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Some things just make you shake your head in disgust, wondering how so many people could possibly be so stupid.  Rasmussen reports, “60% of Voters Say Supreme Court should Base Rulings on Constitution.”

During his acceptance speech last night at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, John McCain told the audience, “We believe in a strong defense, work, faith, service, a culture of life, personal responsibility, the rule of law, and judges who dispense justice impartially and don’t legislate from the bench.” Most American voters (60%) agrees and says the Supreme Court should make decisions based on what is written in the constitution, while 30% say rulings should be guided on the judge’s sense of fairness and justice. The number who agree with McCain is up from 55% in August.

What the other 10% think should be used is a mystery – ouija boards maybe.  Don’t laugh, they couldn’t be worse than something as frightening as the “sense of fairness and justice” of a small group of judges.  If that’s how our law is to be decided, why even bother with a democracy?

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