Via the Volokh Conspiracy, there is this note from Stephen Henderson, Deputy Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit Free Press, who wrote in to note that Barack Obama gave a fairly detailed answer a few weeks ago to the Free Press editorial team on the question of what kind of Supreme Court Justice he would want to appoint. Here is the passage I want to focus on:
...the roles of the courts is to protect people who don't have a voice. That's the special role of that institution. The vulnerable, the minority, the outcast, the person with the unpopular idea, the journalist who is shaking things up. That's inherently the role of the court...
So, in Barry's opinion, and mind you, this is the opinion of a trained constitutional scholar (in his words) and possible future President of the United States, the inherent role of the court in our political system is not to be above the law, not to be fair and honest, not to rule based on the Constitution and the law, and not to blindly protect the justice of the United States- no, Barry thinks the role of the court is to protect minorities, unpopular people (liberals), poor people, and journalists. I may lack a degree from an Ivy League school, but I disagree with that statement and feel he is wrong.
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