative. I'm 64. When children don't matter, you are going to have trouble with me. In the words of dissenting Justice Scalia, "It means the death penalty would be barred, no matter how young the child, no matter how many times the child is raped, no matter how many children the perpetrator rapes, no matter how sadistic the crime, no matter how much physical or psychological trauma is inflicted, and no matter how heinous the perpetrator's prior criminal record may be." Louisiana *had* provided for the death penalty for first-time offenders. Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas *had* provided for the death penalty for second offenders. As of yesterday, June 25, 2008, these laws have been overturned. Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri and Washington had been leaning toward passing such a law. The federal government authorizes the death penalty for treason, espionage, kidnapping and aircraft hijacking. But not for the heinous, depraved crime of multiple vicious rapes of multiple toddlers? Unbelievable. The children have no voice. How can this be? The Supreme Court is broken. Too much authority can go to judges' heads. Idiocy has once again been canonized. By one vote. One bad day for one person. It has changed history. We must now rely upon prison inmates to provide appropriate justice for these disgusting offenders. The Two Theories Currently Being Espoused With A Capital Crime Law: There will be fewer child victims, but more of them will be killed. (previous state laws which were overturned) There will be fewer offenses committed. Without A Capital Crime Law: There will be more child victims, but fewer of them will be killed. (yesterday's decision) There will be more offenses committed. As Linda Richman used to say, "Talk amongst yourselves."
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This Vaughns 1-Pagers U.S. Supreme Court Justices Summary Blog web page updated on 2009-09-23.