Dr. Sowell on the Supremes

I haven't highlighted an article by Thomas Sowell in a while. This seems like a good time to do it. He has a 3 part series called Emapthy Versus Law on Townhall.com. I have particularly highlighted Part III because it is the culmination, but you will want to read all 3 parts.

A quote, if I may:

Replacing Supreme Court justices is something that can only be done one at a time and at unpredictable intervals. What this means is that Senators who do not have enough votes to stop an Obama nominee for the High Court from being confirmed nevertheless have an opportunity- and a duty-- to alert the public to the dangers of what is being done.

This does not mean turning confirmation hearings into a circus or a kangaroo court with mud-slinging at judicial nominees, the way Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas were smeared. But it also does not mean taking the path of least resistance by quietly voting for people like Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Stephen Breyer, who treat the Constitution as a grant of arbitrary power to themselves, rather than a restriction of power on the government as a whole

You need to be watching who is being thought about, and nominated. Of Arms and the Law is a good place to find out, David T. Hardy will in turn often cite the Volokh Conspiracy, Steve Halbrook, Dave Kopel, or other scholarly blog to bring you the news. Once you have formed your opinion, write your Senators. Make a pest of yourself, politely and civilly. They may have made up their minds, but you can let them know, politely and civilly, that there may be consequences to their actions.