15 Mar
2001
15 Mar
'01
6:56 a.m.
But wasn't Scalia -- who made a reasonable point -- talking about the nomination of judges, not executive branch political appointees?
-Declan
Yes. Indeed, it is the province of the Courts to interpret the Constitution (according to some, not including Mr. Choate), not executive branch political appointees. The very fact that we ask the executive branch these questions is pause for thought. I was trying to uncover any pragmatic distinction between a "political view" versus an opinion on the mechanics of constitutional interpretation. I raised more questions than I answered. -Aimee