Bruce Fein
Bruce Fein
Bruce Fein is an American lawyer who specializes in constitutional and international law. Fein has written numerous articles on constitutional issues for The Washington Times, Slate.com, The New York Times, and Legal Times, and is active on civil liberties issues. He has worked for the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation, both conservative think tanks, as an analyst and commentator...
constitution opportunity suggest word written
There's nothing to suggest that in 60 years, she's ever thought or written a word about the U.S. Constitution. This is an opportunity squandered.
bush checks danger lack power problem separation total understanding
The problem and the danger of the Bush administration is that they know no limits. It's a total lack of understanding of separation of power and checks and balances.
approach ended john justice philosophy resembling sandra stunned talked
I've talked with him for hours. His philosophy is pretty solid. I would be stunned if John ended up resembling a Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in his approach to constitutional interpretation.
becoming caricature danger laughter point subject washington
The tipping point in Washington is when you go from being a subject of caricature to the subject of laughter. She's in danger of becoming the subject of laughter.
aura creates internet maybe ordinary privacy twice
It creates an aura for an ordinary person where maybe they will think twice about the privacy of their Internet searches.
attention court far infected mainstream marches moral pay seldom supreme thinking
What you find is that the U.S. Supreme Court very seldom if ever marches very far from the conventional thinking of contemporary society. They pay attention and are infected by mainstream thinking of what's moral and what's right and what's just.
candidate favor insofar likely others
Here, insofar as there is discrepancy, it is not like the others that are politically neutral, ... Here, it is patently likely to favor one candidate or another.
change changing giants law philosophy spoken
giants who change the philosophy of law and have spoken about changing ideas.
al individual outside political president proposals public
Nothing in Al Gonzales? public statements, legislative proposals or anything else suggests that this is an individual who operates outside of the political gyroscope of President Bush.
bench challenge developed dubious ends follow hers intellect justice last liberal path people philosophy reasoning roe thin timid whose
She's an inkblot -- the last person who is going to look at Roe v. Wade and say, 'the reasoning is flawed,' and tell us why, ... She'll just follow the path of every justice in the last 25 years who comes to the bench without a developed philosophy and ends up in the liberal camp. People whose intellect is as thin and dubious as hers will be too intellectually timid to challenge orthodoxy.
forth government obligation
The government has the obligation to come forth and make its own case.
attorney balances checks justice necessary nsa refrain repeated trust within
The attorney general's repeated refrain was, 'Trust us' - we have all the necessary checks and balances within NSA and the Justice Department.
easier fill tougher
It makes it easier for Roberts, tougher to fill O'Connor's seat.
anyone nsa ongoing president programs seems
It seems to me he is conceding that there are other NSA surveillance programs ongoing that the president hasn't told anyone about.