I picked up the following on Reuters:
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term has cases on abortion, the environment and racial diversity in schools, some of the country’s most contentious social issues for a court primed to shift sharply to the right by President George W. Bush’s conservative appointees. The nation’s highest court, with Bush’s two appointees, could decide to limit or overturn recent precedents upholding abortion rights for women and programs to foster a racially diverse student body, legal experts said.
“The term is going to be a bellwether on the shift in the court’s ideology. The court is revisiting a series of profound issues,” said Tom Goldstein, a Washington lawyer who closely follows the court. “With Justice (Sandra Day) O’Connor’s departure from the ideological center seat, there’s the prospect for a significant shift to the right,” he said of the term that begins on Monday.
It will be the second full term for Chief Justice John Roberts, who succeeded the late William Rehnquist, and the first full term for Justice Samuel Alito, who replaced the more moderate O’Connor. Bush appointed both Roberts and Alito.
All I can say is pray for wisdom for the court and the judges. The opportunity to rethink this nations stance on issues like Abortion is critical. The current view of the judicial system is out of line with that of most Americans. The vocal minority supported by small by noisy special interest groups have twisted our constitution so far left that average America is either sickened or oblivious. Roberts and Alito should be a breath of fresh air on these topics, lets support them in any way we can.
