Did
he have the intelligence to carry out the duties of Supreme Court
justice? No doubt. Only time will allow a thorough and more accurate
judgment of the man as a Supreme Court justice. We are far too close,
and the arguments surrounding his legal opinions are much too
strident and vitriolic, to be clearly dissected by either the left or
right wings of American politics.
On
one thing and one thing only, I dearly hope both the reader and the
political parties can agree. This United States does not need a new
Supreme Court justice who will engage in intellectual brawls for the
sake of the fight and personal enjoyment. The rancor and open mutual
distrust, disrespect and outright name-calling between those to whom
we have entrusted our and our children’s fate must cease. For those
who believe nationwide political violence can’t happen here, break
out the history books.
Mired
in a pit of political self indulgence, we, like adolescents in a
school yard, seem to be hurling ever more nasty insults at our
rivals. How long before the first stone is cast? Stones are
everywhere, and ours have names like “Armalite,” “Browning,”
“Smith & Wesson” and many, many others. Think, people, think!
By:
Joseph M. Burgess
