Yet Another Twisted Headline
ABC News Blares: Three in 10 Call SCOTUS 'Too Conservative'. All they need is three exclamation points or maybe all caps to make it more sophomoric. Because you could also screech: Two in 10 call SCOTUS 'Too Liberal'. Or the most accurate headline of all - which would better capture the polls actual finding: Five in 10 call SCOTUS 'balanced'. In other words, a solid majority think the Supremes are doing just fine.
Three in 10 Americans say the Supreme Court is "too conservative," up sharply from two years ago and now substantially more than call it "too liberal." Just under half say the court is about balanced ideologically in its decisions.
Thirty-one-percent call the court too conservative, compared with 19 percent in July 2005 — a period in which Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito have joined the court, replacing William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Connor.
Considerably fewer, 18 percent, call the court too liberal. Forty-seven percent say it's balanced, down from 55 percent in 2005.
Naturally there are sharp ideological differences in these views. Fifty-one percent of liberals see the court as "too conservative," compared with 36 percent of moderates and 10 percent of conservatives. Indeed a third of conservatives call it too liberal.
The only thing this poll shows is that there is - surprise - polarization in the body politic. I guess that's why you have to juice up non-news with a fancy - and frankly juvenile - headline that makes it sound like a real story. Two data points do not define a trend.
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The Heretik : Tilt — Sunday, 29 July , 2007 @ 4:54 pm
By Devil's Advocate, Sunday, 29 July , 2007 @ 4:28 pm
The liberal media spends more time spouting polls than demonstrating why or why not the Supreme Court decisions were well-reasoned or correct.
Nobody in their right mind after reading Roberts’ and Alito’s opinions could conclude anything other than they are extremely qualified to sit the bench.
I gave my take about this matter at Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty.
By FedUp, Monday, 30 July , 2007 @ 7:17 am
It’s sad when ‘Conservative’ is a dirty word! It’s about time the Supreme Court gets back to upholding the Constitution instead of interpreting it to fit their own political bias. Well Done!! Now, if we can get rid of those activist judges who would rather protect the criminals instead of the victims, we may be on the right path!