[Mb-civic] Justice for the Next Justice - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Justice for the Next Justice

By John Cornyn

Saturday, July 2, 2005; Page A29

This week marks a historic occasion, not only for the U.S. Supreme 
Court, but for America -- the retirement announcement of our nation's 
first female Supreme Court justice. The process in the U.S. Senate for 
considering her successor should reflect the best of the American 
judiciary -- not the worst of American politics.

Justice O'Connor has provided a voice of judicial restraint on a number 
of important issues on which the court was closely divided. Throughout 
her 24 years on the nation's highest court, Sandra Day O'Connor worked 
to restore common sense to our criminal justice system and foster due 
regard for the powers reserved to the states under the Constitution. 
Thanks to her, victims of crime are more likely to receive justice and 
inner-city children are no longer constitutionally barred from access to 
school choice programs. And although I have not always agreed with her 
rulings, I have always felt a deep and abiding respect for her 
commitment to public service and reverence for the law.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070101788.html?nav=hcmodule
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