WASHINGTON — In a remarkable first full term of the remade Supreme Court, a narrow majority of justices changed the law on race, abortion, free speech and a swath of other issues affecting American life.

Long-standing precedents were discarded or reinterpreted. Government interests prevailed over individual rights. Business won at the expense of consumers and workers. And people on the fringe, such as rabble-rousing students and atheists, lost out.

In the 2006-07 annual term that ended Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and newest justice Samuel Alito, set the tone. Of 19 cases that broke 5-4 along ideological lines, that quintet prevailed in 13 of them.

The conservative majority drew increasingly heated protests from liberal Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.

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Roberts steers court right back to Reagan

Anyone that thinks there’s not a serious left wing tilt to the MSM needs only to read this story, and if your eyes aren’t opened up to the fact that the majority of those writing for the MSM lean WAY left, then there’s no hope for you…

This piece by Joan Biskupic of USA TODAY isn’t a news story, it is, in MY opinion, a liberal, left wing editorial indictment against the Conservative Justices that sit on the Supreme Court, the very individuals that are attempting to steer this nation back to a set of Conservative core values that may possibly save this nation from the path of self destruction it’s been set upon by the very liberal Justices the author of the article appears to respect so much…

There have been many areas of the Bush administration with which I was in total disagreement, and the SCOTUS was one of them when Bush tried to foist Harriet Meirs off on us, that was a case of cronyism if ever there was one, and would have been a mistake of Biblical proportions, but by seating Sam Alito and John Roberts on the SCOTUS, Bust atoned for the Meirs debacle and set the court on a definite Conservative tilt, and that was quite likely the one thing Bush can be remembered for doing correctly in his entire administration…

The author of this article seems to think that holding Pres. Reagan up as your inspiration may be a bad thing, well, if it is I suppose I’m as guilty as anyone of doing it, I know Mr. Reagan made mistakes in office, his 1986 immigration bill was the forerunner to yesterdays POS bill and was, in my opinion, one of the most critical mistakes made by Mr. Reagan, but all in all Mr. Reagan was quite likely the most well loved president we’ve had in a long time and he brought Conservatism to the American people in a way that’s never been seen before, and the very fact that Justice Roberts holds Pres. Reagan as his inspiration gives me a reason to respect Roberts even more…

The majority of our Supreme Court is just fine, better than it’s been in years, and if they happen to ruffle a few libber/atheist or anti-American feathers along the way, well, that OK too…

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President Bush Disappointed by Congress’s Failure to Act on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Spruance Auditorium
Naval War College
Newport, Rhode Island

12:38 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: I thank the members of the Senate and members of my administration who worked so hard on the border security and immigration reform bill. I’m sorry the Senate was unable to reach agreement on the bill this morning.

Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people and Congress’s failure to act on it is a disappointment. The American people understand the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to our immigration laws. A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn’t find a common ground — it didn’t work.

Congress really needs to prove to the American people that it can come together on hard issues. The Congress needs to work on comprehensive energy policy and good health care; make sure health care is affordable without inviting the federal government to run the health care system. We’ve got to work together to make sure we can balance this federal budget, and not overspend or raise taxes on the American people. We’ve got a lot of work to do.

When they come back from the summer — from the July recess, before the summer break begins, we’ll be focusing on the appropriations process. And I look forward to working with Congress to balance our budgets and to be wise about how we spend the people’s money.

Thank you for your time.

END 12:40 P.M. EDT

SOURCE: President Bush Disappointed by Congress’s Failure to Act on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Wow, Bush is disappointed, he’s disappointed because for the 1st time in a long time the elected officials of this nation actually did what they are elected to do, they accurately represented the will of the electorate, us, you and me, WE, THE PEOPLE!!

George Bush and his lackey’s in the Senate, everyone that voted FOR the amnesty bill, got an education in government today, government the way it is supposed to be, government where the will of the people trumps the wishes of the few, with the President and 46 Senators being the few…

Today was a resounding victory for Americans, not just the Conservatives, but for ALL Americans, Conservatives lead the way, and Bloggers nationwide did everything they could to get the word to as many people as possible, and we did the job, and did it very well…

Conservative Radio and Conservative Blogs: A FORCE to be Reckoned With!!

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SLIDELL, La. - The American Civil Liberties Union has set a Monday deadline for Slidell City Court officials to remove a portrait of Jesus from the court’s lobby.

The ACLU had set yesterday as the deadline to remove the portrait, which is included in a display that also contains the words, “To know peace, obey these laws.”

Judge Jim Lamz received a letter from the Louisiana A-C-L-U granting the extension until Monday.

Lamz says the organization was trying to strong-arm court officials into a making a quick decision by creating a controversy when no one had ever complained to court officials about the display, and then setting a short, arbitrary deadline for its removal.

The court has asked an expert on constitutional issues to help determine whether the display is against the law.

The dispute began June 20th when the A-C-L-U sent a letter to the court saying the display violates the First Amendment and must come down, or the court could face a lawsuit. Specifically, the organization thinks the display violates the establishment clause, which holds that church and state must remain separate.

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ACLU: Louisiana Court Must Take Jesus Picture Down

Yeah well, God knows we can’t have a picture of Jesus up in the LOBBY of a court.

Oops, I said ‘God knows’, I bet that’s unacceptable too, for the ACLU anyway.

Here’s MY message for the ACLU, this picture isn’t being used to dictate the LAW of the LAND, it’s a picture, and it hurts no one, get over it you Godless bunch of heathens.

The ACLU is a scourge on the American landscape and should be totally abolished, they serve little, if ANY purpose other than to try their very best to force the United States into a position that closely resembles Communism.