Stevens: No Champion of the Little Guy
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:36 am
Justice Stevens was no champion of the little guy
President Obama said his nominee to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court would "be someone who, like Justice Stevens, knows that in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens."
Tell that to the "ordinary citizens" of New London, Conn., whose homes were stolen by the government for use by real estate developers at the request of the largest drug company in America -- with the approval of Justice Stevens.
As he prepares to replace Stevens, the president and his allies in the liberal blogs and the mainstream newspapers portray the left's approach to government and jurisprudence as sticking up for the little guy and defending the powerless.
The Washington Post, for instance, greeted Stevens' retirement with a glowing editorial asserting that "his voice was consistently raised on behalf of those vulnerable to government excesses."
We can do better than this guy.
President Obama said his nominee to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court would "be someone who, like Justice Stevens, knows that in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens."
Tell that to the "ordinary citizens" of New London, Conn., whose homes were stolen by the government for use by real estate developers at the request of the largest drug company in America -- with the approval of Justice Stevens.
As he prepares to replace Stevens, the president and his allies in the liberal blogs and the mainstream newspapers portray the left's approach to government and jurisprudence as sticking up for the little guy and defending the powerless.
The Washington Post, for instance, greeted Stevens' retirement with a glowing editorial asserting that "his voice was consistently raised on behalf of those vulnerable to government excesses."
We can do better than this guy.
Only an article from The Onion might have made me laugh harder.
